Frenchie Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Been spending almost 2 hours , with my neighbour, trying to catch this sort of beautiful bird, ( I know, it may sound silly to some of you... [:$]) without harming it.. She seems to be distressed, making little sounds for " help !" , when we do one step forward she does two, she can fly, we've been trying with a net, but with no success... Could she survive in nature ? ( I doubt it ..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Looks very similar to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3869815.stm wild parrots living in England rising at 30% per year so could well be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Frenchie, can you borrow a bird cage from someone and put bird seed and water in it? If it's a bird who has been used to captivity it might go in the cage on its own and you can shut the door after tying a long piece of string to it.Don't know if that will work, but it's how we used to catch budgies which had escaped years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 As a one off it will not survive for long. The ones in Surrey (UK) are ring necked parrots and have been around for about thirty years, rumour was that a large number escaped together, therefor allowing them to be able to defend each other and obviously breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Not that it will help you catch it, but I think it's a white cockatiel - my sister used to have a pair. They can be anywhere on the scale of tame to absolutely wild. Google "white cockatiel" for photos.I saw a zebra finch flitting around recently which was extremely pretty and extremely wild - presumably also an escapee as they're more usually found in parts of Australasia and America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I do hope you succeed, what a beautiful bird. And it isn't a silly thing to do at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Unfortunately it flew away , but it can't be far... Looked around , couldn't see it, but we'll keep on looking tomorrow, hoping we can find it....It didn't seem wild at all, and what sweet eyes... [:(]Thanks for your answers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 [quote user="Catalpa"]Not that it will help you catch it, but I think it's a white cockatiel - my sister used to have a pair. They can be anywhere on the scale of tame to absolutely wild. Google "white cockatiel" for photos.I saw a zebra finch flitting around recently which was extremely pretty and extremely wild - presumably also an escapee as they're more usually found in parts of Australasia and America. [/quote]Yes, definately a white cockatiel; we used to breed and show Australian parakeets and finches in the UK. I would think it has escaped from somewhere; could you advertise locally that you have seen it as the owner may well be able to catch it if they know the area it's in.I love zebra finches, Catalpa, they were one of my favourite birds when we had avairies. Perhaps the one you saw has a mate somewhere and they are coping together, they do like to be in pairs or a group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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