Bristol: A man from Bristol has undergone surgery to remove both ears in order to look more like his pet parrots. Ted Richards, who has already had his face and eyeballs tattooed to resemble his birds, had his ears removed in a six-hour operation.

Parrot man: Richards is obsessed by feathered pets Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi, and has his face tattooed with colourful feathers in a tribute. Pic/Facebook