Perky - The Misguided Cuckoo: Misguided. That's Perky, the cuckoo. He thinks he's a parrot and behaves like one. "I'm sure he's round the twist," when I take him for a walk he rides on my shoulder, just like Cap'n Bones in Treasure Island. We only put him in a cage at night and that's for his own safety. He even squawks like a parrot when he's hungry". Perky was a victim of the Devon floods. He was found starving and dirty by some Exmouth, Devon, boys and taken to Exmouth Zoo, run by Kelsay's parents. Some careful handling, and an hourly diet of bread and milk - spoon-fed - and Perky was soon back to normal. He was offered his freedom, but prefers to stay at the zoo. Each night he goes home with Kelsay to her parents' flat, riding on Kelsay's shoulders. Perky - unlike parrotrs - can't talk, "but I'm sure he attempting to read," said Kelsay. "I can't pick up a bock before he flies over."
Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.
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