After hours of trying to get his pet macaw to come down from a tree at Beavermead Park, Harshil Parikh climbed up to rescue the bird. Both were eventually saved by firefighters.
Peterborough firefighters were called to Beavermead Park on Canada Day to rescue a man and his pet macaw who were stranded in a tall tree.“If I am taking Jojo in the neighbourhood then I do not carry cage with me,” he said. “He likes to sit on my hand and JoJo never flies away.”Parikh says during an afternoon visit to Beavermead Park with family, he and three-year old JoJo sat further away from the busy crowd near the beach.
Parikh also called 911 for Peterborough Fire Services’ help. He says officials initially suggested they wait for Jojo to fly down on its own.Not willing to give up so easily, Parkih says his girlfriend tied sticks together using her shoe laces and socks to try to reach the bird. Friends joined their efforts and put together a longer, heavy extendable stick.
“At last, my baby found another branch and he walked on it towards me,” he continued. “Now he was so close to me but still couldn’t walk anymore because now the branch was not straight and completely diagonal to the ground.”French vote gives leftists most seats over far-right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock
“I was so relieved. I had no idea if so many people are looking at me and how I will come down,” he said. “My girlfriend, my friends, my family, they all were yelling from the ground. They were worried and I didn’t want to disappoint any of them but I also couldn’t ignore Jojo.”
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