Re: Wild Budgie in Virginia Is It Possible?
Posted by Matt Rogers on 12/18/07
While it is perfectly possible the bird got away from an outdoor aviary and survived the cold temps, I am surprised that he hasn't been eaten by a hawk or owl. Bright yellow-green is NOT a good color to be if you are a small bird in America. Maybe it confuses the hawks enough that they don't know what to do with it? I just wouldn't expect it to last long in the wild.
While you can leave it in the wild, you could also set up a simple box-trap and catch the bird. If it's banded, you could track down the breeder who sold the bird, may even find the owner. Just a thought..
-Matt
On 8/17/07, joey wrote: > On 6/09/07, Kim wrote: >> I live in Northern Virginia and about three years ago I >> was driving around my neighborhood and saw the brightest >> bird I had ever seen. Highlighter green. Now the same >> bird (or that's my guess) comes to my feeder regularly. >> It holds its own fending off the other birds and seems >> quite happy. Last winter it snowed for weeks >> straight...Any guesses about whether or not it is the same >> bird. Did it migrate and come back. I read on-line about >> wild monk parakeets in my area but the pictures don't >> match. Yellow head bright green body with balck wavy >> lines on the wings. I know nothing about birds can you >> help me solve the mystery? > ======================================================