> On 19/01/2023 15:59 Bob W PDML <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>  
> > On 18 Jan 2023, at 07:07, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >> On 18/01/2023 04:45 Alan C <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Common all over South Africa too, even in remote camps of the Kruger
> >> Park. The ones here escaped from a sailing sip en-route to Aus. Can't
> >> imagine why they were being taken there.
> > 
> > They were a common pet, being easy to feed and otherwise look after, so it 
> > might be that.  Or they could have been wild birds that inadvertently went 
> > to sea with a ship and remained there until first landfall.  This could 
> > happen if a crew was in the habit of feeding them.
> 
> Perhaps they were being transported for stealing loaves of bread. They were 
> easily caught because they habitually overestimated their own fully-laden 
> airspeed velocity. 

They wouldn't have much difficulty getting out of the leg shackles.
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