I took a trip to Rutland Water on July 17th, arriving at 9am after a long drive. It was to be a long day as I didn't leave until about 8.00 that evening. It was worth staying there for such a length of time as I spent most of the day watching the three juveniles from the Manton Bay nest practising their flying skills in front of me - they were diving into the water, catching sticks and weed and sometimes completely immersing themselves! I ended up taking nearly 1000 photos and it has taken me a long time to sort out which ones to post. I hope that by posting these I can show you all what it looks like to watch young ospreys developing their fishing skills - not everyone can get to somewhere like this and just watch them.
Keep your eyes open as there are a lot more photos to come. I hope you all enjoy these.
"Birds are, quite simply, little miracles - and as such they require care and consideration."
Magnus Ullman
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Thank you all for your comments - there will be more to come and some of them are better.
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Wonderful LIMPY, what a super set of pics. I have not seen any osps fishing on the few occasions I have been there. What an super memory for you.
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Second set of photos.
This ends the second set, there will be more to follow.
Thanks for all the pics Limpy, certainly well worth sitting all day to get these.
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The third set.
Limpy thanks, some wonderful photos and a day to remember.
Limpy: What a fascinating day you had! I have never seen youngsters in action so thank you for sharing your day and these wonderful photos with us.
I am looking forward to seeing the rest :-)
The fourth set.
The fifth set.