my bird commited suicide

[dadko20]

i had a pet budgie and he flew from my hand outside and probably dead now

 

[Outdated]

That depends on climate, if it's not too cold he'll likely survive. They're native to the desert regions of central Australia. More than likely he's looking for a mate but will hang around your local area, there's a chance that he'll come back after a week or so.

 

[Rodafina]

I'm sorry to hear that, @dadko20. I would be very sad. Maybe he will find his way back if you leave the window open.

 

[FayetheAspie]

Maybe not. I hope he comes back.

 

[Aspychata]

That's so sad to read. Maybe it needed to be free. Like all of us feel. Have you ever thought of just being free? Maybe your bird is happy and doing well.

 

[Gerontius]

Keep some bird seed out and get in touch with other people in the area--he won't look like any wild bird out there and there's a good chance you'll be able to catch him again.

 

[AuAL]

This is better than my daughter’s pet budgie that got eaten by a snake. (We caught the snake in the bird cage with a suspicious bulge midway.) Think of yours as living his best life.

 

[Lemon Zing]

I used to have a budgerigar. His name was Danny.

He died of old age in 2011. I miss him very much. He was always laughing away in his cage and acted excited when you approached him. Although he did get mad at night if he was tired and you came near his cage. I used to put a towel over it at night.

I remember putting a plastic bird in the cage. Something went wrong with the weight, so it would tilt. He put his foot on it to make it stand back up. Eventually when he understood it was only plastic, he knocked it off the ledge.

 

[Mary Terry]

Can you put his cage outside with the door open and food inside? He might come back to his "home" if he sees it.

 

[Captain Caveman]

When my parents got married they had a pure white budgie, and on the next year they had a dog, and the year after they had me. The budgie died when I was 16 so was 18 years old.

Mum said put his cage where he can see it with the door open so he can get back in.

 

[Tom]

I like the cage outside idea. The birds chances are affected by your location. Over the years 3-5 species of parrots have established populations in the US. These are generally in warm spots like southern Texas, Florida and Southern California. But if I remember correctly there is an oddball outlier population in the midwest or northeast. These are sometimes actually in cities. With Global warming things are moving towards expanded range for warmer climate birds.

 

[blue_bird]

I had a number of budgies escape from their cage. It was usually due to a defect of the cages which meant that sometimes by accident an opening wasn't fully closed and they would use that opportunity to fly away. It's part of their nature to do that. I was very sad but a part of me was hopeful that they would be enjoying being free. None of them ever came back and the chances of them surviving was slim but hopefully they got to experience the great blue sky and to spread their wings.

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

I can't remember which city it's in, but in Washington State, like in Olympia or Tacoma or something, there's a big feral colony of wild escaped parrots. So many birds, in fact, that it is to the point where when they nest on power poles, they cause power outages.

Washington State is cold and wet most of the year. They get snow and ice in the winter. Your parakeet is a wild bird. It is not domesticated. Many would say that a non domesticated exotic pet belongs in the wild. I'm sorry for your loss, but realistically, your parakeet will most likely be safe and happy. And live a much more fulfilled life than it would in a house.

 

[Outdated]

Over the years 3-5 species of parrots have established populations in the US. These are generally in warm spots like southern Texas, Florida and Southern California. But if I remember correctly there is an oddball outlier population in the midwest or northeast. These are sometimes actually in cities. With Global warming things are moving towards expanded range for warmer climate birds.

If it's larger parrots they'll create ecological problems for you, they nest in tree hollows and will displace native birds and animals, and they'll gang up and attack smaller predators like cats. Those beaks are very powerful and they're very intelligent.

 

[RemyZee]

I can't remember which city it's in, but in Washington State, like in Olympia or Tacoma or something, there's a big feral colony of wild escaped parrots. So many birds, in fact, that it is to the point where when they nest on power poles, they cause power outages.

Washington State is cold and wet most of the year. They get snow and ice in the winter. Your parakeet is a wild bird. It is not domesticated. Many would say that a non domesticated exotic pet belongs in the wild. I'm sorry for your loss, but realistically, your parakeet will most likely be safe and happy. And live a much more fulfilled life than it would in a house.

There are also the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. When I lived there I once heard a huge commotion. Looked up and saw parrots flying above. The man who took care of them was probably one of us.