Breeding Season Activities Ramp Up At Hellgate Osprey Nest
Breeding Season Activities Ramp Up At Hellgate Osprey Nest
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12:50, 4/23 Cam 1 and Cam 2 views of the intruder fly-over #HellgateOsprey
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12:50, 4/23 Cam 1 and Cam 2 views of the intruder fly-over #HellgateOsprey
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The 2024 season showcased a new beginning for the Hellgate Osprey Cam family. The cam’s long-time matriarch, Iris, started fresh with a new mate, Finnegan, who turned out to be quite the fisherman. In their first season together, the new pair raised two heathy nestlings to fledging in August, which marked Iris’s first successful breeding season since 2018. Enjoy the most memorable moments in these 2024 season highlights! | Bird Cams
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The 2024 season showcased a new beginning for the Hellgate Osprey Cam family. The cam’s long-time matriarch, Iris, started fresh with a new mate, Finnegan, who turned out to be quite the fisherman. In their first season together, the new pair raised two heathy nestlings to fledging in August, which marked Iris’s first successful breeding season since 2018. Enjoy the most memorable moments in these 2024 season highlights! | Bird Cams
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🙌She's baaaaaack. Iris, the matriarch of the Hellgate Osprey nest and one of the oldest-known Ospreys in the world, has returned for the 2020 breeding season! Watch LIVE at http://AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys After finishing a long spring migration from her wintering grounds, Iris will likely spend the next few weeks fishing to resupply her energy reserves. Many questions about the 2020 cam season remain to be answered. Will Iris find a new mate and attempt to breed in 2020? Will her previous mate
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🙌She's baaaaaack. Iris, the matriarch of the Hellgate Osprey nest and one of the oldest-known Ospreys in the world, has returned for the 2020 breeding season! Watch LIVE at http://AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys After finishing a long spring migration from her wintering grounds, Iris will likely spend the next few weeks fishing to resupply her energy reserves. Many questions about the 2020 cam season remain to be answered. Will Iris find a new mate and attempt to breed in 2020? Will her previous mate
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Fantastic news! Iris, perhaps the world's oldest known breeding Osprey, has returned to her nest site in Hellgate Canyon for the 2022 breeding season. Iris first touched down at the nest on 4:09 PM on April 7. Watch her arrive again with this magnificent, swooping flight before sprucing up the site by arranging sticks. Viewers have been watching closely for Iris's return from migration this spring. The Hellgate cam's matriarch has historically arrived at her nest site between April 2 and April 1
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Fantastic news! Iris, perhaps the world's oldest known breeding Osprey, has returned to her nest site in Hellgate Canyon for the 2022 breeding season. Iris first touched down at the nest on 4:09 PM on April 7. Watch her arrive again with this magnificent, swooping flight before sprucing up the site by arranging sticks. Viewers have been watching closely for Iris's return from migration this spring. The Hellgate cam's matriarch has historically arrived at her nest site between April 2 and April 1
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Iris has landed! The matriarch from the Hellgate Osprey cam is back for the 2021 breeding season. She was first spotted at her nest in Missoula, Montana, after arriving back from spring migration at 8:06 AM on April 7. Iris is one of the world's oldest known breeding Ospreys, and we can't wait to see what is in store for this year! Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys | Bird Cams
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Iris has landed! The matriarch from the Hellgate Osprey cam is back for the 2021 breeding season. She was first spotted at her nest in Missoula, Montana, after arriving back from spring migration at 8:06 AM on April 7. Iris is one of the world's oldest known breeding Ospreys, and we can't wait to see what is in store for this year! Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys | Bird Cams
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Watch Finnegan arrive to give Iris a break from incubation duties at the Hellgate Osprey nest. Watch him carefully curl his talons and settle in over the eggs. Osprey pairs share incubation duties, although the female attends to the eggs most often. Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/HellgateOspreys | Bird Cams
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Watch Finnegan arrive to give Iris a break from incubation duties at the Hellgate Osprey nest. Watch him carefully curl his talons and settle in over the eggs. Osprey pairs share incubation duties, although the female attends to the eggs most often. Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/HellgateOspreys | Bird Cams
22.4K viewsMay 20, 2024
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Watch the elder Osprey nestling attempt to nibble on a fish after Finnegan leaves a meal in the Hellgate nest. Osprey chicks aren't able to effectively feed on their own until about 40 days of age, but this chick (12 days old in this clip) wants to get started early. In time, little one! Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys | Bird Cams
9.3K viewsJun 24, 2024
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Watch a Black-billed Magpie stop by the perch to investigate the Hellgate Osprey nest. Iris stays on high alert while her mate chases the interloper from the vicinity. Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys Black-billed Magpies are curious birds that are known to harass larger birds and other potential predators, especially when food is available. Groups of magpies may work to distract larger birds in an attempt to steal their prey. They also sometimes nest near Ospreys and other raptors, perha
36.2K viewsMay 8, 2024
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Intruder alert! Watch Iris quickly go on the defensive when a squirrel climbs up the nesting pole of the Hellgate Osprey nest. Upon meeting the nest's guardian, the squirrel does a 180-degree turn and hightails it back down the pole. Enjoy the slow-motion replay of the encounter in this clip! Watch the nest LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys | Bird Cams
15.5K viewsJun 20, 2024
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Today we're remembering this peaceful moment with Iris (left) and her chick Antali (right) as they spent time on the Hellgate Osprey nest together. We're wishing the best of luck to this Osprey family now that they've left for fall migration! Watch all the cams LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Cams Northern populations of Ospreys migrate south to overwinter primarily on fish-rich rivers, lakes, and coastal areas in subtropical and tropical regions, returning north each spring as waters warm and fish be
32.1K viewsOct 18, 2024
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🐟🐟🐟 Have you checked out the second view on the Hellgate Osprey Cam this season? This cam features a view of the "owl pole" just downriver from the nest site. It's framed atop a utility pole that has (in the past) had a plastic owl mounted on it below the spot where the Ospreys often stop to eat their fish. Iris dropped by with a fresh, flopping fish this week for dinner! Watch LIVE at https://AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys and click on the "2nd Cam" button above the livestream. | Bird Cams
10.7K viewsApr 20, 2025
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This highlight from the Hellgate Osprey Cam is for everyone preparing for a big meal tomorrow! Check out this whopper of a fish that Finnegan delivered to Iris and their chicks this past June. Iris takes the fish and stuffs her hungry chicks to the gills before handing off the remains to her mate. Even we're ready for a nap after this meal! Watch the cams LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys | Bird Cams
23.3K viewsNov 26, 2024
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Two male "Red-shafted" Northern Flickers drop by the Hellgate Osprey nest for some camera time to show off their red whiskers, black bibs, and spotted bellies. Learn more about these handsome woodpeckers at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/northern_flicker/ | Bird Cams
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Watch Iris the Osprey swoop onto the Hellgate nest with a stick on September 8! This is the time of year when Iris often begins her fall migration, meaning this could be one of her final on-camera appearances in 2025 before embarking on her long journey to her tropical wintering grounds. We’ll be here to watch and celebrate each of her visits for as long as she stays! Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys | Bird Cams
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At the Hellgate Osprey nest, Finnegan (left) observes Iris feeding their chicks a fish that he delivered to the nest. At some point, the male attempts to reclaim his catch. Iris isn't willing to return the meal, and after a short tussle, Finnegan retires to the perch. Time to go fishing, Finn! Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys | Bird Cams
9.4K viewsJul 10, 2024
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Aug 17, 2017
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On the Hellgate Osprey Cam, viewers got a taste of Finnegan's aerial abilities when an interloping Osprey encroached on the nest. Despite carrying a large stick, Finnegan swooped in to deter the intruder, then eventually chases the other bird off, leaving Iris safe and sound on the eggs. Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys | Bird Cams
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Nov 30, 2019
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It's a family gathering at the Hellgate Osprey nest! First, Iris greets Finnegan with loud calls as he touches down next to their youngest chick, Antali. Moments later, Sum-eh arrives. The family reunion doesn't last long, as Finnegan takes off at the end of the clip. Watch LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Ospreys As the days pass, we'll have fewer chances to see all of the Ospreys together on the nest. Sum-eh has already spent its first night roosting away from the nest site, and Antali is gearing up
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Iris And New Male Defend Nest On Hellgate Osprey Cam | April 23, 2026
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Iris The Osprey Gets A Large Fish Delivered From Male Suitor At Hellgate Nest
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