Tag Archives: Eastern Osprey

More Raptors at Long Reef – 6 September 2026

The previous day had been very warm, but the Sunday forecast was much better, and the tide was going to be high – good for photographing Osprey diving for fish at Long Reef. I had quite a  good day on … Continue reading

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Long Reef Birds – 1 September 2026

It was time for another trip to visit Long Reef on the Northern Beaches. It turned out to be quite a good day, with some interesting bird behaviour. The first bird that appeared in my lens was a Magpie. It … Continue reading

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Long Reef Birds – 29 August 2026

This turned out to be a relatively quiet visit. The Ospreys were about, but did not do very much fishing, so no great action shots of them hauling in fish to the shore. Here is how the day went. When … Continue reading

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Return to Long Reef – 20 August 2026

This was quite a good afternoon trip to the headland of Long Reef to photograph mainly the hunting Ospreys. When I arrived, I saw a Nankeen Kestrel briefly hunting near the lookout.

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Back to the Raptors of Long Reef – 16 August 2026

I visited Long Reef up in the Northern Beaches again for another very good session of bird photography. It was a good day to photograph the local Ospreys. Not long after I arrived, I spotted an Osprey on the hunt … Continue reading

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More Raptors at Long Reef – 8 August 2026

After attending the Tempe Bird survey, I travelled up to Long Reef for the afternoon. Despite the late start, the trip was very worthwhile. When I arrived, three Osprey were around. One was perched in some roots on the south … Continue reading

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Long Reef Birds – 5 August 2026

This was another bird photography trip to Long Reef. When I arrived, about lunchtime, I spotted an Osprey perched on the top of the cliffs. It was eating a fish.

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Raptors and Whales – Malabar Headland – 4 August 2026

This was another very good day spent out in Malabar Headland National Park. I was with Valerie and Sue and we later met Alana. We walked out to near Boora Point without seeing very many birds and certainly no raptors. … Continue reading

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Raptors at Long Reef – 2 August 2026

Despite a late start, due to attending a bird survey in Wolli Creek Regional Park, I had a very worthwhile visit to Long Reef. When I arrived, it was relatively quiet, but then a Nankeen Kestrel appeared and started hunting.

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Birds at Long Reef – 26 July 2026

This was another day at Long Reef photographing the raptors. As usual, the Ospreys were present. But first a White Faced Heron hunting on the rock platform –

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