Osprey get tangled in nests by twine, fishing line, plastic

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Ospreys-Fatal Nest
In this May 21, 2012 photo, bailing twine hangs from an osprey nest overlooking the Umatilla River in Pendleton, Ore., A wildlife protection group in Eastern Oregon says it's been fortunate this year to rescue three out of four ospreys found entangled in a material the birds themselves bring to their nests _ common twine used for baling hay.(AP Photo/East Oregonian, E.J. Harris)