Saturday 9 September 2017

Ospreys

I spent Wednesday at Derwent Reservoir with at least three Ospreys two Buzzards and a Peregrine. The Peregrine was mobbing the Ospreys trying, without success, to take the fish they were catching. It even had a go at some Greylag Geese. All the images here are large crops as the birds never came close enough for decent shots.

Peregrine trying to take a fish from an Osprey

Peregrine chasing Greylags


It then turned its attention back to the Ospreys




Landing with a fish

Even this gull thought it might be in with a chance of getting the fish. It eventually left the Osprey alone to finish its lunch


Osprey going into a dive





Two Osprey one carrying a fish

It flew to a branch on the shore line to eat it

While the other one landed in a tree. It was still there when I left
 

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