Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2021

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Iris and Louis , Mating 9:07 am

Louis leaves 9:08 am

Iris watching Louis fly off

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Iris preening 9:10 am

Iris left 9:14 am , back with stick 9:17 am

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Louis back 9:18 am

Mating

Louis on left , Iris behind him

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Louis leaves 9:20 am

Louis flew over the fence

Iris 9:23 am

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Iris left 9:24 am

She was back and forth couple time with nest material
Iris brings Pole Vaulting stick lol 9:57 am

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Iris dragged the stick , in this scap she is trying to break end off 9:57 am

It was sticking up in the air she grabbing 9:59 am

Iris pulling on stick

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Iris grabbed stick lower down 10:00 am

Stick sprung back and is hanging off the nest , Iris working on another stick 10:01 am

Iris back wrestling with long stick 10:05 am

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Iris let go of the stick and it slide off the nest , in this scap it is going down on the right 10:05 am

Iris leaves 10:08

She came and went couple times then brought back ton of moss 10:12 am

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Iris was down kicking and shaping , her nest looking mighty fine 10:13 am

Iris left and came back with bit of nest material then went to the Faux Branch 10:17 am

Iris relaxing on FB 11:13 am

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Iris heading to her nest 11:21 am

Iris was biting stick then flew off 11:24 am

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Iris flew back , left again , brought another stick 11:31 am

Iris was back and forth on nest with the stick 11:34 am

Finally settled on spot , now down kicking /shaping 11:37 am

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Iris left at 11:39 am came back was standing and looking around 11:54 am

Iris worked on her nest then flew 12:02 pm

Iris flew back to her nest 12:47 , then Louis arrived , Mating occurred , Louis dismounting 12:48 pm

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Iris , Louis 12:49 pm

Louis leaves 12:50 pm

Iris preens and leaves 12:56 pm brings back Moss 1:00 pm

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Iris leaves brings back more nest material 1:02 pm

Iris left and brought back more nest material , Iris left again and back , then 1:20 pm Louis arrives , lands on Iris

Louis leaves

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Iris stayed on nest after Louis left 2:01 pm

Iris posing for a picture lol 2:22 pm

Cam Op zoomed in Iris wind blown feathers 2:28 pm