The Amazing True Story of Freddie Mercury The Parrot

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>When author Victor Rash visited a bird rescue and encountered the bird that would eventually become Freddie Mercury a blue-and-gold-scarlet macaw mix he was thrilled. He knew that this one-and-a half- the year-old parrot was very special.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Freddie quickly made himself part of Victor's life playing with toys and living happily in the Florida room at the back of the house. Then one January day a few years later in the midst of a remodeling project Victor accidentally took Freddie outside on his shoulder. The parrot flew off for a strange adventure leaving Victor wondering how he would get his friend back. Over the course of the next ten days the bird faced threats from cold storms and birds of prey all while Victor and members of his community worked to bring Freddie home. His desperate search finds help from many neighbors a local radio station and an out-of-state police department doing all they could in an attempt to save this beloved parrot.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>This personal narrative recounts the tale of how an entire community came together in an effort to rescue an escaped tropical parrot in the middle of winter.</span></p><p><br></p>