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“I HAVE a question about a weird bird at my window. It looks like a pet and isn't right.”
So emailed my stepson on seeing a male cockatiel sitting on his kitchen window ledge in Stockport at 9pm one late November evening. There are lots of cats in the area, so he decided to bring the bird indoors, although he had no cage. I warned him of their ferocious bite. “I know – I'm trying to get him