what kind of nest do osperys build?

Answer 1

large & over years they get very big

Answer 2

Nesting
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The Osprey breeds by freshwater lakes, and sometimes on coastal brackish waters. Rocky outcrops just offshore are used in Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia, where there are 14 or so similar nesting sites of which 5-7 are used in any one year. Some have been used for 70 years. The nest is a large heap of sticks built in trees, rocky outcrops, telephone poles or artificial platforms. In some regions with high Osprey densities, such as Chesapeake Bay, USA, most Ospreys do not start breeding until they are five to seven years old, and there may be a shortage of suitable tall structures. If there are no nesting sites available, young Ospreys may be forced to delay breeding. To ease this problem, posts may be erected to provide more sites suitable for nest building.

Ospreys usually mate for life. In spring they begin a five-month period of partnership to raise their young. Females lay 3–4 eggs within a month, and rely on the size of the nest to help conserve heat. The eggs are approximately the size of chicken eggs, and cinnamon colored; they are incubated for about 5 weeks to hatching.

The newly-hatched chicks weigh only 50-60 g (2 oz}, but fledge within eight weeks. When food is scarce, the first chicks to hatch are most likely to survive. The typical lifespan is 20-25 years.

European breeders winter in Africa. American and Canadian breeders winter in South America, although some stay in the southernmost USA states such as Florida and California. Australasian Ospreys tend not to migrate.

Answer 3

Ospreys build an open bulky nest of sticks in trees, on top of sheds or on docks near water. Special nesting platforms have been put up in some areas to encourage nesting.

Answer 4

they build a large stick nest on top of a tall tree or pole. In many parts of the worl where osprey's are prolific, specialy made poles have been erected with a large flat piece of wood on top for them to build thier nest on, this is because ospreys will try and build nests on elecrical poles and end up getting electrocuted.

Answer 5

Just like every other birds nest only bigger. I live on a lake in Tennessee and have one just to the left ( about 300 ft.) of my dock.

Answer 6

osprey nests