Parrot named Steve swoops into action and dive-bombs burglar raiding owner’s home
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A CLEVER parrot realised something was wrong when a burglar entered his owner’s home — and swooped into action. Monk parakeet Steve, who weighs just five ounces, bravely repeatedly dive-bombed the intruder. Steve’s crime-fighting act, worthy of author Agatha Christie’s sleuth Hercule Poirot, put the thief into such a flap he fled empty-handed.
![[Monk parakeet Steve, who weighs just five ounces, bravely repeatedly dive-bombed the intruder raiding his owner's home]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-lynsey-williamson-parrot-steve-962240141.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Yesterday, Steve’s praises were sung by owner Lynsey Williamson, 41, who had been at home with ten-year-old daughter — also called Agatha. Lynsey said: “If we were here alone, who knows what could have happened.”. Steve was out of his cage to exercise when his squawking raised the alarm.
![[Steve’s praises were sung by owner Lynsey Williamson, 41, who had been at home with ten-year-old daughter, Agatha]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-lynsey-williamson-parrot-steve-962240510.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Customer service worker Lynsey ran into the living room of her ground-floor flat in Manchester. She said: “Steve was dive-bombing the intruder relentlessly. His feathers were flying everywhere. “We were all scared. My daughter was crying. I feel blessed that Steve was there to save the day.
![[Steve’s crime-fighting act, worthy of author Agatha Christie’s sleuth Hercule Poirot, put the thief into such a flap he fled empty-handed]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/itv-plc-reproduced-editorial-purposes-858601090.jpg?strip=all&w=815)
She added: “The guy clearly panicked and thankfully he didn’t notice a bag of Euros for a holiday. He muttered something about walking into the wrong house, which I didn’t believe for a second. “The bird just had this instinct. He knew that this man shouldn’t be there.
“He is able to tell him apart from a visitor — that’s what’s incredible. I just want people to know how clever birds are.”. Police are investigating the attempted burglary. Poirot is a fictional Belgian detective who featured in 33 of Christie’s novels, two plays and 51 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
