Purchase DVD	Actual footage of one of the first Osprey pair in nearly 100 years to nest and raise their brood in southern Minnesota Captured in natural surroundings with beautiful sights & sounds of nature Mating to migration... Ozzie & Kia raise three chicks and teach them everything necessary to survive on their own. A private side of a raptors family life with some fantastic footage... bird catching a fish, young carrying a fish, young lifting off in the nest, pushing each other out of the nest... events that are rarely captured on film!	Watch movie trailer!
Filming Season of Osprey   I filmed Season of Osprey from April 2009 thru September 2009. I learned about a pair of Osprey nesting near my home so I went to check it out. I came upon their nest on a cold and windy day and observed one Osprey near the nest.  I returned a few days later and caught the pair mating and preparing their nest for the season.  It was a very educational experience to learn how these raptors raise their young in just a couple of months to survive on their own and be strong enough to undertake their first migration.   Other than the day where I witnessed one of the chicks get electrocuted, the whole experience was so rewarding.  I am pleased to donate the use of the film to Lowry Nature Center for their educational Osprey program. Cheryl Spatenka
Shortly after fledging, this chick slipped on this utility pole and was electrocuted. The mount is on display at   Cabela's Retail Store Owatonna, Minnesota	History of Ospreys in Minnesota   Before 1900, Ospreys nested in the Twin Cities area. In the early 1900's, soon after northern European settlement, however, the birds disappeared from the southern half of the state, primarily as the result of human impact (persecution, loss of habitat, and DDT)   In 1984, Three Rivers Park District started the Twin Cities Osprey Reintroduction Project with the goal of returning the birds as a nesting species to the 8 county metro area.  The program has been very successful with over 60 active Osprey nests currently in the twin cities area and a growing number in Southern Minnesota!	Three Rivers Park District and the MN DNR banded all three chicks in celebration of Ospreys once again nesting in Southern Minnesota
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