Harriet Visits by byronbackyard
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Much to my joy Harriet, the juvenile Osprey from last years season, came for a visit. Her parents were nowhere to be seen but true to form she squawked and carried on, circling just above my head making her displeasure felt. She’s never liked me getting too close to the nest and squawked her head off from a few weeks old if I got too close. Her parents don’t mind but she will only land and settle down if I move back.

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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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australian, predator, estuary, raptor, osprey, juvenile, bird of prey, byron bay, pandion haliaetus, fishing hawk

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  • Rosina  Lamberti
    Rosina Lambertiabout 2 years ago

    Beautiful :)

  • Thank you, she’s a gorgeous bird but her parents are ‘shooing’ her away now because they’re breeding again which is kind of sad!

    – byronbackyard

  • Trish Threlfall
    Trish Threlfallabout 2 years ago
    beautiful image :))
  • Thanks Trish, so great to see her again but her parents will now drive her away, that makes me sad!

    – byronbackyard

  • AnnDixon
    AnnDixonabout 2 years ago

    Fantastic shot,

  • Many thanks Ann!

    – byronbackyard

  • trish725
    trish725about 2 years ago

    Wonderful shot! Don’t be sad, she’ll be having babies of her own soon

  • Thanks Trish … you know Osprey are not sexually mature until they’re at least 3 so she’ll be on her own for awhile, hopefully she’ll survive the perils of the world.

    – byronbackyard

  • Maria Murphy
    Maria Murphyabout 2 years ago

    STUNNING !!!!!!!!!

  • Many thanks!

    – byronbackyard

  • Kimberly P-Chadwick
    Kimberly P-Cha...almost 2 years ago

    Breathtaking!

    This work was a Featured selection in the
    Birds Of Prey Group

  • Oh wow, thanks so much Kimberly, I just love being featured in Birds of Prey, my fav group of course!

    – byronbackyard

  • Hugh Fathers
    Hugh Fathersalmost 2 years ago

    Lovely!! . . .

  • Many thanks!

    – byronbackyard