Osprey nests on man-made platforms and structures... As these birds of prey have
made a steady comeback from the great decline of the 50's and 60's, they're now competing
for any habitat. In Florida, where urbanization has imposed (and is imposing) its priorities
over environmental concerns, Ospreys have managed rather well in adapting to a world
shaped by humans... So it comes as no surprise that they will not only make use of
assembled wood skeletons, electricity poles, the center concave of giant floodlights
high above sports arenas, but even rooftops and on tubing across highways.
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The picture of the female Osprey (who died in 2008 during nesting, chicks were abandoned)
with a brood of 3 was taken a year or so before the hurricanes of 2004-05. Subsequently
the nest got blown off and was rebuilt several times. Below is the squat as it appeared
in January of 2009. Ospreys, like most Raptor birds, partner for life, or for as long as both
members of a pair remain intact... Recall: this is the very nest shown in the succession
of mating shots from the onset of the newly paired’s first breeding season.