To be pissed off at this parrot owner

[Lailla719]

We found a parrot in our garden a few months ago, managed to find its owner. Couple of months later, the same thing happened.

Owners have now created a facebook group for the purpose of finding the parrot the next time it’s lost. Turns out this parrot flies off most weeks.

Members of the group are enjoying following the parrots ‘adventures’, commenting that it’s a local celebrity.

I personally think the parrot needs rehoming, it’s all fun and games until a bird of prey or a cat kills it. It’s only little.

It’s really pissing me off.

Comment on the page asking if they need help in making sure their home is safe for their parrot, and that it’s more likely to be harmed if not secured.

Not your circus not your monkeys.

That being said, at least the parrot is getting exercise which is more than most of the poor bastards stuck in cages get.

YANBU. Of course one day their luck will run out and the bird will be dead or someone will find it and keep it…

The parrot is living its best life!

One day they won’t get it back. The poor parrot

I like the thought of this parrot flying high and exploring

Maybe they feel like many cat owners. That the risk of something happening are far outweighed by the benefits of being able to freely roam.

I don't see how it's for you to decide what constitutes a good life for a parrot. Reasonable people can have wildly different opinions on this.

I personally think being maybe caught by a cat is much better than not flying outside at all.

Clearly many people in your neighbourhood agree. So pissed off seems like a serious overreaction.

You mean not your circus, mot your parrot?

It's just so sad that these beautiful birds are held captive in little cages when they should be wild and free. I was in a remote part of Costa Rica and the flocks of wild parrots were absolutely magnificent. That said it does seem better that this particular parrot is getting a tiny taste of freedom rather than none at all, despite the risks and being in the wrong climate/ habitat.

Birds are meant to fly free

It is of no more risk of birds of prey or cats than any other bird, do you want all our wild birds to be put in cages to protect them? Tbis parrot is a bird, not more or less important than any other bird.

Cats roam free and take up endless Fb space, and they can get run over, attacked by foxes etc.

Parrots are 100% thriving in S London. Big flocks of them in many parks.

There is also a flock in Victoria park in Glasgow.

Sorry, but I've got to be more in favour of a bird flying around than it being caged up, regardless of any danger. It's a bird!
I'm sure it would face danger in its natural habitat, too.

Think those are parakeets. But yes I saw a huge noisy flock of them in Brockwell Park!

I think we must live in the same village. The owners find his escapes hilarious, are quite rude to those trying to help find the poor thing and I feel desperately sorry for this beautiful bird who must have minimal survival skills and clearly craves freedom.

In my area, we have flocks of parakeets. Not so dramatic as parrots, but very entertaining. The parrot in question may be brought down by a bird of prey - we have those round here, as well, but it will have experienced freedom, which is priceless.

I know parakeets are a type of parrot but when I think of parrots I think of the much larger macaws I saw in Costa Rica. Don't know whether the OP is referring to parakeets,.macaws, African greys, budgies or what though.

Oh yes, parakeets, not parrots.

Is the parrot called Chanel?

Actually, you're right, just looked it up: parakeets are a type of small parrot!

For some reason I assume the OP is talking about a "proper" parrot. Either way, I can't get annoyed about the fact that the poor thing is getting a chance to stretch its wings and be a bird!

when i researched into keeping parrots when i was 14 and my mother and i thought of getting one. other then learning that they live for 70 years or something like that was that they need an entire room to fly and should not be kept in a cage lol. kind of put me and my mother off the parrot idea

Why don't we just wrapped everything in cotton wool, with extra bubble wrap around it, including, mice, rats, cats, dogs, parrots, lions, elephants and don't forget our little children?
Everything should have the right to wander and get lost and find out things, how many signs do we see saying lost cat or dog?
People have pets and sometimes they get lost, die from natural causes or even get run over attacked by other animals or get stuck up a tree or down a ditch.
Providing the animal is healthy and looked after where is the problem?

YANBU, assuming it's tame as it's been bred in captivity and learned not to be fearful of people; it won't have the same survival instincts as a parrot born in the wild. They're also quite expensive to buy, so I'd be worried about the wrong person getting hold of it and deciding to sell it on.

There’s a free flying parrot that lives by us, it’s not lost though, it returns to its owner who is always in the vicinity, they just let it have some freedom at the weekend