It happens frequently in the warmer, summer months 乌鸦传媒� a door or window is left open, and within seconds, a pet budgie, or cockatiel or love bird flies through into the great wide open, perhaps never to be seen again.
Posts about missing pet birds in social media neighbourhood and community groups also become more frequent when the weather gets warmer.
But it was a Facebook post that helped Pineapple find her way back to her worried guardian Priscilla Reeves Timmons, who was devastated when her green and yellow budgie managed to get away from their South Surrey home on July 7, just before her 11th birthday.
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A family member who was trying to be helpful was cleaning Pineapple乌鸦传媒檚 cage while the bird and cage were outside to take advantage of the nice weather, which is when the brightly coloured budgie escaped.
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Mom Debby Reeves put out a plea in a Facebook community group, but wasn乌鸦传媒檛 really convinced it would help bring the bird home, having seen many of the 乌鸦传媒渕issing pet bird乌鸦传媒� social media posts herself.
At West Coast Gardens on 172 Street two days later 乌鸦传媒� four kilometres away from Pineapple乌鸦传媒檚 neighbourhood at 157 Street and 18 Avenue 乌鸦传媒� staff noticed a yellow and green budgie flying around inside the store.
An employee remembered seeing a Facebook post about a missing budgie, and while they tried to contact the owner via social media, another employee 乌鸦传媒� Heather Wyborn 乌鸦传媒� patiently coaxed the bird with some fruit into an old bird cage in the store.
乌鸦传媒淭hey used a banana and she hates banana,乌鸦传媒� Reeves Timmons said.
乌鸦传媒淪he must have been really hungry.乌鸦传媒�
Reeves Timmons noted that she and her family rescued Pineapple when she first appeared by their backyard barbecue last fall.
They looked for her owners then, but when no one claimed her, she became Reeves Timmon乌鸦传媒檚 pet.
乌鸦传媒淪he only likes Priscilla,乌鸦传媒� Debby Reeves noted.
乌鸦传媒淲e got her back safely on July 9. The ladies at the garden centre were amazing,乌鸦传媒� she said, adding she couldn乌鸦传媒檛 thank them enough.
A thank-you note that Reeves Timmons wrote with a drawing of Pineapple now holds a place of prominence on the garden store乌鸦传媒檚 bulletin board.
The best part was that the reunion was just in time for Reeves Timmons乌鸦传媒� 11th birthday party.
乌鸦传媒淚 have a video of her when she found out (Pineapple had been found)乌鸦传媒� she was so surprised, she spit her water out!乌鸦传媒� Reeves said.
乌鸦传媒淚t was shocking. I think (Pineapple is) happy to have food and water again.乌鸦传媒�
Reeves Timmons was just happy to have Pineapple back, safe and sound.
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