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Osprey | Harry Collins<\/span>\u00a0| Audubon Photography Awards\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As the <\/span>Seattle Seahawks head to the Super Bowl, excitement is rippling across the region. Even though there is no bird actually called a Seahawk<\/em>, the most similar raptor in the Seattle region is the Osprey. Ospreys are a familiar sight throughout the Puget Sound region during the breeding and nesting season (late March through September). They often nest on tall structures such as snags, platforms, utility poles, and channel markers, frequently returning to the same nest site year after year.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Osprey-Karen-Wiles-APA-.png”<\/a>; alt=”Photo features a brown and white bird of prey perched against a gray background.” title_text=”Osprey | Karen Wiles | Audubon Photography Awards” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”11.8px” custom_margin=”-17px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Osprey | Karen Wiles | Audubon Photography Awards<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seahawks-Football-Pixabay.png”<\/a>; alt=”Photo features a gray football with the blue, white, gray, and green logo of the Seattle Seahawks. 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