WATCH: Trapped osprey rescued in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX, Va. - An osprey stuck in a tree was rescued Thursday morning.
Around 10 a.m. Thursday, an osprey was spotted hanging upside from a tree near Laurel Hill Park.
Fairfax County Animal Protection Police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were able to remove the osprey from the tree.
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