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Merlin, the watch bird

COMPILED BY NIMI KURIAN

Photo: V.V. Krishnan

Macaws: Beautiful birds.

Watch dogs are a pretty common first line of security for U.S. homes and businesses. Watch birds not so much. But that didn’t stop Merlin, a seven-year-old macaw who scared off a burglar at a Massachusetts pet store this week. Intruders smashed the front window of Pet Palace in Leominster, about 45 miles west of Boston, and as they entered the store the bird began to shout, said store manager Lori Oltman. "When he hears someone come into the building, or the puppies get riled up or whatever, he’ll start calling for Rhonda, who is the woman who used to own him," Oltman said. "He was screaming for Rhonda and they weren’t aware that it was a bird and not a person. And so they took flight rather quickly."

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