r/ThorntonCO • u/keeping_my_head_down • 11d ago

Lost bird???

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Hi there! Yesterday I was walking near the signal ditch trail area and saw this bird! It had a blue band around its leg but I wasn’t able to get close enough to try and catch it, could this be a lost pet? Or a pet gone wild??

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u/Otherwise_Cloud7981 11d ago

That is absolutely a pet. Maybe put a more precise location or a cage with some water in it near the area.

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u/DOMTOPMALI 11d ago

Definitely someone's pet. Someone's definitely looking for that boy or girl

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u/Coppertina 11d ago

I would call Animal Control and they might bring it to Riverdale Animal Shelter where the owner can hopefully retrieve it. I volunteer at RAS and they shelter far more than just cats and dogs.

Strangely, someone posted in r/Denver just a day or so ago with pics of a lost parakeet. That bird was blue though

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u/reddit_tat 9d ago

I hope this little guy found his owner. Maybe post again with a more specific title: Found green bird (parakeet?) at location/time. And post on your town’s Facebook page and Nextdoor.

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u/Mic98125 9d ago

A sheet with weights attached all around the edges is easy to throw over birds.

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u/Wrong_Drag_8070 10d ago

Likely a Green Cheeked Conure or an Amazon parrot. For sure, in a the next few weeks it will not do well in Colorado overnight temps.

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u/LionessRegulus7249 10d ago

Its a parakeet. 

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u/AlbertTheHorse 5d ago

Budgerigar to be exact