Osprey on the Missouri
Sep 16, 2008
Twenty young osprey were brought to Yankton from Idaho and gradually released as part of Wings Over Water, a plan to reintroduce the birds to the Missouri River Valley.
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Osprey are the only raptor whose entire diet is fish, so the birds begin to fish not long learning to fly. -
The osprey were headquartered in a manmade "perch" above Lake Yankton. -
The project is directed by Jane Fink Cantwell, a well-known raptor biologist. Here she works with Gabby, a young bird who has been suffering from a respiratory problem. -
The other osprey have now left Yankton, migrating southward along the Missouri River valley. But Gabby must build up his strength and learn to fly. This week he was exercised on a long cord. -
Gabby is still getting shots, and Jane also intends to replace some of the tail feathers he lost during his illness. He is in good hands. She once devised a plan to replace the beak of a bald eagle who'd been shot in Alaska.
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