Parrot summoned to court to return to 1st owner

[April 07, 2009]  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- An African Gray parrot who was summoned to a South Florida courtroom at the center of a dispute between two owners will return to his original owner.

Angela Colicheski, 52, named the bird Tequila when she bought him 13 years ago. The bird flew away three years ago and ended up in the home of Sarita Lytell. She named the bird Lucky.

The two women met by chance at a Dunkin' Donuts and discovered their love for feathered friends. When Colicheski realized the other woman had her bird, she asked for it back.

Lytell said she looked for the bird's owner when she found it, but after three years is now too attached.

Colicheski filed a lawsuit in February.

The judge ordered the bird returned to Colicheski Monday.

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Information from: South Florida Sun Sentinel, http://www.sunsentinel.com/

[Associated Press]

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