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Osprey nest atop crane at Pier 80 in S.F. first

From SFGate, 


All the early-morning pickleweed planting, all the garbage bags full of fast-food wrappers, and all the endless volunteer hours have finally paid off: San Francisco's gritty southeastern waterfront is so clean a family of rare raptors has moved in and set up house.

A pair of osprey, a species never before reported in San Francisco, has built a nest atop a 150-foot crane at Pier 80. While cement trucks and America's Cup workers rumble along the shoreline, the striking black-and-white birds with 6-foot wingspans swoop and dive across the water, snagging fish for their growing family.

Read more at SFGate http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Osprey-nest-atop-crane-at-Pier-80-in-S-F-first-3687286.php

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