Calling! by byronbackyard
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Both male and female ospreys care for their young. Ospreys provide parental care by protecting their young from from predators and weather, and by feeding them. During incubation and the nestling stage, the male osprey provides food to the female and the chicks. This entails delivering 60 to 100 g of fish to the nest per daylight hour (3 to 10 fish per day) during the nestling and fledgling stages.
Canon 50D, EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

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

Comments

  • Raine333
    Raine333almost 2 years ago

    Absolutely magnificent!!!
    L xox

  • Many thanks!

    – byronbackyard

  • trish725
    trish725almost 2 years ago

  • hereforfun
    hereforfunalmost 2 years ago

    Beautiful shot !

  • Many thanks, beautiful bird!

    – byronbackyard

  • JHRphotoART
    JHRphotoARTalmost 2 years ago

    Great capture

  • Many thanks!

    – byronbackyard

  • lindamiller
    lindamilleralmost 2 years ago

    Excellent shot, congratulations on your feature :-)

  • Many thanks!

    – byronbackyard

  • Teresa Burnett
    Teresa Burnettalmost 2 years ago

    August 5, 2010

  • Thanks Teresa, very happy making!

    – byronbackyard

  • AndreaEL
    AndreaELalmost 2 years ago

    Congratulations on your wonderful feature, stunning capture.

  • Thanks so much for your kind comment!

    – byronbackyard