Serendipity fell from the sky and landed in my mother’s
yard.
I have been a wild bird enthusiast all my life and a bird
owner for over 25 years. My last pet bird died on St. Patrick’s Day 2018.
My husband said no more birds, so I haven’t pushed it.
Then two weeks ago my mother called and said, “Guess what
kind of bird I have in my yard?”
I asked, “Did it come to your feeder?”
She said, “Check your email.”
I received an email with a photo from her. It turned out it
wasn’t a wild bird at all – it was a beautiful sky blue and white parakeet.
The little thing was feeding on the ground, walked up to her,
and began pecking her toes.
She was able to grab it, but didn’t have anything proper to
put it in. She placed the bird in a tote and covered it with a screen.
Since I owned birds, of course I had a bird cage. My dad and
her drove over and we put the parakeet in a small temporary cage.
We checked a few internet postings, but didn't find any notices that anyone lost a blue and white parakeet.
Mom kept her for a week then relinquished her to me. What could my husband say?
Surprisingly, he gave in easily, because she’s so pretty.
She’s not hand-tamed, so I have to train her, but now I have
another winged-angel that miraculously flew into my life.
