MAN POSES FOR MUGSHOT WITH PET PARROT ON HIS SHOULDER

An Oregon man arrested Monday posed for a mug shot with his pet parrot on his shoulder. Craig Buckner, 38, was at a hearing when he was jailed for violating release terms in connection with multiple misdemeanor theft cases. Buckner, not expecting to land behind bars, arrived at the courthouse with his four-year-old red parrot, which he placed in a tree before heading inside the building. After Buckner was taken into custody, he told a court deputy that his companion parrot was outside in a tree. Concerned for the bird’s safety, the deputy accompanied Buckner – who was handcuffed and shackled at the waist – to retrieve the parrot who, by this time, was surrounded by crows. Buckner posed for a series of mug shots, one of which shows the parrot perched on his left shoulder. The parrot was subsequently picked up by a friend of Buckner’s who agreed to care for the bird. (picture: http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/jailbird/oregon-jailbirds-903821)
* Coupla jailbirds.
* Now they’re both behind bars.
* “Polly want a shiv.”
* The Birdman of Oregon.
* “Excuse me, deputy, but my parrot is outside in a tree.” “Sure it is. Sitting with my orangutan.”
* That’s not a parrot – that’s an accomplice.
* Gee, I really love these nature stories.
* This guy might actually be too weird for Oregon.
* Well, heck, parrots like nuts, right?
* Now the parrot wants to talk.
* A parrot surrounded by crows. Talk about a metaphor for life.