June 2 (UPI) -- A parakeet on the loose in a Scottish suburb is being blamed for causing thousands of dollars in damage by pecking away at the rubber parts of residents' cars.
Residents said the small parrot has been seen wandering loose in Lochardil, a suburb of Inverness, since February.
Neighbors said the bird has been pecking at window seals and windshield wipers, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage.
"Parakeet is not a good word round here in Inverness," local resident Cathleen MacKinnon told BBC Radio Scotland. "This little chap causes havoc on the cars around here."
"I have never seen the bird -- I have just seen the damage it causes," she said.
