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MontanaMama

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6. You're exactly right.

Reply to elleng (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 28, 2019, 10:12 PM

Mar 2019

They like to use it in their nests. Our local baseball team (AZ Diamondbacks minor league team) is the Missoula Osprey! There’s an osprey nest in center field and the birds like to circle the field during games. It’s so cool.

I’m glad your osprey are using wood only for their nest! Safety first.

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'Yesterday, we got a call that an osprey was stuck in a tree and tangled [View all] elleng Mar 2019 OP

So glad you saved him/her 🙂 MLAA Mar 2019 #1

Not ME, MLAA, elleng Mar 2019 #2

Yaaay!!!! We once rescued a hawk...not easy! Karadeniz Mar 2019 #3

Osprey like string much to their detriment. MontanaMama Mar 2019 #4

They try to use it for their nests, I think. elleng Mar 2019 #5

You're exactly right. MontanaMama Mar 2019 #6

WOW! The Missoula Osprey are the first that got my attention, elleng Mar 2019 #7

They have a nest on a power pole MontanaMama Mar 2019 #10

WOW, ANOTHER team for me, The Missoula Osprey! elleng Mar 2019 #11

Out here in ranch country 2naSalit Mar 2019 #8

WOW! elleng Mar 2019 #9

Around here they will 2naSalit Mar 2019 #12

Haven't seen Golden eagles here, do have Bald Eagles, often using favorite osprey perches elleng Mar 2019 #13

I haven't seen that in a while myself 2naSalit Mar 2019 #14

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