Woman sings while her parrot rests on a wooden stick before the bird is blessed by a Catholic priest outside the Saint Francis church in Lima

A woman sings while her parrot rests on a wooden stick before the bird is blessed by a Catholic priest outside the Saint Francis church in Lima October 7, 2007, during the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Saint Francis is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (PERU)