Messy Nest ... Don't Care (4pics)

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I went kayaking downtown Idaho Falls, Idaho. About one mile upriver from the falls I came across this nest and brought out the camera.

From what I could tell this nervous bird was either adolecent or protecting the nest (i'm not a bird expert in any way) Either way it was crying out when i first got close (granted i was way down on the water and it was way up on a pole)

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This one came around for a bit but was very cautious of me so landed near the nest and scoped me out for a while and then took off again.

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Just pretty amused at how crazy the nest was... I've seen plenty other similar nests but never that many random ropes specially that many colors.

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Correct me if i'm wrong but Osprey right?

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Osprey it is. I think adolescent waiting to see if mom might just show up with a fish. :)

Those ropes are bailing twine used to hold hay bales together. Though they seem to be doing a really good job holding the nest together (Did you note that it's a 'man built' platform for it?) they are made of plastic and become plastic waste.

Cool pictures of a cool bird.

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Looks like it was a man made wood platform

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Yep. They are pretty common in the inland Northwest. The power companies build some of them to keep the birds from nesting on the power poles.

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Wow that is quite the colorful nest!

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That is pretty amazing! And rather disgusting that we leave that much trash laying around and it ends up decorating an Osprey nest. I agree with @bigtom13 that it is most likely a youngster waiting for mom or dad to bring it a fish. Thanks for posting to the #featheredfriends community
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I mostly just see branches and rope... rope they could steal from local farms like another poster said.

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Looks like your bird does quite some interior/exterior design that holds together long enough for breeding season!

Hope you get right identification, definitely one of the smaller birds of prey.

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