Osprey Nest Live Cam

A Raptor Nest in the Boreal Wild

This camera peers directly into the eyrie of a pair of ospreys, the fish-hunting raptors that build their bulky stick nests atop the tallest trees of Finland's boreal forest. The lens frames the whole nest cup, lined with moss, bark and lichen, where the season's brood grows week by week.

Life of the Fish Eagle

Ospreys are specialist fishers, plunging talon-first into lakes and rivers to seize their prey. Viewers witness the adults ferrying fresh catch back to the nest, tearing it into morsels for the hungry chicks that dominate the frame.

Conservation in Satakunta

The Satakunta region of southwestern Finland is a stronghold for breeding ospreys, and this feed is part of a long-running effort to monitor and protect the species. The exact nest site is kept confidential to shield the birds from disturbance.

What You Will See

Expect quiet stretches of the chicks resting in the nest, punctuated by the drama of a parent's arrival, wing-stretching, feeding and the first clumsy attempts at flight as the young ospreys mature toward fledging.