C4 - Sunday News, February 8, 1981 | o ay e. Ps) For six days a smallexotic year-old woman took a_ the ground Thursday, bird had the run of Park friend’s cockatiel there evening the elusive. a Royal south mall, en- Wednesday night in an finally flew into the emp: tertaining shoppers with his unsuccessful attempt to lure cage and a passerby climbe; antics ashe eluded capture. _—ihim. “up and closed the: d The bird, a_ cockatiel, However, Rose persuaded behind him. escaped from the Fish Bowl the pet store to leave —— pet store Saturday when a another cockatiel in a cage Call_Classifieds customer opened the door of with an empty cage open 986-6222 a cage with various birds in next to it, about 25 feet from it, and, being the only one without its feathers clipped the cockatiel grabbed at the . opportunity of freedom. __.. But as the bird: quickly became confused by the bright lighting of the mall from his spot high up in the ornamental tree, the problem became how to get him back into his cage. Shoppers became disturbed by his plight and a steady stream of them badgered the pet store about the situation. By the time the News called the store, Wednesday to find out what action was planned, an _ exasperated assistant said: “We have tried everything to get him back and Have had nothing but phone calls. since Saturday.” She said that if she left another cockatiel out to attract him into a cage, . ‘Might get stolen and that if - she put food out for him it . Would attract mice and rats , into the mall, adding: “I'm fed up even talking about it.” Eventually, North Van BIRD LOVER Ros ie Mcharin stands by the cage of her escaped cockatiel at the ] Park resident Rose McGavin, the ': Royal South Mall, last Wednesday. She hoped to lure the bird back into the empty — Doris Orr of the bird world, cage. (Terry Peters photo) was informed and the’ 61- ‘The perfection of. ‘pavingstones renhances' your enjoyment of your own home and in- creases the value of your property. Free estimates by an expert installer. > oe Get those pots and pans We value experience. Yours. out of the sink z, Mic with anew Kitch omnis: dishwasher by( HOBART]