KENORA, ON – A local couple remains puzzled by the recent disappearance of a plastic great blue heron that for three years sat at the end of their Winnipeg River dock.

All that remains of the weather-worn bird are its feet and legs, which were attached to the dock with screws. The heron went missing sometime between July 23 and July 25.

“I noticed the heron was gone when I went down to the dock to begin cleaning it ahead of putting on water seal,” said Kelly McDougall, who, along with her husband John, are in the midst of building a timber frame home on the property. “It had been there a few days earlier. We had friends over to see the progress on our house, and their kids asked whether it was real.”

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“To all the sparrows, wasps, spiders, ants, butterflies, moths, giant black flies, squirrels, and other critters who have or are currently making our house your home or playground: you have one week to permanently vacate the premises. Not once have you paid rent, yet you consistently make a mess of the place. If you do not leave by this deadline, the building you currently inhabit by choice will become your prison.”

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