Best places to see ospreys in Scotland
The fact these birds of prey nest hundreds of feet above the ground in isolated locations, and are a protected species, means that modern technology is needed to allow us to see family life osprey style, though they can be spotted fishing at a number of locations.
LOCH OF THE LOWES SCOTTISH WILDLIFE TRUST RESERVE, Perthshire, www.swt.org.uk
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Hide AdScotland's most experienced osprey mum is raising two chicks with the help of her mate, known as Stressed Eric. For a never-to-be-forgotten moment, watch the old lady of the loch from the hide, just 200 yards across the water from the nest, which is perched hundreds of feet up in a tree. The chicks are expected to fledge in the next few weeks.