- look closely It is a person
 
 


This parrot is in fact a female model who posed for 'world body painting champion' Johannes Stötter.

The Italian artist spent weeks planning the transformation, taking four hours to paint his subject with ink.

The model's arm forms the parrot's head and beak, and her legs form the wing and tail feathers.

Avast, ye scurvy dogs! Old fishermen never die, they just smell that way. Bill