Video: Parrot lands on Australian reporter

Friday, April 1, 2016
SOUTHPORT, Australia -- Australians have a reputation for being unflappable, but not a TV reporter getting ready to go live in Queensland.

Nine Network News journalist Brittney Kleyn freaked out when a parrot landed on her shoulder.
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In the video, you hear her telling amused colleagues that it "wasn't funny" and urging them to remove the creature.

The parrot, called Lola, was later reunited with its owner.
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