Great blue heron returned to the wild after being rescued near Airdrie

CALGARY – A great blue heron, currently suffering from apparent cabin fever, has been released in Fish Creek Provincial Park nearly a week after being found in distress. Two wildlife photographers were north of Airdrie on Nov. 6 when they spotted a struggling great blue heron. Guy Kinney and his good friend Allison Prentice noticed the heron had clumps of ice frozen to its feathers. "It looked like it tried to jump up and fly but couldn’t," said Kinney. "I could see something as it t