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Spazito

(53,887 posts)
Fri Jul 14, 2023, 08:05 AM Jul 2023

Baby ospreys rescued from burning nest reunited with parents

Two baby birds barely bigger than a ball of feathers have been reunited with their parents in a brand new home after they were rescued — smoky and singed — from their fiery nest in Musquodoboit Harbour, N.S., two weeks ago.

The reunion was a collaborative effort between firefighters, the Hope for Wildlife rescue organization, Nova Scotia Power and the Department of Natural Resources.

The fluffballs' misadventure was likely sparked by an unlikely culprit — their parents.

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"At some point, with the nest complete and babies in the nest, they laid a stick across that made connection between two wires and that arced and caused the nest to catch on fire."

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/baby-ospreys-reunited-with-parents-burning-nest-1.6903059

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Baby ospreys rescued from burning nest reunited with parents (Original Post) Spazito Jul 2023 OP
Human beings JustAnotherGen Jul 2023 #1
I loved this story... Spazito Jul 2023 #2
Wonderful collaboration among many, right down to a special pole! Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #3
I love Ospreys... Spazito Jul 2023 #4

JustAnotherGen

(33,286 posts)
1. Human beings
Fri Jul 14, 2023, 08:12 AM
Jul 2023

At their best. They didn't have to do any of that - but they did.

Also - Mamas are gonna mama!

Spazito

(53,887 posts)
2. I loved this story...
Fri Jul 14, 2023, 08:16 AM
Jul 2023

in the midst of turmoil, stories like this are a wonderful breath of fresh air.

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,462 posts)
3. Wonderful collaboration among many, right down to a special pole!
Fri Jul 14, 2023, 10:50 AM
Jul 2023

"Ospreys, Nova Scotia's provincial bird, can live for 30 or so years. "

Spazito

(53,887 posts)
4. I love Ospreys...
Fri Jul 14, 2023, 10:54 AM
Jul 2023

When I lived in the Kootenays in BC, we would see them all the time, their nests were huge on top of any poles.

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