Henry the White Faced Heron

Henry came into care as a young fledgling after being found on the side of the road. Although there were no visible injuries we believed he had been hit by a car and had suffered some nerve damage as he was unable to stand or move his legs.

Henry was unable to stand or feed himself for over 2 weeks. We tube fed him for 10 days and then started him on a soft food diet which required us to wrap him in a towel and push the food down with our fingers.

Although his progress was slow he did recover and was released and despite the man-handling Henry is a regular visitor to the centre and often flies over, calls out and returns later for a quick feed. We hope he will continue to drop in and let us know that he is doing just fine!

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