Ospreys Renovating & Building Nests

It’s hard to imagine doing something as intricate as building a nest without the use of hands, but birds do it year after year.  With Ospreys, the male generally brings the bulk of the material to the nest site and the female arranges it. He may break dead sticks off nearby trees in flight or (more often) snatch sticks from the ground. Material is added to the nest throughout the nestling period.

When returning to a pre-existing nest, both birds engage in rearranging the nesting material that remains from the previous year before adding new material (see photo).

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