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By James Braswell | Published July 21, 2013

While photographing near the osprey nest at Lee Metcalf NWR, one of the adult osprey flew out of the nest for a few minutes, returning with a stick for the nest: As the osprey approached the nest, the young nestling raised his head to see what was going on: As the adult landed, […]

Osprey Over Lee Metcalf

By James Braswell | Published July 20, 2013

Shortly after arriving at the Lee Metcalf NWR in southwest Montana, I was graced with beauty as the 2 adult osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flew over: The osprey at this location have a nest that is close to the refuge road. When I visited, the nest was active with one small osprey in the […]

Landscaped Nesting

By James Braswell | Published November 28, 2011

Almost missed this one while hiking around Yellowstone National Park! I was just returning to the parking lot area from a hike down a steep trail to view the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. As I approached the parking lot, I noticed something that looked unusual … couldn’t quite identify what it was, but […]

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And Now, the Rest of the Story!

By James Braswell | Published September 20, 2011

While photographing at the Lee Metcalf NWR, near Missoula, Montana, I posted an image of a fledging Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). And now, the rest of the story: Immediately after arriving at the Lee Metcalf NWR, I drove to a long-time osprey nest, located next to the refuge road. When I pulled up, I noticed a […]

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Migrating Osprey

By James Braswell | Published April 25, 2011

One day last week, when my wife and I were returning home from our grocery shopping trip in town, we drove by the Blue Heron rookery that I photographed last year. As we passed, my wife saw an Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flying over the pond that sits in front of the rookery. I had never seen an […]

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