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PearliePoo2

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6. I know the general direction of their nest but I have never located it.

Reply to Ptah (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 06:56 PM

Apr 2012

The birds always arrive and depart (with a single fish) to the Northeast.
I'm in a heavily wooded area, primarily Douglas Fir, with a scattering of Alder, Western Red Cedar and Pine. It would be difficult to find the nest with the crowded canopy.
I stock the pond with 5-6 inch trout every spring and in year they are easily 12 to 14 inches. I feed them handfuls of dry cat food every day. I did have some trout that were 4 years old and over 24 inches long until a River Otter decided my pond was an "all you can eat buffet" The daily carnage...it was brutal to watch.

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Glacier National Park Webcam Gallery Picture of the Day, April 26, 2012 [View all] Ptah Apr 2012 OP

Osprey! PearliePoo2 Apr 2012 #1

Are you able to see their nest? Ptah Apr 2012 #3

I know the general direction of their nest but I have never located it. PearliePoo2 Apr 2012 #6

I'm so excited that a couple decided to nest there this year. FarPoint Apr 2012 #2

Yes, they didn't thrive last year. Ptah Apr 2012 #4

Hmmmm.......this is an old picture PearliePoo2 Apr 2012 #5

Yes, turns out to be old. I screen grabbed one from today - - -> Ptah Apr 2012 #7

I just found it too. PearliePoo2 Apr 2012 #8