Rescued Arly's back on his feet

The perky little bird was found marooned in his nest after falling 30 feet from his tree perch in the grounds of Arley Arboretum, near Bridgnorth.

Junior gardener Ross Iannoccaro rescued the dazed bird and took him to a special on-site aviary.

After round-the-clock care and attention Ross has nursed Arly back onto his feet and has now become his adopted parent.

Arly is living in a 10ft square aviary alongside the arboretum's fellow resident birds, a Harris hawk and a Bengalese eagle owl.

He is currently being fed up on his favourite snack of dog food and Ross hopes to release Arly back into the wild in the next few weeks.

Visitors have been pouring into the attraction to see Arly who is part of the Crow family.

Ravens have been known to mimmick humans and staff are hoping to teach Arly a few words before he takes flight.

Duty manager Peter Howells said: "Arly is a big star here and visitors keep coming back to see his progress.

"He is a lot of fun to have around and we expect him to start talking back to us in the next few weeks. We're not sure whether he will want to go back into the wild because he is so used to humans.

"He will probably end up flying around and trying to nick ice cream and sweets from our visitors."

The arboretum is open from Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 5pm.

Admission costs £4 for adults and £1 for children. For more information visit www.arley-arboretum.org.uk

Raven is the common name given to the largest species of birds in the Corvus family. Corvids are also commonly referred to as 'crows' and other species in the same family include jackdaws, and rooks.

Ravens have high intelligence and are among the smartest birds in the world.