Mentor woman reunited with pet bird (with video)

When Maureen Lima's beloved dog died several years ago, the brokenhearted Mentor resident said no more pets.

Then her brother suggested a bird, and she decided that might work.

"I said, ‘How close can you really get to a bird?' " she recalls.

Really close, it turns out.

That's why she was heartsick when she recently lost her 1 1/2-year-old cockatiel, Hanna. The bird was acting unusually adventurous a couple of weeks ago and hopped out Lima's apartment door. Enjoying her newfound freedom, she quickly flew out of reach, then out of sight.

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