An amusing video has emerged of a pet African grey parrot called Alfie flying at its owner's camera as she tries to record him for the first time.

The footage, shot in Madrid, Spain on March 7, shows Alfie losing his cool during a game of peek-a-boo.

"I play peek a boo often with him and he enjoys the game but this is my first time of recording him he is obviously camera shy," the filmer wrote.