Frightening moment driver is trapped in her car by a crazed cockatoo that stole her earring, chomped on the steering wheel and lunged at her face
- Morgana Elaine, from Geelong in Melbourne, filmed the bird attacking her car
- The cockatoo managed to steal an earring from her which it bent out of shape
- The naughty bird entered the car and started attacking the steering wheel
- Ms Elaine and the bird eventually settled their differences and became friends
A driver has been trapped in her car by a crazed cockatoo that stole her earring and chomped on the steering wheel.
Morgana Elaine posted several videos on Facebook on Wednesday which showed her ordeal with the cockatoo after it became obsessed with her car.
The woman from the city of Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, frantically filmed as the bird walked on her car, stole her earring, and began to pick apart her steering wheel.
Morgana Elaine posted several videos on Facebook on Wednesday which showed her ordeal with a cockatoo that became obsessed with her car
Footage captured the moment the bird landed on the front window of her car and walked over to the gap between the open door.
It poked its head inside while squawking as Ms Elaine screamed for help.
Eventually she saw the funny side of the ordeal and burst into laughter.
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'He's already stolen my earring out of my ear,' Ms Elaine said.
She held the bent earring up to the camera and said: 'this is what he did to it.'
'I've got way too much metal in my face for this bird.'
Ms Elaine held her earring up to the camera after the bird stole it from her ear
The cockatoo moved inside the car and began to chomp on the steering wheel.
'I don't want it to bite me,' Ms Elaine said while nervously laughing.
'Don't do that to my steering wheel.'
The cockatoo eventually decided to get out and start walking on the roof.
'I am hiding in my car from a cockatoo that yanked out my earring and it is trying to get in my car.'
The cockatoo moved inside the car and began to chomp on her steering wheel
After the cockatoo was scared by a passing car, it landed on the fence of a house opposite Ms Elaine's car.
The bond between the cockatoo and Ms Elaine eventually became quite friendly after she gave it some food.
She was also able to pet the cockatoo with a plastic fork.
