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Osprey_Nestling

By Eastern Ecological Science Center
An osprey nestling, white, brown and black bird with yellow eyes sits on a nest made of sticks
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Osprey nestling nearing age of fledging sits on a nest of sticks on a raised platform. 

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Public Domain.

Credit: Megan Evans, USGS

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