Osprey back in public eye

The south camera showing osprey living above McEuen Park is back online.

Thanks to Thorco, Inc.'s donation of equipment and staff, the south osprey nest camera was replaced on Friday.

"At first the osprey weren’t very excited about the activity around the nest as City Network Specialist Scott Bennett and Matt Powers, Division Manager of Thorco, Inc., raised up to the nest to begin the replacement," according to the city.

"The osprey stayed near, cautiously flying around the nest, and have now settled nicely into the frame of the camera for your viewing pleasure."

The cameras give the public an up-close view of the osprey.

Last June, osprey live camera watchers got their first view of a new little friend dubbed baby Dewey.

The osprey chick was hatched in one of the three nest boxes in McEuen Park, with viewers watching live on the north camera.

Ospreys have nested atop the 70-foot light poles in the park since the mid-1980s.

"As an aside, there doesn’t appear to be any eggs in the nest yet, but you can keep watch here," the city's website said.