Life at an Osprey Nest
Pandion haliaetus, Hawk and Eagle Family, Accipitridae
Photographs of Life at an Osprey Nest. This nest was built on top of a duck blind and has been used for a couple of years now. These photos are a series, taken at weekly intervals, showing how the chicks grow and some of the activities that take place at an Osprey nest.
                    
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Osprey Covering Chicks (DRB0082) Week 1

Osprey in a Nearby Tree (DRB0083) Week 1

Osprey Feeding Chicks (DRB0084) Week 2

Osprey and One of the Chicks (DRB0085) Week 2

Osprey After Feeding Chicks (DRB0086) Week 2
 

Osprey Watching Chicks (DRB0087) Week 2

Osprey Returning to Nest (DRB0088) Week 2

Osprey and Chick (DRB0089) Week 2

Osprey and Chick (DRB0090) Week 3

Osprey and Chick (DRB0091) Week 3
 

Osprey Chick Exercising (DRB0092) Week 3

Osprey Chick Exercising Oops! (DRB0093) Week 4

Osprey Chicks Panting (DRB0094) Week 4

Osprey Bringing Greenery to the Nest (DRB0095) Week 5

Osprey Bringing a Stick to the Nest (DRB0096) Week 5
 

Osprey Chicks (DRB0097) Week 5

Osprey Chick Exercising Its Wings (DRB0098) Week 5

Osprey Chick Exercising--Oops! (DRB0099) Week 5

Osprey Chick Exercising--Oops! (DRB0100) Week 5

Osprey Chick After Exercising (DRB0101) Week 5
 

Osprey Chicks Buffeted by Wind (DRB0102) Week 6

Osprey Chicks Just Hanging Out (DRB0103) Week 6

Osprey Chick Exercising Wings (DRB0104) Week 6

Osprey Chick Super Pooper (DRB0105) Week 6

Osprey Chick Exercising Wings (DRB0106) Week 6
 

Osprey Chick Taking a Nose Dive (DRB107) Week 7

Osprey Chicks--Here Comes Mom (DRB108) Week 7

Osprey Chicks--Hope Mom Is Better Than Us (DRB109) Week 7

Osprey Chicks--Everybody Duck! (DRB110) Week 7

Osprey Chicks--Mom Tries Again (DRB111) Week 7
 

Osprey Chicks--Mom's Here (DRB0112) Week 7

Osprey Chicks--Check out the Photographer (DRB0113) Week 7

Osprey Chicks--Exercise Time Again (DRB0114) Week 7

Osprey Chick--Crouching Down for What? (DRB0115}

Osprey Chick--Take Off! (DRB0116) Week 7
 

Osprey Chick--Soaring Free (DRB0117) Week 7

Osprey Chick-- First Landing (DRB0118) Week 7

Osprey Chick--Made It Back (DRB0119) Week 7

Osprey Chick--Preening the Feathers (DRB0120) Week 7

Osprey Chick--Fluff Up the Feathers (DRB0121) Week 7
 
 
Osprey Chicks--Back Where We Started (DRB0122) Week 7
Jian Zhe Li
Osprey Chicks--Graduated to the Trees (DRB0123) Week 8
 
 
You hear an Osprey calling while on her nest.

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