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Osprey nest, Everglades National Park, FL, 1976

Subjects
BirdsNational & State Parks
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1976 (Modern)
Front of Osprey nest, Everglades National Park, FL, 1976, The Elmares, MI, USA, c. 1976 chrome postcard
Front
Back of Osprey nest, Everglades National Park, FL, 1976, The Elmares, MI, USA, c. 1976 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

A bulky stick nest sits in the crotch of a bare tree, with two or three ospreys perched on and beside it. Bare branches frame the nest at left and right against a clear blue sky. Ospreys, also called fish hawks, nest in secluded spots along canals and on islands in the Everglades, and the card's caption notes that they are found in good numbers in Everglades National Park. The message home to Michigan mentions a recent trip to the Everglades and hopes that the snow will be gone by April.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Loved Ones, We are well and have just gotten home from the Everglades. I was tired & didn't mail any there. Lorne and Gordon went with me. We plan to start sometime around the 1st of April. I sure hope the snow is gone there by then. Mom + Dad

PublisherMurphy Bros. Press, Inc.
The Osprey (Fish Hawk) nesting here in the Everglades, is found in good numbers also in the Everglades National Park in Florida. They nest in secluded spots along canals and on the Islands.
PostmarkedCLERMONT, FL
Stamp
Addressed to
The Elmares

25054 Stanford Dearborn Heights, MI 48125

Postcard record

PostmarkedCLERMONT, FL
PublisherMurphy Bros. Press, Inc.
Series71-45
ConditionGood
Place addressedThe Elmares, 25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, MI, 48125
Place mentionedEverglades National Park, FL
Stamp9c United States Capitol, green
NotesColor photo reproduction with slightly grainy, mid-century chrome look; no border visible on the front, but a printed caption reads "The Osprey (Fish Hawk) nesting here in the Everglades..." (series 71-45; Murphy Bros. Press, Inc.). Postmark: CLERMONT, FL 328 PM, 1976 (month/day illegible). Divided-back chrome-era card with glossy color photo front; 9c "Right of People Peaceably to Assemble" stamp; light edge wear, no stamp box marks.

Cite this card

Osprey nest, Everglades National Park, FL, 1976, postcard, c. 1976. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/osprey-nest-everglades-national-park-fl-1976. Accessed November 2, 2026.