I went kayaking downtown Idaho Falls, Idaho. About one mile upriver from the falls I came across this nest and brought out the camera.
From what I could tell this nervous bird was either adolecent or protecting the nest (i'm not a bird expert in any way) Either way it was crying out when i first got close (granted i was way down on the water and it was way up on a pole)
This one came around for a bit but was very cautious of me so landed near the nest and scoped me out for a while and then took off again.
Just pretty amused at how crazy the nest was... I've seen plenty other similar nests but never that many random ropes specially that many colors.
Correct me if i'm wrong but Osprey right?