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Peeking over the side of her nest, the female osprey eyes the Star photographer. A crew from Ontario Hydro put a new pole In the ground for the bird and her mate, because 0s- preys can cause problems for the company. The new pole, higher than the Hydro pole, came complete with a specially built platform, which the osprey family obviously thinks is "okay. See story for details. CANOE the NONQUON SATURDAY, JUNE 3rd, 1989 NOW OPEN! COIN OPERATED CAR WASH 6 Bays -- Foam Brushes High Pressure Guns -- Fresh Water VANEDWARD DRIVE, PORT PERRY Watch for Flashing Sign on Oshawa Road A pa air of rare ospreys has set up housekeeping in Scugog Township, with some help from Ontario Hydro. The ospreys have built their nest at the top of a 40-foot hydro pole on Durham Road 57, near Scugog Point, a pole placed especially in the ground by Hydro crews last week. And the birds, which are a protected species, seem to have taken very nicely to their new home. The saga began a couple of weeks ago, when the two os- preys began building a large nest on the cross arms of a regu- lar hydro pole beside the high- way. This worried Hydro offi- cials at the Bowmanville office since ospreys build very large nest using chunks of wood as thick as aman's arm. Bob Scanlon, area line su- pervisor for Hydro said ospreys seem to favour the cross arms on poles for their nests, but Ce | Happy osprey couple sets w= ~ Up housekeeping on pole problems can occur after they leave the nest and the chunks of . wood rot or are blown down striking switches or wires. He said it is Ontario Hydro policy to put up another tempo- rary pole nearby and hope the ospreys will take the hint and build. their nests away from wires and switch boxes. And the pair on Durham Road 57 did just that. The nest is built on a platform at the top of the temporary pole, Ospreys are a large fish- eating hawk, and in flight they are readily identified by their "including LARGE TREES The WATERMILL 53 1 mile north of Manchester on Hwy. 12 GEOFF TAYLOR & SON Complete Landscape Service & Design INTERLOCK - FENCING - TILING PRUNING - SHRUBS - PLANTS soaring wing span and the dis- tinctive white markings on their under-side. Since fish are the staple of their diet, they nest close to lakes and streams. The female will lay two to four eggs which are buff white and blotchy in colour. They hatch in about 32 days. When hunting for fish, they can be seen soaring over water, then plunging in dramatic fash- ion, often striking the surface with considerable impact. In- land, they feed entirely on suck- ers, perch and sunfish. 985-2494 Come on out to SF Class RHAW SN -- Value" Enjoy the music of: STETSON A 50's & 60's Country & Western Group appearing at the Watermill. APRIL 27th, 28th, 29th MAY 4th, 5th, 6th ic & ROD es 18 CUSTOM CAR SHOW * Hot Rods * Muscle Cars * All types of Exotic Cars * Antiques * Motorcycles Visit the Molson Memory Lane Room FRIDAY, MAY 5th -- 12 Noon to 11 PM SATURDAY, MAY 6th -- 9 AM to 11 PM SUNDAY, MAY 7th -- 9 AM to 6 PM At the Oshawa Civic Auditorium Bring the family to a great day out! * After Market Trade Show * Live Entertainment from Nashville * Live Rock 'n Roll Band 50's thru 80's * Magic and Illusion Show