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We have been watching a pair of osprays build this nest. Last week the PoCo changed the wires.
#1 New work
#2 The nest
#3 The line
The birds are protected and it is illegel to disturb the nest. Rod

Yikes, I can see that nest's location becoming a problem very quickly if it gets wet enough during a rainstorm. There's a run of power lines near my house that have these looped things on the wood support arms that I think were put there to prevent nest building between the line insulatores.

This is one up close.
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/osprey1.jpg

They are all over around here and the PoCo has wire porcupines on the poles so they won't get too comfortable.