Today's Guardian Country Diary is about Kirkby Stephen's famous macaws, that can often be seen on the rooftops of this Cumbrian market town.
These spectacular birds originally belonged to a local farmer and conservationist called John Strutt, who died a couple of years ago. You can read all about this remarkable man and his amazing free-range parrots by visiting this web site.
There's also more about him here.
I had never heard of these. Thanks I'll keep an eye out.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing sight.
ReplyDeleteI shall be looking out for these next time I'm up that way Phil. Thanks for sharing!
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