What sounded like a violent domestic assault ruffled a few feathers with this man's neighbours, but it wasn't what they thought.

Police arrived in a hurry to reports of a disturbance in Brighton, Ont., where callers said a man was yelling threats inside a home.

But when officers arrived they found a man alone in the home.

Police said he was still yelling at his pet parrot, who according to the man was "beaking off at him."

The Northumberland detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police believe alcohol was involved.