It will be interesting to see who the culprits are. Definitely planned, late evening chain saw in hand. Mindless vandalism? Most criminals are lazy, so to go hiking to a particular tree in the woods, very strange.
Fingers crossed.I could be mistaken but I think it's in the water so may have needed a boat as well depending on the depth. Think it was an artificial nesting platform. They've also got a very specific time frame as there was a camera filming the nest so hopefully a good chance of tracking someone down.
It has been rebuilt
That's good, but I bet the Ospreys have lost their young and will probably be fairly suspicious of nesting on the incredible disappearing pole for a few years....