Osprey in Nest at the Applegate Reservoir, Oregon

This nest is in a perfect place for picture taking! Located near a pullout across the highway along the Applegate Reservoir and situated at the trailhead to "Bigfoot Trap," we spotted a guy with an enormous camera on a tripod, hanging out and taking images. We were on our way to our hike along the Middle Fork of the Applegate River but at the end of the day we made sure to save enough battery and image space to stop and take pictures of this magnificent creature. My husband had 17 pictures left and a blinking empty battery, and my battery had just enough juice to take a dozen pictures with the hopes that at least one would turn out. I got lucky: 2 were very nice, with others not bad! YAYYYY!!!!