The Kraken — 2 years ago(November 14, 2023 05:50 PM)

George Hollywood survived the summer at Hollywood Beach by mimicking the behavior of other birds. He is now up for adoption through Chicagoland Exotic Animal Rescue.
ANDERSONVILLE — It took almost a dozen Edgewater neighbors the entire summer to rescue a resilient stray parakeet, who’s now up for adoption at Chicagoland Exotic Animal Rescue in Andersonville, 5315 N Clark St., Ste. 218.
Volunteers named the yellow-and-green parakeet George Hollywood because they found him at Hollywood Beach in Edgewater, said Chicagoland Exotic Animal Rescue founder Jessica Katz.
“The number of people involved with getting him to come here was just astronomical when you think about how he’s a bird that weighs about 35 grams,” Katz said.
“George is a really smart little boy,” Katz said. “He partnered up with the local sparrows and pigeons and found out where they were getting their food and water, then started emulating their daily habits.
“His fan club became very attuned to his patterns and one of my volunteers would go out there almost every day and spend hours trying to catch him, but he had another agenda,” she said.