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WATCH: Intrepid osprey in Longmont endures pelting by hail to protect her eggs

Her eggs survived the storm Tuesday night, but more severe weather was expected Wednesday night

A female osprey hunkers down on three eggs Tuesday night in her Longmont nest to protect them from a hailstorm. Some of the hail is visible around her in this photo taken by a livestream camera maintained by Boulder County Parks & Open Space. (Provided by Boulder County Parks & Open Space)
A female osprey hunkers down on three eggs Tuesday night in her Longmont nest to protect them from a hailstorm. Some of the hail is visible around her in this photo taken by a livestream camera maintained by Boulder County Parks & Open Space. (Provided by Boulder County Parks & Open Space)
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In an act of selfless maternal instincts five days before Mother's Day that was caught on video Tuesday night, a female osprey in a Longmont nest valiantly protected her three eggs from a severe storm that pelted her with pea-sized hail.
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