Young Crow ENTANGLED and unable to escape!

[@rebeccarabbit3231]

"Don't you bite me, I see that look in your eye" 😂

[@hipocampelofantocame]

Crows don't bite; they nip. I once had one hold my left index finger in its mouth while I removed the left over plastic lunch bag from its wings. They are the finest of birds.

[@ZogJhones]

This crow will remember your kind gesture for the rest of its life, and will tell its buddies about you. You are now blessed by the crows

[@ZogJhones]

Ok

[@jenniferann6956]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ramichahin2]

seek True Blessing that is from Heaven

[@weaton25]

I love crows they are so clever people see them as just big black birds but they are so much more than that.

[@inigomontoya68]

now free to once again peck out the eyes & tongues of young lambs - ask any farmer what they think of crows & it will not be complimentary

[@smj.mp4]

Just love that the kid watching really cared about the bird - “be brave” 😭

[@Chirpingcherub]

Waheedullah wafa because it’s cute

[@VailsMom]

I thought perhaps the encouragement was for Lawrie.

[@carschmn]

Why would the bird leave the steam room and good food? 🧖‍♀️

[@wildlifeaid]

😄

[@gmaureen]

Crows are smart, they know a good thing when they experience it.

[@sharonhenderson8956]

Yes, very "cozy" healing scene there.🌻 The Crow didn't want to go.

[@sylviaelse5086]

Yes, it was pretty miffed that it only got one day of free food and accommodation. That's not what it's heard about Wildlife Aid on the grapevine.

[@HappyComfort]

carschmn 😂👍

[@darrkstarg]

Crows are smart birds and will likely remember this kindness.

[@ForeverWinterandHope]

The kid at the end though, "Is he laying an egg?" Lol 😆

[@letolethe5878]

I love the child comforting the crow! "You'll be fine." And then asking if it was trying to lay an egg. So sweet.

[@maiachifflet729]

I like crows are very smart 🐦 Lawrie you are a good guy thank you for to be special person 😇

[@PEACE-nu4wj]

I think Mr crow enjoyed his day at the Spa so much, complete with sauna, good food, water and a cosy place to hang out, he didn't want to leave💓✨

[@vintage1950]

Can you imagine the crow telling his mates he’d been on a spa day 😂 had my wings streamed and a towel wrap.

[@kathleenryan8545]

The things they do to repair wings is amazing! Steaming!!!

[@susand1177]

Thank you to that compassionate lady and how lovely to show this compassion for the child to see. Childrearing done right x

[@kathryncarter6143]

Thanks for the rescue!

[@jenniferann6956]

Thank you so much for all you do for the precious darlings ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lovelyskull3483]

Wonderful save of a beautiful crow. Thank you.☮️🇨🇦

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks very much!

[@KyriaNunNuit]

Poor baby! It wanted to atay where it was safe and warm, had food and could rest a little longer. I'm so glad you saved it and it will love you all for ever, because crows have a long memory.

[@krizzygrl3969]

It's hard to believe thereare ppl so wonderful that they dedicate their lives to protect safe and help wild life of not there were more ppl like you thank you for all u do

[@shaunelijah455]

Bloody well done !!!!

[@slyaspie4934]

Poor little Crow, love corvids very clever birds Great work Lawrie and Rita

[@carolineconnelly8620]

Well that was a rescue to crow about! I’m sure he’s back home in his muster, raven to his friends and family about his close escape during CORVID.

[@wildlifeaid]

Haha very good 😄

[@janellehoney-badger6525]

clever

[@tyblob9059]

Crows are intelligent. They'll remember the people who saved them and bring them back gifts, but they'll also remember people who hurt/killed one of their own and teach their young and each other on who to avoid. They are so amazing! That crow will definitely bring something back to the folks that saved it as a "thank you"

[@piggypiggypig1746]

These videos are my therapy sessions

[@cherigreen4471]

I love these people! Great job!

[@demopem]

"I'm comfy here, thank you"

[@marcelhajnik7036]

Thank you for saving the crow (- _ -) 💙

[@sherrywebber4013]

Such a cutie pie! He wasn't ready to go. The "hotel" had amazing food & accommodations for free!! Why leave?? The the bell went off as he realized ...FREEDOM!!! lol🤣😂🤣

[@mariababiak561]

People should stop using this type of netting. Well done for rescuing this Crow.

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

Like the various flying fox channels say, any netting you can poke a finger through is a hazard to wildlife.

[@janetyurkin822]

I used that to cover my shrubs in the winter to prevent deer browsing on them, but after finding several birds dead because they got tangled in it , I quit using it. I never used it again.

[@lenitaa7938]

@@janetyurkin822 Try these methods! www.millcreekgardens.com/6-ways-to-stop-deer-from-eating-your-outdoor-plants/

[@janetyurkin822]

@@lenitaa7938 Thank you for the info. and the website👍

[@canislupus5025]

That's WHY people use it... Humans can be such assholes.

[@Spike-ck5tj]

Great job guys. Im so pleased he wasn't damaged too badly. I follow flying fox channels that deal with a lot of entanglements in netting. They recommend netting with a small apperture, if you can put your finger through it's a danger to wildlife. So that allotment netting looks awful. Hopefully your the allotment folk will change that awful netting.

[@biscaya08]

Why do people put up fencing like that? It's like asking for animals to get trapped. Good that you saved him! 🥰

[@SurfinScientist]

The netting is against birds eating the harvest...

[@p4ngolin]

@@SurfinScientist yea but if your deterrent causes harm, that's a bit if a dick move

[@Mike-ls8et]

@@p4ngolin Crows are pests..

[@ZaynahZihoa]

@@Mike-ls8et So are children but we don't strangle those with nylon wire.

[@Palmieres]

Agreed. If it was something like chicken wire it would not happen.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

I love that you let one of the new volunteers do the release! Very positive encouragement, to let them reap some of the rewards from the job while they may still be weighing the pros and cons.

[@wildlifeaid]

Alannah has actually been with us for almost eight years! :)

[@pcbacklash_3261]

@@wildlifeaid Oops!

[@lucyfox8298]

Whoever thought of steaming the feathers was brilliant.

[@AnitaN844]

Did u know crows are very smart and they can remember faces:) thank you for saving💚

[@kriegergott1711]

Nice rescue 👍

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks

[@p4ngolin]

He got a nice spa and is gonna leave a good review on yelp

[@lesliemeeks2895]

Well done! 😀

[@illbeback126]

Super!

[@callunas]

I love crows and ravens. They have so much personality!

[@basilboris]

Well done to everyone involved. So glad to see this beautiful bird returned to the wild.

[@lmf7436]

Crows are smart very smart.

[@lindafield6577]

They certainly are,also they remember people who are kind or unkind to them

[@mrow7598]

I remember a few scientists working with animals. One said working with a chip is like working with a two year old, while working with a crow is like working with a ticked off teenager.

[@lmf7436]

Yes they do. They remember cars where the people live.

[@lmf7436]

Yes the crow may not seem so smart in your eyes. But he may have been hungry and when save and taken care he felt safe. I see as him staying a few as saying thank you.

[@lmf7436]

*Saved*

[@Tantejay]

“Crow, you wanna go?“ “No. Me cozy“ :)

[@aenorist2431]

He does sound remarkably like Simon, certainly apprenticed well. The exact mannerisms, its quite amazing :D

[@kloewe6069]

Poor thing- I hope he found his family! Crows are quite close with their families and friends in their flocks

[@kathryncarter6143]

After all he was through, he probably wanted a nice safe rest.

[@nickcohen4900]

Wonderful !

[@lorena4371]

I live in a small town in Ohio and we don't have any crows in town here. In TN where I lived for 25 years I heard them every day. I miss them!

[@enigel1969]

Lawrie says “Awww” just like Simon when he gets bitten. -:)

[@cobalt1754]

I love how even though geese, swans, and crows bite their rescuers multiple times, not the slightest bit grateful for being rescued, but Wildlife Aid helps them each and every time. You guys are saints.

[@Robby334]

Laurie your on your own well-done lad

[@wildlifeaid]

Thanks very much :)

[@BeatrixOnyx]

I don't blame the crow for staying put. They got free food and board from the humans. 😉 Is that a new volvo or were you able to fix the old one?

[@rongike]

maybe Lawrie has his own Volvo 😁

[@TheBlackSquirrel]

I'm new here! What happened to the volvo? 😮

[@BeatrixOnyx]

@@TheBlackSquirrel A few months ago Simon and Lawrie were driving in the volvo when they were hit by a van doing a dangerous overtake. I thought it might have been written off, there was a picture on one of their social medias.

[@letolethe5878]

Birdy will have a great story to tell his friends at the pub.

[@shadowrider9735]

The split second 'I promise nothing' is sending me

[@Frostie3672]

We need to live in harmony with wildlife, that allotment looks like a deathtrap for them, that netting is horrible! Foxes & hedgehogs will get caught in that as well as birds :(

[@sharonhenderson8956]

Sad, he was aiming for the rich food vegetation: and got caught in dangerous netting. Thank u Simon & his Wildlife team Lawrie & Rita for saving this gorgeous Crow.-👏

[@prcervi]

while there are certainly better materials to keep the critters out, those are also like, 3-5 times the cost of the cheap netting for a lot less yardage quick check few times daily is generally enough to keep anything from getting more then minor injuries from entanglement

[@noukiblue7478]

Russell Crow was enjoying his new comfy home... :D

[@F4m1LyGuy10]

Misread "crow" as "cow" at first.

[@silvergreylion]

I'm actually quite certain the title had that typo, for a minute or so.

[@rongike]

@@silvergreylion nah I misread it too and I haven't refreshed that tab since and it says crow 🤣

[@Mephisto28890]

Breaking news: man frees flying Cow from beeing trapped in netting.

[@kathymacomber5115]

I was shocked that netting would hold a cow😳

[@PISQUEFrancis]

IF Cows could fly and fill the skies, we'd all need umbrellas to protect our eyes ...

[@thebirdie]

I wonder how many birds get caught in these sorts of nets? This young crow was very lucky.

[@Petulant_Petrichor]

Going from previous vids many along with other wildlife.

[@thunderwolf4237]

Crow bites down on human finger Human causally says “ow” 😂

[@gillianmuspic2337]

not only that but he keeps a firm hand on the bird. Laurie and Simon are both remarkable

[@ayeda69]

And Crow says "Got ya!"

[@laartje24]

To be fair, they don't bite too hard. More like a pinch from someones nails. A bruise at best.

[@grazia1238]

love it 💕 you can't beat a good steam treatment 😃

[@ForeverWinterandHope]

Great job, guys!

[@susanr5546]

I have read the crows are very intelligent and they have a long memory for those who are helpful to them, and they communicate it to their murder (yes, it is a murder of crows!), so the persons who helped may be getting some kind greetings in future. I love this stuff.

[@hipocampelofantocame]

They new lad was speaking "Simon"; could he be the next one? Of course, it was comforting to hear Simon's own dulcet tones. Good video.

[@enigel1969]

The kid expecting the crow to lay an egg is priceless!

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Aw, Poor Russell! Great job fixing him up though :-) (thumbs up as always)

[@soulliker6837]

There's one thing I'd like to see regulalrly in WA videos, it's the feeding of the rescued animals while they're at the vet's. It's a frustration every time to miss it, questioning myself, "did they feed him ?". I always leave the video with this anxious feeling of unsatisfaction about it. I thumb it up, though, most often, but still, in such cases, I'm more angry than heart melted.

[@kathymacomber5115]

Job well done

[@davidhogan5133]

How wonderfull.🌄😄

[@sar6440]

I looked after a crow 4 years ago after it damaged its wing

[@siechamontillado]

Did you think about using a CROW-bar to get the bird unstuck from you since it seems it was vel-CROW-ed?! Talk about a situation to CROW about! A kind of CROW-ning achievement! ....I'll let myself out.

[@HelenaMikas]

Did it fly eventually They are amazingly clever birds :)

[@sar6440]

@@HelenaMikas it did fly, it got taken care of for two or three weeks and then it could fly again, other crows came by trying to kill him

[@HelenaMikas]

@@sar6440 Well done :)

[@sar6440]

@@HelenaMikas it might of been a raven

[@harrietking8768]

Fantastic seeing young Laurie emanating Simon! Good job 👍

[@erkheth]

Well, crows are smart. He valued the comfort. Wonderful to see him fly away 🥰♥️🐦

[@petitgraindesable655]

Beautiful rescue!

[@mrflipmode]

I wonder if it will come back to say thanks. I put food out for them and they drop all sorts of shiney things off in the garden, all within a couple of centimetres of each other.

[@emmalamb4973]

That's amazing! Must be fun seeing what they've left you.

[@mrflipmode]

@@emmalamb4973 Hi, ive had a button, smooth glass, a colourful earbud and a marble just to mention a few things. Keep safe and enjoy the wildlife

[@judil3294]

Ow, yup, first word of every rescue.

[@solar0wind]

I love crows, they're so cute and intelligent. It probably understood quickly that you weren't a threat, but actually a good resource, so it didn't want to leave!

[@marcelhajnik7036]

Thank you your the best (- _ -)

[@Chirpingcherub]

The kid in the background aww

[@annemariegraff2743]

Bràvo ❤❤❤🙋‍♀️😘

[@pions4732]

♥️♥️♥️

[@leandrobravo3319]

Only a not so smart bird would willingly leave a save place with free meals and kind people taking care of bath-time. The look was a bit like "Well, yes, I saw it, can we go back please, it must be lunshtime. But thank you verry much for the trip."

[@bobiboulon]

Quoth the raven "I promise anything" Good job, all!

[@liliaaaaaaaa]

Aw bless cute crow was worried, did you fix me yet, yeah all is cool 😎✌🙏

[@faerieSAALE]

CROW: "Well now, THAT got interesting real fast!" "Huh, who knew?"

[@jimpickensisourwayoflife2126]

What a cute little Raven I'm glad you rescued him and gave him another chance on life

[@brightbite]

Crow was like, "Are you kidding me? These people let me nip their fingers, saved my life, bandaged my wounds, fed me, think I'll stay put for a bit longer!" lol Great work, guys! Really wish people would stop using these awful nets!!

[@bloeckmoep]

Its important to check underneath the feathers for remaining net loops, as they could potentially cripple or even strangle the bird after cutting it from the main net. I'm very sure you did a thorough examination of that as with all animals caught in nettings. 👍

[@wildlifeaid]

We did indeed, Lawrie had a good check of the bird on scene and Rita, one of our vets had another look once back at the centre. You are right, netting can get everywhere

[@DylansPen]

Crow: "How about that shot though? Nothin' but net!"

[@ePiChocolatrix]

'I promise anything!' ;)

[@annwithaplan9766]

Haha, Is it going to lay an egg? Cute boy. Man, if I had my eyes closed I'd think that was Simon doing the talking!

[@frankenfoamy]

Crows manage quite well with damaged feathers. I had a semi-tame crow that would visit me. He had the primary feathers of one wing permanently bent out. Made him easy to identify. He raise several families in my yard before disappearing ( suspect a fight with a hawk)

[@MsKathleenb]

That kid was so sweet!

[@lpperrone]

Well done!!

[@hipsu555]

The little text plopping up at 1:39 says "I promise anything"" :D

[@evelyn_r]

Lol such a teenager 😂😂😂👍

[@pumpkinpumpkin8288]

the little boy was sweet

[@amandah2866]

Great job! I'm glad he wasn't seriously injured but I bet those steamings were time-consuming. He was so funny comfortably sitting in the carrier like it was a bed lol. I misread the title of this video and thought you were off to rescue a cow, not a crow. Clearly, I shouldn't be attempting to read at 2 AM lol.

[@gavingavin1049]

Atleast everyone had a mask already on so the crow can't really hold a grudge lol Awesome job!!

[@MystiqueHorizon]

"Is it trying to lay an egg?" 😂😂😂

[@DarTunwarm]

Great rescue but when I don’t see Simon I worry that he might be winding down to retire or something, which would be such a shame as I enjoy seeing him.

[@wildlifeaid]

He's not winding down just yet, he'll be rescuing for many years to come 😃

[@janetturner7489]

Simon has been retyred!

[@DarTunwarm]

Wildlife Aid Thank you for replying. As a huge long term fan of his p, he really is such an inspiration and I do enjoy watching him getting involved, saving swans, badgers and all sorts. Don’t ever retire and leave us Simon! Or I’ll be coming to find you with a catch pole and box 😉

[@garycard1456]

Saving wildlife for as long as you are physically capable......what is there to 'retire' from? It is a far cry from the rat race commute into the city. Personally, I'd continue until my legs dropped off. With more tricky rescues involving gymnastic moves over iron railings and restraining feisty and powerful deer he might need a helping hand, though.

[@marcelhajnik7036]

I love your Paul Frank mask :) max

[@remruna3538]

Well, the crow had a nice spa day with steam treatment at yours, of course he didn't want to go!

[@auroraauroris7939]

Okay, the sound effect combined with the footage at 4:13 cracked me up. Other than that, great job at helping that crow, even though Lawrie got a bit pecked. :D I see plenty of crows in our town.

[@lacountess]

Rescuers: Off you go, crow. Crow: Are you kidding me? I’m not gonna leave the free spa.