A parrot on the loose met a happy ending thanks to a security squad who went the extra mile to find her owner and watch over the bird until her owner came home!
Northern Park, South Africa (11 April 2025) — A gorgeous blue and yellow macaw parrot on the loose felt the kindness of strangers recently in Northern Park.
Luckily for the roaming bird, she had found herself in good company alongside security squad staff from the Mi7 National Group. If the group are sounding familiar, they are the same security team that lip-synced the Backstreet Boys in 2023!
The armed response group had been busy in the area installing sign boards when the parrot hopped onto their radars. However, while most might’ve marvelled at the bird for a minute before continuing work, the team considered that maybe someone was missing her.
Though no one knows for sure whether she was simply inspecting their work, or potentially looking for employment (some parrots are known to make for top-tier security alarms), one thing was understood: a parrot too far from home could mean a few, only a few wing-flaps until it’s goodbye forever.
Luckily, the staff were not about to let that happen on their watch. Reaction Officers quickly made contact with their Control Room to see if any reports of a missing bird had been made. As it turned out, the bird belonged to none other than the client the security squad had been helping!
Thanks to the team not turning a blind eye to the bird and choosing to keep a careful watch over her (or perhaps it was her over them), the parrot was safely reunited with her owner once the client got home.
The squad warmed many hearts with the little, but impactful act, proving that sometimes going above and beyond doesn’t need to mean saving the world. Sometimes, it’s simply saving one parrot on the loose.
Meanwhile in other heartwarming animal stories, two golden oldies named Ouma and Ounooi found their forever home at long last—together. You can read all about their happy ending here.
Sources: Mi7 National Group
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