Article: Arborist rescues bird in dark of night.

Byline: Adrian Sanchez

Apr. 19--COLUMBUS -- Tiptop Tree Service is tip-tops in the eyes of the Myers family because the business came to the rescue of a family pet.

The family had Roxy, a baby cockatiel, for four days before it flew off during a Sunday evening stroll.

Lester Myers said he was trying to teach Roxy how to perch on his shoulder as he walked, but a car scared the bird causing it to fly into the nearest tree.

"It kept going higher, and we couldn't retrieve her," Myers said. "I had clipped the wings incorrectly." Instead of clipping one to create an imbalance, he had clipped both.

After contacting the fire department, which could not help, and ...

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