Osprey deterrent?

So many little dramas going on...I thought this one might make you chuckle, as it did me. A pair of Ospreys built a nest on a large radio tower last year...the company tore the nest down this winter. (You are supposed to have a permit from the state to do this). The birds started rebuilding, so the company went back up there and removed the sticks again and put a fake owl there. Now the Ospreys have a nest halfway built, incorporating the owl! HA HA. People think these birds are stupid...they do know the difference between a real owl and a plastic one. And they can be stubborn!