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A juvenile Osprey crouches down in the nest trying to gain momentum to take the momentous step, flight. Once she has learnt to fly, she must learn to fish. Her parent will continue to feed her for some time if she returns to nest hungry.
Canon 450D, EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

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australian, bird of prey, fishing hawk, fledge, juvenile, nesting, osprey, pandion haliaetus, raptor

Many thanks for checking out my photos, please feel free to give feedback! My wanderings in nature and observations of birds, particularly raptors, is what gives me great joy and constantly reminds me of the beauty and strength of life. My favourites are raptors, I love their freedom, grace, ruthlessness, pride, adaptability and flexibility and I learn much about parenting, protection and blind faith from them.
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  • trish725
    trish725almost 3 years ago

    Fantastic capture!

  • Thanks Trish!

    – byronbackyard

  • trish725
    trish725almost 3 years ago

  • TeresaB
    TeresaBalmost 3 years ago

    August 19, 2010

  • Many thanks Teresa, very happy making!

    – byronbackyard

  • rocamiadesign
    rocamiadesignalmost 3 years ago

  • AndreaEL
    AndreaELalmost 3 years ago

    Congratulations on your great feature, brilliant work.

  • Many thanks!

    – byronbackyard