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A woman who was pushed to the edge by a faulty fire alarm that sounded non-stop for seven days discovered that the sound was in fact made by a parrot in her garden.
Shanna Sexton, 25, was driven to distraction by the reoccurring high-pitched tone and even called in workmen to try and locate the problem.
But Miss Sexton was amazed to see an African Grey Congo parrot perched on a water butt as she hung out washing in the garden.
The noisy parrot, called Sammi, had escaped from neighbour Louise Ledger's house a week earlier and spent seven days in the garden mimicking a smoke alarm.
Miss Sexton, from Torquay, Devon, said: ''I'd been hearing the noise for ages. I looked around the house checking everything. I even pulled out the washing machine.
''In the end a workman said it sounded like it may be my smoke alarm. We had problems with our smoke alarm before and I thought 'here we go again'.
''It was driving me mad but I just could not find out where it was coming from.''
But the mystery was solved once Miss Sexton spotted Sammi in the garden after seeing Missing Parrot posters stuck up around the neighbourhood.
Three-year-old Sammi flew out of front door as owner Mrs Ledger returned home from a shopping trip.
Mrs Ledger, 38, was distraught and spent hours searching for her beloved pet before she plastered the neighbourhood with missing posters appealing for Sammi's return.
Vocal Sammi, who has lived with Louise and her two children for two years, is known for reprimanding the family's dog, saying ''good morning'' and telling Mrs Ledger he loves her.
Mrs Sexton said: ''Sammi is now home safe and sound and he has not stopped yapping since.
''I am over the moon. I am going to give Shanna a huge bunch of flowers. When I found out where he has I could not have got there any faster.
''He is always picking up funny noises from anywhere and everywhere. I think he must have heard me burning the toast once as he does mimic the smoke alarm noise.
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...98/Parrot-mistaken-for-faulty-fire-alarm.html
Shanna Sexton, 25, was driven to distraction by the reoccurring high-pitched tone and even called in workmen to try and locate the problem.
But Miss Sexton was amazed to see an African Grey Congo parrot perched on a water butt as she hung out washing in the garden.
The noisy parrot, called Sammi, had escaped from neighbour Louise Ledger's house a week earlier and spent seven days in the garden mimicking a smoke alarm.
Miss Sexton, from Torquay, Devon, said: ''I'd been hearing the noise for ages. I looked around the house checking everything. I even pulled out the washing machine.
''In the end a workman said it sounded like it may be my smoke alarm. We had problems with our smoke alarm before and I thought 'here we go again'.
''It was driving me mad but I just could not find out where it was coming from.''
But the mystery was solved once Miss Sexton spotted Sammi in the garden after seeing Missing Parrot posters stuck up around the neighbourhood.
Three-year-old Sammi flew out of front door as owner Mrs Ledger returned home from a shopping trip.
Mrs Ledger, 38, was distraught and spent hours searching for her beloved pet before she plastered the neighbourhood with missing posters appealing for Sammi's return.
Vocal Sammi, who has lived with Louise and her two children for two years, is known for reprimanding the family's dog, saying ''good morning'' and telling Mrs Ledger he loves her.
Mrs Sexton said: ''Sammi is now home safe and sound and he has not stopped yapping since.
''I am over the moon. I am going to give Shanna a huge bunch of flowers. When I found out where he has I could not have got there any faster.
''He is always picking up funny noises from anywhere and everywhere. I think he must have heard me burning the toast once as he does mimic the smoke alarm noise.
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...98/Parrot-mistaken-for-faulty-fire-alarm.html
