Wednesday Walk Osprey

This post if for Wednesday walk challenge

Any questions about the challenge read the guide at the Bottom of the post ;)

This past week I haven't been out for many walks, been feeling a bit run down and suffering from allergies and a summer cold, often happens to me at this time of year, and so I have been taking it easy, infact the only walk I have been on, isn't really a walk but visiting the spot where i try and catch shots of the Osprey and its a short walk from where I park the car to the spot I watch the Ospreys but I though since I have visited there many times over the last few weeks I will go for it for this weeks post.
I did head to this spot this morning, and got some new shots, but this post is a selection of shots I have got on previous visits there,

MY goal/hope is to one day catch the Osprey flying with a fish it has caught, have I managed that, well read this post and you will find out :)

In fact as I share this post I am in the same spot after a nice sunrise walk watching the Osprey no luck so far this morning

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There such beautiful Birds, and I am quite happy with the shots i share here, better than I have ever got other years trying

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as you can see from the different skies in the shots, these shots are from quite a few different days

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another day

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gliding and looking down

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When I saw this one flying back I thought it had caught a fish, but as you can see my eyes deceived me, it was some vegetation, perhaps to repair its nest

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But the next day, I got this shot, and yes it has a fish, all be it a small one, but i will take it while I keep revisiting and watching them hoping to catch it with a bigger fish one day, which I have seen in the past but always when I don't have my big lens with me or on the camera

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Hard ot make out but here it is with the fish again

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and finishing off with a shot of it landing by the nest

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Weekly giveaway of shares

This week I am sending to the following who joined Wednesday Walk, for this week I did a random draw and the following each received some Hive @silversaver888, @leaky20, @emeka4, @dodovietnam, @mamrita, and @riverflows

As @elizacheng and I collaborated with our Wednesday Walk and Make me Smile Challenges

And one person is randomly drawn who joins both challenges to receive one Hive from me and this week it is @TBA

Wednesday Walk is a challenge started by me, the idea is to get out for a short walk and get some shots of what you can see within a short distance of your home office or wherever you start. And this is my entry for this week, but first, let me explain the challenge.

This is my post for the Wednesday Walk challenge hosted by myself, let me first explain the guidelines

Try and get out once a week for a short walk, can be from your office, home or anywhere really and walk for a few blocks or a few minutes looking for things to get shots of.

Your walk does not have to be on a Wednesday I just ask if possible to share your walk photos on a Wednesday.

Try and get a few shots not just one

Add a bit of a write up about where you walked

Just one Wednesday Walk tagged post a week

You can look for anything in general or decide on one subject you want to get shots off.

Make a point of looking around and up and see what you can find to get shots of that otherwise you may miss

Do a post with the shots you get on a Wednesday and tag it with #wednesdaywalk, also if you happen to join, please leave a link to your post in a comment on this post and I will try and visit them all, especially if its not one of the first 5 tags or I may miss seeing it .

Following me and re-Hiving the post so more see it would be appreciated but isn't a rule just a suggestion.

I am not strict on these rules and hence why they are called guidelines and not rules

I will try and visit, and upvote all who take part in the Wednesday Walk.

Make me Smile Collaboration

As I mentioned above Wednesday Walk is collaborating with the [Make Me Smile] hosted by @elizacheng,

Here are the rules for her challenge

Your post can be writing, singing, video, poem,drawing, photography etc.... the most important part is your post Make me" smile, Remember, the ME is whoever read/view/listen to your post and this includes YOURSELF.
b. Your content must be ORIGINAL CONTENT
c. Please include at least 50 Words in your post