Bird in the Hand

As many of our friends know, Dave's dad is a fire fighter in Peterborough. He risks his life to save others on a daily basis but the other day they saved the life of a crow.

According to the email he sent us, they often get calls about cats stuck in trees and refer, amongst themselves, to an ongoing joke of a bird stuck in a tree. And then it happened - they got a rescue call for a bird stuck in a tree.

The crow had apparently gotten caught in the tree via some fishing line and could not break free. The homeowner who made the call had waited a couple of days hoping it would come free on its own but eventually called for assistance.

When the fire fighters arrived on scene they cut down the branch the bird was tied to and brought him down. They then cut off the tangled line and released the bird back into the wild. The really interesting thing is that the homeowner said the bird's family (other crows) had been bringing it food over the past couple of days while it was trapped. The birds then reunited once the bird was freed. (Thanks to John Koning for sharing this story and the photos.)