Calif. man distressed over pet parrot's escape

Fitz the parrot fled his Calif. owner's home to a nearby tree and hasn't come down for two days. / KOVR

A California man is worried sick about his pet parrot after the bird flew to the top of a tree and won't come down.

Fitz left home Wednesday night, according to CBS Sacramento.

"It's really frustrating," said Rick Grimmett of Citrus Heights. "He took off out of my garage like a 747."

"It's a horrible thing," said Ray Teel, a friend of Grimmett's.

Grimmett, who says he hasn't caught a wink of sleep since his feathered friend fled, has tried everything to lure Fitz down. The master goldsmith and diamond setter at Kenny G. Jewelers, who even took work off Thursday, wheeled out his cage, peeled bananas, brought his bucket of food out and brought another bird for moral support.

He also called the fire department, who came and shot water up in the tree. But that just spooked the parrot and made him fly to another tree.

"I just hope my son's not watching because I haven't told him," Grimmett, who shares custody of his son 50 percent of the time, told the station. "He's an 8-year-old at school right now. He would just be devastated to know his bird is high up in a tree.

Grimmett said that when he purchased Fritz from a family in Lodi, Calif., last weekend, he was told the parrot's wings were clipped. That was apparently not the case.

The bird switched trees Thursday and remains 35 feet off the ground.

[johnw2k]

I have a pair of Double-Yellow Head Amazon 'attack parrots' which I was 'gifted' because they were keen to bite my friend's little niece and nephew's fingers off.
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When they get out they come after me first then they take off to the trees...
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Put the bird's cage out under the tree where the bird can see it, well stocked with favorite food and water...
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Tie a long string to the cage door so you can pull it shut; leave the cage door open...
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Check back around late afternoon as twilight is coming on...
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Most birds will tend to go to where they feel safe and comfortable for the night...
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Pull the string and close the door... Good Luck!