ADVICE PLEASE budgie found

[BelovedBirds]

Will you keep him?

Yes, we will keep looking for his owners but we've decided that if they are not to be found, we will keep him and get him everything he needs

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm so tempted to go buy myself a couple of budgies now! I haven't had budgies in years .... they're so beautiful and personable!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yes, we will keep looking for his owners but we've decided that if they are not to be found, we will keep him and get him everything he needs

I can't help but feel that you were chosen to be his famiy.

 

[Finchbreeder]

Occasionally with small birds a strong wind will catch them and move them quite a distance, so think about which way the wind comes from and advertise "down wind"
But it could well be that he is from the group of released birds and is just smarter/luckier than the others.
Smart released birds will seek a friendly human, but most will feed hawks and cats. Unless they are released in the country of their origin near a wild flock, then they have a fighting chance of joining the wild flock.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Occasionally with small birds a strong wind will catch them and move them quite a distance, so think about which way the wind comes from and advertise "down wind"
But it could well be that he is from the group of released birds and is just smarter/luckier than the others.
Smart released birds will seek a friendly human, but most will feed hawks and cats. Unless they are released in the country of their origin near a wild flock, then they have a fighting chance of joining the wild flock.

Yes, I'm suspecting he's from an abandoned group, I've tried to find his owners in many online groups, I've looked all over the country online for missing posts, none are him...
He was definitely drawn to humans, and he strikes me as very clever. When I approached him, lying on the ground, he basically let me touch him, but flew away a couple metres, then something changed and he came back, considered landing on me, then landed beside me, back on the floor. When I went to pick him up again, I cupped my hands around him and he let me, he knew we were going to help him, in my view. He couldve gone into any of the trees or bushes that surrounded us... instead he came back to us, despite the dog right beside us. He's not the most tame, but he's coming out of his shell slowly and is starting to bond with us

 

[Finchbreeder]

Birds and people all need a little while to fit into a new environment.
Even when they know it is a better one, it's still a learning curve.
Sounds like you and the little one have a bright future.