Feather, a 35-year-old macaw, soaks up the last bit of Monday's sunshine with his owner, Les Eaker, in downtown Cape Girardeau. Feather has been in Eaker's family since 1985. Eaker said Feather has a big vocabulary but is shy around strangers, and he gets along well with dogs but likes to chase cats.
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