A Quaker parrot has been given the local Red Cross chapter’s Animal Lifesaver Award in Denver after his cries of alarm alerted his owner that the girl she was babysitting was in trouble.

Willie the parrot, owned by Megan Howard, was in the Kuusk’s residence because his owner was babysitting Hannah, the daughter. Megan had stepped out of the room when Hannah suddenly started choking on her breakfast. Willie repeatedly yelled "Mama, Baby!" while flapping his wings, calling the attention of Megan. She returned to the room to find Hannah already turning a shade of blue. She performed Heimlich maneuver on the little girl, but said that Willie is "the real hero" of the story.

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