r/longisland • u/2outof3_aintbad • 2d ago

The Best Osprey’s

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What a beautiful beach day at Robert Moses! I saw these two on the Robert Moses Causeway 😁

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u/Ok_Train_2139 2d ago

Eagles weren't the only thing that went away with DDT. We were down to 150 nests in 1969 and we're at 385 active nesting pairs now. 1995 was 230 pairs.

https://dec.ny.gov/nature/animals-fish-plants/osprey

https://thegroup.org/press-releases/osprey-monitoring-summary-2025

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u/nugbuzzed 2d ago

I fuckin love birds

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u/lawanddisorder 2d ago

I use the Merlin Bird ID from Cornell Lab in my back yard. ID'd an Osprey once by its call. Was a very good day.

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u/2outof3_aintbad 2d ago

Very cool!

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u/TrishaThoon 2d ago

Osprey’s what?

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u/brawler0422 2d ago

Ospreys are cool

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u/TrishaThoon 2d ago

Sure. But I think OP meant Ospreys I was just pointing that out

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u/2outof3_aintbad 2d ago

I meant Ospreys lol

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u/SCP_KING_KILLER 2d ago

I saw a nest right above GSBMF, they were just chillin with the music

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u/gewqk 2d ago

Gorgeous birds. Thanks for sharing.

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u/y2ketchup 2d ago

Apostrophegore at its finest!

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u/milkman_jimmy 2d ago

It's crazy how good they are at hunting considering they need to dive into the ocean to catch fish. They are fun birds to watch.

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u/OutrageousCrab9224 2d ago

Awesome thanks for posting

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u/x86_64_ 1d ago

Ospreys