Occasionally, ospreys drop twigs and branches when moving them around the nest. And sometimes they will go out and pluck them back from the water.

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Morning light gives our male osprey a bit of color.

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There are a lot of parts in motion when an osprey lands.

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Upon returning from migration, ospreys waste little time in rebuilding their nests to prepare for breeding season.

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Our male osprey looks like he's pole vaulting back to the nest with a broken tree branch.

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