A Man and his Fid get rescued

[Squeekmouse]

I just saw this story in our local news here in Illinois. I had to share it.

Firefighters rescue Illinois man trapped waist-deep in mud while trying to save pet parrot | Fox News

 

[itzjbean]

What a great story, glad both got out okay! Thank goodness for those firefighters.

 

[Ephy]

What an amazing story and what an amazing owner and bird companion.

I always worry what happens to birds during natural disasters. You always see stories of dog and cats being rescued, but what about the birds.

Thanks for sharing

 

[Flboy]

Wow! I am in Belleville a lot, have family there! Been to that park.

 

[Kiwibird]

Parrots- ALWAYS getting their humans into all kinds of situations

Glad the outcome was positive. Looks like the parrot was quite amused at all the fuss and mess lol.

 

[Tami2]

That right there would be every single one of us for sure!!

Great story, thanks for sharing.

Parrots- ALWAYS getting their humans into all kinds of situations.

So true, indeed!

 

[BoomBoom]

I'm so glad the bird stayed on his back the whole time!

 

[Squeekmouse]

Part of what amazed me with this story is that the Parront apparently rides his bike in the park with his Fid on his shoulder. This macaw isn't the man's pet.. that's his feathered child, for certain!


The other part that surprised me was all the comments on the article. I expected to see a bunch of comments about endangering themselves for a "dumb bird" or something to that effect. But most comments were either pirate jokes or very supportive of the guy and his love for his fid.

 

[noodles123]

aw- so glad they are okay. Must have been scary.