Osprey Slideshow
Osprey catch live fish and raise young in nests often built on top of human-made platforms.
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An osprey spreads its wings moments before landing on its nest.
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Osprey flies with fish in its talons.
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Osprey flies with a fresh fish catch in its talons.
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An osprey clutches a fish as it flies off to feed.
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An osprey crouches over two chicks and an unhatched egg.
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A kayaker paddles by unaware of the osprey nest perched on a platform by the Willamette River.
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Osprey waits above its nest on a pole.
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Osprey attempted to build a nest high on a heavy lift crane at Gunderson Marine in northwest Portland.
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Two osprey nest atop a channel marker in Multnomah Channel next to Sauvie Island.
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Osprey in flight.
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An osprey keeps a wary eye from a perch above a light pole.
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An osprey prepares to hop from its perch to a nest on top of a platform on a pole at Gunderson Marine in northwest Portland.
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An osprey stands over its chick in a nest cluttered with leather construction gloves.
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An osprey lands on a nest with two chicks and one egg in it.
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