FEATURE


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t was a very warm, sunny, September morning. Due to our carelessness, Yasha, our hand-reared Amazon


parrot, flew outside into the garden. I chased after him but he had vanished. My partner Maria and I, made an immediate panic search. Failing to find him I contacted Exotic Direct Insurance. Of course I wasn’t covered for an escape but they arranged an immediate call from John Hayward of the National Theft Register, who also logs lost birds. He gave us great advice and much reassurance. We made up some flyers and circulated them within the village. At home Yasha copies me whistling and particularly likes whistle calling the dogs. We sometimes have whistling competitions whereby, I at one end of the house and Yasha at the other, whistle to each other. I tried whistling around the area for him but there was no reply. Later than day Maria located Yasha on a tree nearby merrily whistling and saying


At home Yasha copies me whistling and particularly likes whistle calling the dogs. We sometimes have whistling competitions whereby, I at one end of the house and Yasha at the other, whistle to each other.


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