judygram Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I was out watering my hanging baskets yesterday evening and kept hearing a soft sound and when I looked in the direction of it I saw a cockatiel in my woodshed, I went over and it didn't fly away even though it can fly. I went into the house to get a towel to catch it with and it came part way to the house but it flew back into the shed, I threw the towel over it and put it into a cage. I put food in the bowl and it ate and ate and ate like it was starved. It is a beautiful bird and must be someone's pet, I am on the lookout for the owner for they must be beside themselves with grief. I tried to take a picture of it but I can't get a good shot so I found one online that looks just like it, I think it is the pearl cockatiel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I hope the owner is found Judy, it certainly is a pretty cockatiel!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Yay judy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Thank you from our heart!! Jayd and Maggie:o Cockatiels believe in God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseaB Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 How wonderful the bird found you to help it! Cockatiels are sweethearts, my dad has one that is the love of his life! Hope it's owner is found soon, they must be so worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearllyn Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Poor little scrap - he and his humans must be beside themselves. Thank goodness he's flown into the hands of someone who willl help him to get home! Good luck Judy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Oh my goodness!!!! That little gorgeous cockatiel must have known if it landed in your garden he wouldn't be ignored. How lucky he was he found you ~ all that space in Virginia and he lands in YOUR GARDEN!! I have to say, if I were a little, lonely, hungry cockatiel I would find my way to you Wait till it finds it voice though - the noise.........!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I hope you find its owner Judy. Cockatiels are beautiful birds. I am so pleased he has found safety. Good luck with your new little friend x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joolesgreyuk Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 How's the little fella doing today Jude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Yes please we need a Teil update, a lovely sprite from your shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hope you find his family. Can't imagine how worried they must be. How very lucky he found someone caring & bird savvy. How is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 He/she is doing just fine, is chirping a little louder but it is still rather quiet, its cage is not very big but it is all I have for now but it seems to be allright, eating and sitting on the perch, doesn't play much but then it is in a new environment, seems friendly enough but I don't fool with it for it belongs to someone and I must find that person, thanks for asking about the little bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 It's been a few days... How's your visitor? Any word from his family, yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 I have heard nothing, he/she is still with me, I have tried to get him out of the cage but he won't step up for me but it may be better that way for if I could get him out I might not want him to leave, I don't want to get attached to something that belongs to someone else. He is doing fine, eating and calling for us if we leave the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsHoney Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Well Judy atleast he/she has found a good home if no one comes for him, we had a ton of cockatiels in our area just "let go" it was really sad, there was always an add in the paper "found cockatiel" but none for "lost cockatiel" people can be so cruel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Well Judy atleast he/she has found a good home if no one comes for him, we had a ton of cockatiels in our area just "let go" it was really sad, there was always an add in the paper "found cockatiel" but none for "lost cockatiel" people can be so cruel Just today, there is a LOST Cockatiel in our local newspaper. Lost on June 10... The family is devastated it said. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivion Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Mother Nature is smiling down on you for saving that little bird. Good call grabbing a towel. The one I rescued a few years ago, I foolishly grabbed out of my serviceberry bush with my bare hands. It bit THROUGH my thumb nail before I could get it inside my door. Yikes! But I made sure not to release it outside. Luckily, I knew a neighbor down the street had two 'tiels and regularly set the cage outside. My daughter and I walked over to their house and sure enough, they were shy one bird. The other one was in the back yard calling and calling and calling for its lost buddy. The one I found had been conversing with my 'tiel and budgie upstairs, and that's how I noticed it. Two years later, that woman occasionally shows up on my doorstep with treats or small gifts to thank me for finding (and returning) her bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsHoney Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I'm glad that atleast somebody misses their poor 'tiel when they go missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joolesgreyuk Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Any news on the tiel Jude? Have you though about the possibility of his owner never being found? The poor thing is gonna need a name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 Omg, if I name it then it will mean I will want to keep it but no I haven't found the owner yet but it has taken a liking to my hubby since it calls more for him when he leaves the room than it does for me, still holding hope that the owner will be found for it is a beautiful tiel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Awww. Looks like your hubby has his own pet now......tell him to start thinking of names.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joolesgreyuk Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Omg, if I name it then it will mean I will want to keep it but no I haven't found the owner yet but it has taken a liking to my hubby since it calls more for him when he leaves the room than it does for me, still holding hope that the owner will be found for it is a beautiful tiel. Oh dear, you may find it ends up in your freezer with the Elk & Deer. Tiel pie anyone? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 Oh dear, you may find it ends up in your freezer with the Elk & Deer. Tiel pie anyone? ;-) Nah, not enough meat on it to be worth the trouble, just kidding everyone, this bird will end up with a good home even if I never find the owners but it still remains to be seen if it is in my home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Oh I think this is great Judy. You hubby can have his own fid and you can tell him about the poop on his back!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Have you tried placing an ad on craigslist, parrot 911 etc. for that cute little Tiel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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