Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Cam - 2023

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Iris 7:24 am

8:25 am

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8:44 am

Moved up , Preening 8:48 am

8:56 am

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Iris upset chirping , took off 8:56 pm

Cam Op panned saw two birds flying , thinking Iris and whom ever had her upset

One flew out of sight on right

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The other continued on Upriver 8:58 am

Iris back to her nest 10:00 am

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Iris down on her nest 10:01 am

Moved to the FB 10:02 am

Iris 10:08 am

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Iris had been preening , dropped to her nest 10:29 am

Iris flapping wings , chirping 10:30 am

Iris was crouched the up flapping wings , I saw shadow on the Parking Lot then Unknown Intruder Osprey flew past Iris nest on the left

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Flew at Iris 10:30 am

Ascended , hovered above Iris , Iris chirping

Descended over Iris

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Iris lunged at the Unknown Intruder Osprey . This Osprey was banded . Hellgate said Silver USGS but unable to get close enough look at numbers

Osprey moved to right 10:31 am

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Landed on Iris's nest 10:31 am

Iris defense mode , shaking her wings

Osprey was looking about

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Looked over at Iris

Osprey looked side to side , eye to sky

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Iris shaking her wings

Was the Osprey looking for a fish 10:32 am

Tugged at bit of nest material 10:33 am

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Moved closer to Iris , Iris flapped and chirped

Iris turned and winged at the Osprey

It ascended off nest

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Then landed on left

Iris shaking her wings , chirping

Intruder Osprey & Iris 10:34 am

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Iris hopped at the Osprey 10:34 am

And leapt

Drove Osprey off her nest

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Iris flapping her wings , Intruder Osprey flew over the Driveway

Iris totally upset , Osprey flew back was overhead

Unknown Intruder Osprey landed on the Faux Branch