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We discovered recently that we have an Osprey couple nesting across from where I work for the second year. I spoke with Lou a bit about this nesting pair last week, and mentioned to him I was going to try and get out and take a few photos of them this weekend. Well, the weather has not been very good, rain pretty much all weekend, today we are getting about 10% sun and the times the sun was out, the Osprey were not. . Below are a couple photos taken today of the nesting pair. Don't worry I'm going back out later this afternoon to hopefully get some better lit shots. The Kalamazoo River is located about 1/8 mile from the nest location.
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2 Heavy crop of daddy coming back with some dinner

OK, I'm back and the weather is much better, Ron and I had a great opportunity. We were about 300-400 feet from the nest and believe it or not, another pair of osprey flew in on the nesting pair, one had a rather large fish (maybe a bass) and the other was trying to land in the nest of the other pair. Just amazing to see TWO pair there at one time. Here's a few photos from this evening.
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H Closer inspection this one was banded too.

I Oh my... you just about pooed right on me 

RTH that flew over and was very curious of Ron and I 
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Edited by 72chevelle454 on Apr 13, 2008 at 06:56 PM GMT
Edited on Apr 13, 2008 at 11:56 PM
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