The North Beach osprey is still around

The North Beach osprey which I wrote about and photographed in December 2007 is still around in exactly the same area. It's fairly common for the young male ospreys to roam around the coast in their younger years, so I'm not sure if this one has a mate.

This morning he was having a great time feeding on what looked to be an Australian Herring (aka Tommy Ruff). Now that the Autumn waters of the Indian Ocean are cooling down, the Herring are running and the local fishermen are trying their luck.

Osprey Revisited

Again today the osprey was around North beach. These photos show how close he is to the the beach front houses.

Osprey of North Beach

This osprey is a frequenter of the rocky headlands around North Beach in Perth Western Australia.

A pair of osprey established a nest around Trigg Island this year. This individual is one of that group. I've seen him there several times in the last week, often on this same stump which is not far from the bike and walk path along West Coast Drive.