Banding ospreys in Coeur d'Alene
Wayne Melquist has been banding osprey chicks on Lake Coeur d'Alene for more than 40 years. He's retired form Idaho Fish and Game, so his work is volunteer now. His long-running work has helped shed light on trends in these majestic birds, who raise their young here but winter in distant countries to the South.
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A previously-banded osprey launches from the nest, as Wayne Melquist and volunteers approach by boat, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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Wayne Melquist, right, searches for osprey nests as Brenda Garcia guides the pontoon boat, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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Wayne Melquist prepares a string of bands he uses on the legs of osprey chicks on Lake Coeur d’Alene, July 15, 2017.
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Volunteers Mary Sanderson, left, and Teri Farr secure the boat and ladder, as Wayne Melquist climbs up to an osprey nest to check on the chicks, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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A 4-week-old osprey, estimated by Wayne Melquist, hunkers down in its nest, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Melquist banded the bird.
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Wayne Melquist prepare to band a five-week-old osprey chick, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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Wayne Melquist attaches a metal id band to the leg of a five-month-old Osprey chick, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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Wayne Melquist prepares to return a banded osprey chick to the nest, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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An adult osprey circles its nest as Wayne Melquist bands osprey chicks, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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Passengers on the Mish-An-Nock watch Wayne Melquist band an osprey chick, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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Wayne Melquist retrieved an unhatched osprey egg from a nest, July 15, 2017, on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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