8/12/13 - An attack by ospreys left a local great blue heron injured, but he was returned to the Kensington Metropark on Friday thanks to the efforts of the Howell Nature Center. Witnesses report that on August 1st, the heron tried to land on the osprey nesting platform on Kent Lake. Although the heron posed no real threat, the ospreys defended their home from the larger bird. The heron ended up in the water with a gash on its head. Witnesses then paddled out to the bird in a canoe and pulled it from the water. It was sent to the Howell Nature Center's Wildlife Clinic, where it was treated for injuries and shock. After a week of recovery, the heron was released in the Metropark, where it was able to fly away on its own power. (TD)
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