Arthur River, Tasmania, 19 October 2023
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Sea Eagles’s nest.
We were on a cruise on the Arthur River and soon came across a sea eagle’s nest, though no residents were evident. This is a long term nest, maintained and used over multiple years and generations.
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We were able to watch the changing features at the side of the river as we drifted past.
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Sea Eagle diving for fish.
We knew there was going to be some fish thrown for an eagle but I was caught by surprise on the other side of the boat, otherwise I would have been using a longer lens. Still, there were more opportunities to come….
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A side creek joining the river.
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Reflections and cormorant.
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Did you see the cormorant? It is a pied cormorant, sitting on or behind the fallen log to the right. (Click on the image for a larger size to see it better).
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Great cormorant.
Another cormorant, but quite a different species.
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Ripples in the water, stirred up by the wave of the boat.
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And now a sea eagle, up in the branches of a tree, far away.
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Here’s looking at you!
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And he’s off! (she’s off?).
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Majestically soaring on the breeze.
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Back now to perfect reflections.
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Ferns at the edge of the river.
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The river is contemplating becoming an oil painting.
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Reflections conjured up by the wake of the boat.
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An eagle and catch.
Not as close as it might appear. Taken at the full-frame equivalent of 900mm and cropped in about 50%.
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Abstract reflections.
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Bennett’s Wallaby.
We’d stopped for a brief walk on land at this point.
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Nearly back to base; the third image from the other side.
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Murray Foote 