Lost parrot 'hails' a cab to find its way home

Published April 19, 2016

Mastering the art of hailing a cab can be tricky, but for one parrot, it comes easy.

Evie, an 11-year-old bird from the British town of Tamworth, was able to find its way home after squawking “hello” to a passing cab driver in the area.

Missing parrot flies up to taxi, says 'hello' to the driver and is reunited with its owner: https://t.co/lwH9RZRm9n
— klmtaxis (@klmtaxis) April 19, 2016

The parrot disappeared from its owner’s home over Easter weekend and appeared distressed, the Tamworth Herald reported.

Taxi driver Pete Knight, from nearby Glascote, picked up Evie and then reached out to UK charity Problem Parrots.

“We had run an appeal on social media but it wasn't until [its owner] saw the article in the Herald that he got in touch with us,” Rebecca Hartill-Speak, lost and found officer for Problem Parrots UK, told the newspaper.

Evie’s owner, Peter Jackson, went to retrieve the bird last Sunday.

“Evie is doing really well, she's eating and happy – I'm so glad that she's home,” he said.

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