‘The Birdman of Chennai’ feeds 8,000 parakeets a day
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Indian camera technician and parakeet enthusiast Joseph Sekar, 62, with a parakeet on his shoulder at his home in Chennai. Sekar says he spends about half of his 850 Indian rupee (13 USD) daily wage as a camera technician on bird feed, and has cared for around 8,000 green parakeets for nearly 10 years. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)
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A flock of parakeets waiting to be given food on the roof of Joseph Sekar's home in Chennai. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)
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Joseph Sekar, 62, putting out bird feed for parakeets on the roof of his home in Chennai. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)
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A flock of parakeets eating bird feed on the roof of parakeet enthusiast Joseph Sekar's home in Chennai. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)
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Injured parakeets kept in a cage as they recover at Joseph Sekar home in Chennai. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)
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Indian camera technician and parakeet enthusiast Joseph Sekar, 62, repairing a camera with a parakeet on his shoulder at his home in Chennai. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)
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A parakeet arrives to eat feed on the roof of Indian camera technician and parakeet enthusiast Joseph Sekar's home in Chennai. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP)
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