A business man based in Surrey is hoping residents in Burnaby can help him find a missing member of his flock.
Glen Williams, also known as the flamingo guy, was driving from Delta to North Burnaby late Friday night when a beloved member of his well-known lawn displays flew the coop.
An eight-feet-tall buzzard that was strapped to the back of Williams’ work trailer somehow came loose during the drive, and he didn’t notice it was missing until after he arrived at his destination in North Burnaby. (Williams drove from Delta to North Burnaby via the Alex Fraser Bridge, passing through Queensborough and over the Queensborough Bridge on to Marine Way and over to Boundary Road, where he turned right and headed north to North Burnaby.)
“It went missing. I don’t know what the hell happened. It’s strapped on to the roof of our trailer, … and probably for the last 15 years we’ve used this system and it’s never been an issue, and somehow the straps loosened up late Friday night, and by the time I got to my next delivery in Burnaby it was gone,” Williams told the NOW.
When he realized the buzzard was missing, Williams retraced his steps all the way back to Delta, even checking ditches along the way, hoping to find the missing bird, but it was gone.
“Somebody must have picked him up and put him in their pick-up truck or van because you really can’t get it in a normal car, that’s for sure,” Williams said.
The missing bird is a large, hand-painted plywood cut-out of a buzzard wearing a top hat sitting on a tombstone. It weighs about 40 to 50 pounds and has a long steel post that runs along the back and connects to a stand.
Williams has contacted the City of Burnaby engineering department in case they come across it. He’s also offering a $100 reward for its safe return or for information that leads to the buzzard’s whereabouts.
“The rest of the flamingos are missing him desperately,” he added.
Anyone with information on the missing buzzard or who knows where it is, is asked to contact Williams through his website www.flamingoguy.com or via email at [email protected].
