Osprey, also called a fish hawk build their nests near water. Feeding exclusively on fish, ospreys are usually found along coasts, lakes, and other large bodies of open water. At an average weight of 3.5 pounds, the osprey is a relatively large raptor. Adult ospreys have a dark brown back and wings with a white crown, forehead, and throat along with a characteristic dark eye-line running from the beak to the nape of the neck.
Alabama Power and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources have partnered to construct osprey nesting platforms. These platforms are about 40 inches square, 3 inches deep and are positioned atop power poles. Osprey mate for life and in their first year will find a nesting spot and return every year. These nesting platforms can be seen through our Gulf Coast area as the Osprey population grows throughout Alabama.