Sible Hedingham: Cheeky parrot reunited with owner (From Halstead Gazette)

Sible Hedingham: Cheeky parrot reunited with owner

4:35pm Thursday 25th June 2009

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A pensioner feels as though he has won the lottery after being reunited with his cheeky AWOL parrot.

Richard the African grey parrot, who can say “shut up Tiger” and imitate a telephone ring, went missing for four nights.

The nine-inch tall bird was caught after he landed on the shoulder of a builder in Sible Hedingham and tried to steal his lunch.

Richard, who will eat anything and wears a ring on his right foot with his name on, was taken to the RSPCA Danaher Animal Home in Wethersfield.

The animal home then contacted his delighted 73-year-old owner, John Gay, who collected him today.

Mr Gay of Alexandra Road, Sible Hedingham, said: “He’s like a person to me.

“I’m over the moon to have him home and I feel like I have won the lottery."

The former lorry driver, who made a donation to the animal home, said Richard looked “a bit rough” and was in need of some TLC.

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