Thought I'd share this article as we have so many bredding pairs here in Queensland. What a sad enditement on our modern world when a wild and wooly place like Wales that used to boast countless of these now has only one breeding pair.
But on the other hand..... how wonderful to see the airforce protecting them during the breeding season.
Interesting to read many controversial comments down below the article!!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2125367/Meet-love-birds-forcing-topguns-reach-skies.html
I guess we are just a narrow minded bunch only interested in the welfare of our own birds then......
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Thanks Adrienne for giving us that link. As for the controversial comments, I'm convinced you would get similar or worse out of people in the beautiful country of ours.
(Wildlife of any kind is not on top of everyone's list , just take one of my neighbours who had 10 trees cut down, because the sugargliders living in then made a mess in his garden. The council cut them down for him, he convinced them they were a fire risk)
M-L
I also looked at this and read the comments - I guess sometimes there is nothing to say although I should have thanked you for sharing the link. I hope the birds do have another successful breeding which means that the limitation on low flying is of benefit to the birds and in turn encourages continued efforts to improve the chance of the species survival. Unfortunately, some of the comments saddened me so I did not make a comment at the time - I am trying to limit my knee-jerk (or just jerk) reactions!.
Alison
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"the earth is not only for humans, but for all animals and living things."
Thanks M-L and Alison ( I hope I have your name right) . I just thought it was quite a pertinent point that birds are in such danger in various parts of the world. My love of the Osprey comes from being able to observe them so freely whenever i go to the beach here. I was lucky enough to watch one fishing just this week and I never fail to get a kick out of it .
M-L I am sure you are right that there would be an equal number of ignorant comments in Australia too. As for your neighbour ..... what can I say, a part of me cries with each notch of the chainsaw anywhere.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
A very pertinent point and you are fortunate to be have such a sight so frequently.
Where I now live on the Mornington Peninsula, council sanctioned use (or inaction causing abuse) of chainsaws also has a profound effect on native animal habitat but there are also a lot of very active groups and individuals who do their utmost to improve, revive and fight for the restoration of that habitat and every win in that regard is to be congratulated - just like in your link.
And you did get it right Adrienne ~~~~~ Alison
Alison
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"the earth is not only for humans, but for all animals and living things."
Alison, I once posted a link on here to the Osprey that I have photographed down at Mooloolaba, and how the council removed their nest piece by piece from a barge in the Mooloolah River and built them a new one only 50 meters away..... did you see it or were you not around then?
It has been a long time since I was in Victoria, but my memories are wonderful and I recall thinkng it was the most picturesque state in Australia. Your area would come in among the best in my memry , along with Bright and the Bogong highlands where we were fortunate enough to visit before the fires. Also the Grampians lived up to every signpost along the way with all wildlife warned about popping up one by one. The m,ist was on the top of the mountains and it was all eerie and wonderful :)
Cheers
Adrienne
Sunshine Coast Queensland
I did miss that story back then Adrienne but I did a search and found the links for it from your thread.
I'll post them here for anyone else that may now be as interested as me (which is very) in that story. I see now why you are able to view them most days as I assume you visit this location often - lovely to see a another positive story about intervention in the interest of these birds.
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/forum/Best-Photos/Osprey-Nest
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/photos/galleries/relocation-osprey-nest/#/0
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2007/10/09/moving-house/
Alison
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"the earth is not only for humans, but for all animals and living things."
Thanks for finding them Alison, with regards to my recent sightings, it has actually been two different beaches and I did not see much of these this summer as I was ill, but they are still there I know that. My avatar is one of them but I am not sure when I posted it and I have lost my originals unfortunately . I still have them on Flickr I think.
Sunshine Coast Queensland