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NJ Man Gets Stuck in Tree While Rescuing Pet bird
ABC News ^ | Saturday, April 28, 2012

Posted on 04/28/2012 9:01:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway

April 28, 2012 (WPVI) -- Firefighters came to the rescue of a southern New Jersey man who became stuck in a tree while trying to reach his pet bird.

Dave Lovell tells the Courier-Post his scarlet macaw had escaped his home late Thursday night. After spending most of Friday looking for the bird, Lovell saw it at the top of the tree around 6:10 p.m.

The Cherry Hill man used a ladder to get in the tree and climbed another 60 feet to reach his feathered friend. But when Lovell couldn't get down and had to cling to some branches, neighbors called 911.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
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1 posted on 04/28/2012 9:01:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
See what happens when cities outlaw the "Police Academy" approach to rescuing animals from trees?

/johnny

2 posted on 04/28/2012 9:03:37 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: nickcarraway; a fool in paradise

Don’t you wish you were there yelling: “JUMP! JUMP!” ?


3 posted on 04/28/2012 9:04:00 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: nickcarraway
That is a pretty cool bird.

That is also a pretty stupid owner.

4 posted on 04/28/2012 9:08:31 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Lazlo in PA
I once found a pair of irridecent green wings on my back porch, and feathers all over my dog's muzzle. I brought the dog in, swept the porch, and never mentioned it to anyone in the neighborhood.

/johnny

5 posted on 04/28/2012 9:13:58 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: nickcarraway

The bird bit him. LOL. The final insult.


6 posted on 04/28/2012 9:17:21 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: JRandomFreeper

ROTFLMAO. Still laughing.


7 posted on 04/28/2012 9:19:52 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Lemme guess... is the dog a celibate, too ?


8 posted on 04/28/2012 9:23:45 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
The dog is dead for years now, so yes. At least I assume he's not getting any.

/johnny

9 posted on 04/28/2012 9:27:17 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Lazlo in PA
The picture just brought the memory back. ;)

/johnny

10 posted on 04/28/2012 9:37:21 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: nickcarraway

A scarlet macaw is a huge an beautiful bird. I bought a yellow-collared macaw (much smaller bird) and it flew off my shoulder one day when it was young and wound up halfway in a tree.

Once located, I held out my arm and motioned to her to fly down. She was scared and wouldn’t jump. Finally, after a little pleading she jumped and immediately started flying so she landed in the balcony of a nearby apartment.

I got the apartment resident to give me access to her apartment so I could go up to the balcony. I placed my hand on the floor and ordered her to “step up”. She walked right over and stepped onto my hand.

I walked home with both hands on my bird and decided I needed to have her wings clipped more frequently after that. Had her for 12 years and never lost her again. I think she realized that freedom wasn’t as wonderful as advertised. She decided a cage with free room and board (and climate control) was better than taking her chances alone in the great outdoors.


11 posted on 04/28/2012 9:51:34 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Evil never reveals the truth until it's too late to flee.)
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To: OrangeHoof

awww. This is really cute:)

Good! Nice story;)


12 posted on 04/28/2012 10:17:20 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: firebrand

I read recently where a Penguin bit a Newt.


13 posted on 04/28/2012 10:22:27 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: JRandomFreeper

I can sympathize. Poor little bastard.


14 posted on 04/28/2012 10:43:11 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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To: nickcarraway

Too bad we were busy Friday night...and it was half a continent away; we would have paid a quarter to watch it.


15 posted on 04/28/2012 11:17:29 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: nickcarraway

How do you “rescue” a bird from a tree? Isn’t that where birds live?


16 posted on 04/28/2012 11:30:09 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Greed + Envy = Liberalism)
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To: nickcarraway

Just think... If nobody called 911, would there actually be a skeleton of a man and a bird in a tree, one year from now? Cool!!


17 posted on 04/29/2012 1:07:23 AM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Cowboy Bob

Birds raised in a cage from birth would not have any idea how to take care of themselves in a tree, outside. They would die of starvation or other disaster if left in the wild. Which reminds me. I have an African Grey parrot downstairs that probably wants some scrambled eggs.


18 posted on 04/29/2012 3:42:31 AM PDT by DooDahhhh (ma)
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To: nickcarraway

Never fails.......


19 posted on 04/29/2012 6:02:31 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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