Ottawa's 'parrot whisperer' was a one-man tourist attraction

You might not have known Garry Allen by name, but you would know him to see him. Six-foot-four, 300 pounds plus and sporting long tufts of white Hulk Hogan-like facial hair, Allen stood out in a crowd. And, oh yes, there were the birds: a blue-headed pionus or two; a red king parrot from Australia; Stella and Spinach, a pair of Monk’s […]