A web camera is set to provide a real-time view of an osprey family that is expected to take up residence near the gatehouse at Belwood Lake Park east of Fergus.
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) camera is set up and a webpage will allow the images to be viewed at www.grandriver.ca/osprey.
The nest has been used by a pair of osprey for several years already and has received a lot of notice by those who pass by the area regularly.
The camera will now allow people to watch as the osprey settle into their nest, lay some eggs and raise a new brood of chicks. The video feed will stream live through YouTube until the birds leave in the fall.
The camera was fully funded by the following donors, who each provided $1,000 to the project: Friends of the Grand River, Elora-Cataract Trailway Association, Belwood Lake Cottagers Association, TD Friends of the Environment Fund and the Grand River Conservation Foundation, which also collected the donations.
Grand River Tree Service also helped by donating their truck and staff time to install the camera.
This is the GRCA’s first wildlifecam. There are also two rivercams – one at West Montrose and the second at Brantford for those who want to keep an eye on the Grand at these locations.
*Article courtesy of the GRCA
