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
My Flickr account is here
These next ones are my favourites.
Eleventh set.
I've got some red "X's" but I'll come back later to catch the pics I missed this time round. They really are a treat, Limpy!!
Set twelve.
Your little wifey has messaged you.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Just been catching up with your wonderful pictures LIMPY Such a lovely treat. I hope they are all doing well in foreign climes.
Thank you for the marathon effort you have made to sort and post these.
Thank you Limpy for sharing these photos with us :) It must've been quite a task to post them!
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Set thirteen,
More beauties, LIMPY Love the ones with pairs of birds
Only just found time to look at these - what patience you have, LIMPY!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!