January 31, 2021, 05:18 PM
Community cats can be a really endearing bunch when you get to know them better.
Some extra-friendly ones might even bring you gifts.
Discovering a parrot at his doorstep
Twitter user @xantitoxic recently shared an experience with a community cat who left them a gift at their doorstep.
The gift in question? A parrot, which turned out to be someone's pet.
The incident was documented in a short Twitter video:
https://twitter.com/xantitoxic/status/1355109037809954820
Speaking to Mothership, @xantitoxic was initially "shocked" by the bird at their doorstep, but noted that it was normal for the cat to bring them gifts.
Photo courtesy of @xantitoxic.
The cat has been around the neighbourhood for a few years, with several residents sometimes feeding and caring for it. To show its love, the cat has often left them 'gifts' such as lizards and rats.
xantitoxic/Twitter
This time, however, the "gift" in question was a little different.
"I realised there was a ring on the parrot's foot. I knew that it has got to be someone's parrot!" The Twitter user told us.
xantitoxic/Twitter
A better look at the parrot:
Photo courtesy of @xantitoxic.
Turns out it was someone's pet parrot
Xantitoxic then recalled seeing a poster plastered at the lift lobby regarding a pet parrot that has been missing since Jan. 25.
"I went to check it and I was right!"
xantitoxic/Twitter
The owner of the parrot was informed of what had happened.
During the phone call, the person sounded to be "devastated but composed", @xantitoxic said. The parrot apparently belonged to their son.
A helper from the parrot owner's family later came to retrieve the bird's remains.
Top photo from Xantitoxic/Twitter.
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