At the top of a tree in the forest a Crow sat preening his coal-black feathers. He had just finished a meal of nuts and grubs and he was feeling good. 'I must be the happiest bird in the world ...

A Japanese carrion crow examines the fruit of its labors ... of hooked “tool” to pull grubs from deep within tree trunks. Other birds and some primates have been seen to use objects to forage.

The crow was entangled in some sewing string stuck on the tree. A group of kids watched the firefighters free the bird and cheered as they watched it fly away. Dorin said the OCFA has received ...

Firefighters ascended the ladder and discovered the distressed crow was entangled ... responded to a report of a bird in distress near the top of a Ladera Ranch tree on Tuesday.