Friendly parrots are not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the birdlife along the Icelandic seaside. Which is why a group of foreign travelers were surprised to be greeted by a friendly little parrot at the Húsavík harbor in North Iceland. Surrounded by seagulls, the parrot seemed a bit lost and out of place.
According to the Police in Northeast Iceland the people were walking in the harbor area when the parrot flew to them and sat down on the shoulder of one of the people. The group decided they had to do the right thing and help the parrot get to his home. The people used a cardboard box to construct a cage, cutting out a hole for a plastic cup to create a kind of window or transparent viewing deck to ensure the bird didn't feel too claustrophobic while being taken to the Police station in Akureyri.
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The Akureyri Police was quick to find the owner of the bird. Shortly after posting a photo of the parrot on social media the bird's owner had contacted the Police.
The local newspaper Morgunblaðið reports that the lost parrot was one of the most urgent cases on the desk of the Akureyri Police yesterday.
This has been a very slow for the Akureyri Police, so the officers on duty have had plenty of time to secure birdseeds and other necessities for the feathered inmate.
Friendly parrots are not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the birdlife along the Icelandic seaside. Which is why a group of foreign travelers were surprised to be greeted by a friendly little parrot at the Húsavík harbor in North Iceland. Surrounded by seagulls, the parrot seemed a bit lost and out of place.
According to the Police in Northeast Iceland the people were walking in the harbor area when the parrot flew to them and sat down on the shoulder of one of the people. The group decided they had to do the right thing and help the parrot get to his home. The people used a cardboard box to construct a cage, cutting out a hole for a plastic cup to create a kind of window or transparent viewing deck to ensure the bird didn't feel too claustrophobic while being taken to the Police station in Akureyri.
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The Akureyri Police was quick to find the owner of the bird. Shortly after posting a photo of the parrot on social media the bird's owner had contacted the Police.
The local newspaper Morgunblaðið reports that the lost parrot was one of the most urgent cases on the desk of the Akureyri Police yesterday.
This has been a very slow for the Akureyri Police, so the officers on duty have had plenty of time to secure birdseeds and other necessities for the feathered inmate.
