UPI – Colourful lovebirds, 72 in total, have been spotted throughout an English town as they fled their owner’s aviary, according to residents.
Drew Holdaway, 64, mentioned that the birds escaped from his Tadley, Hampshire garden.
He accidentally left the aviary door ajar while photographing some lovebirds he intended to sell.
“I was standing in my kitchen on the phone talking to a pal looking out the window and suddenly noticed my lovebirds flying around,” Holdaway told a news agency. “It was totally my fault for leaving the aviary door open.”
He said each bird is worth about USD50 to USD60. Holdaway said he put out food for the escaped birds and he has successfully recaptured 28 of them, but 44 remain on the loose.
“Unfortunately they have flown too far now and are unable to hear the calls from their mates,” he said.
Residents have reported seeing the colourful birds all over town.
