Ontario cops were called to a home after neighbours reported hearing verbal outbursts from the home of a neighbouring couple.

But constable Steve Bates said there was only one person in the property when they arrived.

He told Canada’s Global News: “They heard him yelling and saying ‘I hope you die’ and so on and so forth.

“So we attended and we located the male of the household alone in the house screaming at his pet parrot who apparently was ‘beaking off’ at him, in his words.”

No charges were brought and Mr Bates said it was a “very interesting” call for attending officers.