Finding love ain’t easy. It’s a fact at least one lonely osprey can attest to, according to Seattle City Light.

As the public utilities outfit documents in a post on its “Power Lines” blog, recently a male osprey has been attempting to build a large nest at the top of a Seattle City Light transmission tower along the Duwamish River. Though nesting season is over, citing wildlife biologists the post indicates the large raptor may be “trying to keep busy while waiting for his next chance to hook up.”

Aren’t we all.

“He could be trying to make himself more attractive to potential mates,” City Light Wildlife Biologist Ron Tressler is quoted as saying in the blog post.

Of course, building a nest atop a large transmission tower has its perils – namely the threat of nest materials catching fire, or a short circuit that cause a large power outage and kills the would-be Romeo. This being the case, Seattle City Light officials indicate that since July they’ve been, “trying to encourage the lonely osprey to try better spots for finding the right girl and working to prevent outages.” These efforts have included removing nest materials and adding rubber insulation to terminal wires.

Additionally, they’ve taken to writing personal ads for the bird.

From the great minds at the “Power Lines” blog:

Single Male Osprey Seeks Soul Mate: Good looking, hard worker who’s going places seeks single female for a committed relationship. Brown feathers with a white crown. Piercing yellow eyes. He enjoys long soars over the Duwamish River at sunset and dinners of fresh fish. Lady ospreys, he’s a catch. Contact him near Hamm Creek. Serious inquiries only.