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Birders

(16,371 posts)

9. I think the lack of shade is by choice.

Wed Jun 30, 2021, 07:32 AM

Jun 2021

If you do a Google image search for "osprey nest," they all seem to be out in the open, completely exposed to the elements like this.

Uncomfortable as it looks to us, I think this is their "normal."

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/osprey/nesting-and-breeding-habits/