A man who "hated birds" now makes a living from his parrots - after his wife convinced him to rescue the animals.

Nimal Fernando, 34, has fallen in love with the birds after his wife, Claire, 33, persuaded him to rescue Mikey - a blue and gold macaw.

His bird-obsessed wife, Claire, came across Mikey in a bad condition when she spotted a Facebook post in October 2016.

She convinced her partner to take in the bird and together they nursed the parrot back to health.