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HEAR BACK. FIREFIGHTERS IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH RESCUED A BIRD STUCK IN A TREE. CHECK OUT THESE IMAGES FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OFFICIALS SAY THE HERON WAS FOUND IN DISTRESS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN WITH ...