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sl8

(16,128 posts) Wed Jun 26, 2024, 08:02 AM Jun 26

Followers of Iris the osprey celebrate her chicks hatching

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/26/nx-s1-5009211/followers-of-iris-the-osprey-celebrate-her-chicks-hatching
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Followers of Iris the osprey celebrate her chicks hatching

JUNE 26, 2024 7:21 AM ET
Montana Public Radio
By Austin Amestoy

Iris, whose webcam has 20,000+ followers, has hatched chicks for the first time in five years. She's one of the worlds oldest known osprey, age 28, despite feeding from a giant superfund site.

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Hellgate Osprey Cam:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/hellgate-ospreys/#

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https://www.kpax.com/news/missoula-county/missoulas-iris-the-osprey-has-a-new-guy
Missoula's Iris the Osprey has a "new guy"

One of Missoula's favorite birds has a new mate in her life and he needs a new name

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Followers of Iris the osprey celebrate her chicks hatching (Original Post) sl8 Jun 26 OP

Thank you for posting this! Sealark91 Jun 28 #1

Sealark91

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1. Thank you for posting this!

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Fri Jun 28, 2024, 10:15 PM

Jun 28

Thank you for posting this story about Iris!

She is an amazing bird! We have watched Iris on the Hellgate cam for years and it has been a great joy to see her this year with Finn and the chicks.

The wild creatures have hard lives. But each moment they get to do their osprey things - return to the nest after migrating across hemispheres and continents, bring sticks to repair the nest for a new season, catch fish, brood the eggs, care for their families - each of those moments is something to be happy about and savor.

Wow, not sure where all that came from😌 I love that bird

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