'Mama, baby!' How hero parrot saved little girl who was choking on her breakfast

[Miss Mia]

'Mama, baby!' How hero parrot saved little girl who was choking on her breakfast

A parrot has been honoured by the Red Cross for saving the life of a toddler.

It was Willie's cries of alarm which alerted his owner that the toddler she was baby-sitting was choking on her breakfast.

Megan Howard had left the room last November when the Quaker parrot noticed something was amiss with Hannah and began to raise the alarm by yelling 'Mama, baby' and flapping his wings.

Megan then dashed back to find the little girl turning blue and performed the Heimlich manoeuvre.

This first aid procedure involves dislodging an obstruction from a person's windpipe by applying a sudden strong pressure to the abdomen.

However at the Animal Lifesaver Award ceremony held by the Red Cross chapter in Denver, Colorado, Megan said Willie 'is the real hero'.

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Very cool.  Hero parrot! 

[Flame]

Good bird!

[Eupher]

Looks like a conure.