Mama Osprey being tracked with GPS

I have read about these devices but this is the first time I have seen one in the wild. I was taking pictures of this Osprey in Grand County, Colorado this past weekend and saw what looked like a piece of grass or something sticking off its back. I thought to myself, “I’ll just Photoshop that out.”

A little while later I captured flight images of it and it wasn’t till I got home that I see it clearly is one of those GPS devices for tracking birds’ migrations. Pretty cool to see although I sure would think it would be uncomfortable. Ha!

I know some organizations provide real-time tracking of Osprey with these but I can’t seem to find any for this particular one. It certainly would be interesting to see where her migration takes her in the winter.

A female Osprey with her offspring at her nest in Grand Lake, Colorado. Note the wire from a GPS tracker on the back of the parent. (© Tony’s Takes)
A female Osprey with her offspring at her nest in Grand Lake, Colorado. Note the wire from a GPS tracker on the back of the parent. (© Tony’s Takes)
A female Osprey at her nest in Grand Lake, Colorado. Note the wire from a GPS tracker on the back of the parent. (© Tony’s Takes)
A female Osprey at her nest in Grand Lake, Colorado. Note the wire from a GPS tracker on the back of the parent. (© Tony’s Takes)
A female Osprey in flight. Note the raised area on her back where a GPS tracker in installed. (© Tony’s Takes)
A female Osprey in flight. Note the raised area on her back where a GPS tracker in installed. (© Tony’s Takes)
A female Osprey at her nest in Grand Lake, Colorado. Not the wire from a GPS tracker on the back of the parent. (© Tony’s Takes)
A female Osprey at her nest in Grand Lake, Colorado. Not the wire from a GPS tracker on the back of the parent. (© Tony’s Takes)
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