OSPREY PAIR REBUILD WINTER DESTROYED NEST

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Rebuilding Winter Destroyed Nest

Ten days ago, great blue herons began rebuilding their nest that was destroyed by last winter’s brutal storms (See Rebuilding Destroyed Nest and Loving Bonds). Today an osprey pair began to rebuild their nest that had been completely blown away by winter gales.

Osprey Nest Completely Destroyed by Winter Storms

In early April we documented the 2014 osprey nest in the SouthCoast rookery that had been destroyed by the harsh winter. To revisit this osprey nest in all its glory last year,  see Ospreys Engaged in Nest Building at SouthCoast Rookery.

Osprey Brings Branch to Rebuild Nest

This morning, 22 April, the osprey pair busied themselves in ferrying branch after branch to the destroyed nest to restore it for the 2015 season.

Osprey Waits for Mate with More Building Material

With the arrival of this pair, all elite waterfront accommodations at the SouthCoast rookery have been claimed for the 2015 season by a mix of ospreys and great blue herons. We’ll be watchful, though. On occasion, ospreys callously evict heron pairs to claim the nest for their own. See Aggressive Ospreys Evict Great Blue Heron Nesting Pair.

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