Crew helps free osprey caught in fishing line and tethered to light pole in Ocean Beach [Breaking]
An osprey found tethered to a fishing line in its nest atop a 40-foot pole in Ocean Beach — leaving it unable to provide food for its nestlings — was freed Monday by a utility crew with a bucket truck, according to the San Diego Humane Society.
The fishing line was caught on the bird’s nest on a light pole near a baseball diamond at Robb Field, said Nina Thompson, a spokesperson for the Humane Society, in a news release Monday.The osprey made several failed attempts to free itself from the nest at the park, near Bacon Street and Point Loma Boulevard.Because the osprey was unable to leave its nest, a second osprey helped with the parenting, overseeing the nest and bringing food to the nestlings, Thompson said.
Ospreys have a wingspan of nearly 5 feet, and, when perched, stand about 2-feet tall, according to San Diego Natural History Museum.
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