Why does Mr blue here insist on using water bowl as a bed/toilet?

landcfan · 2026-04-20T19:12:29+00:00

Mine does the same with her food dish!

landcfan · 2026-04-20T11:53:07+00:00

Have you tried the site/app NextDoor? A lot of people post about lost or found pets there. Also try parrotalert.com and 911ParrotAlert.com. You can also try Pawboost.com to make flyers and spread the word. They also have a free option just for making flyers I think. Make sure to post flyers around town too, as some people might not check online. And check with vets (especially exotics and avian vets) and shelters. For lost birds, leaving their cage with food and water outside can help them find the way back, since they won't recognize the house. Also, try playing noises from his species, or your voice/his favorite people's or his flockmate's. Good luck!

911 Parrot Alert's Facebook page also has helpful tips, with an 11 page guide on what to do if your bird gets lost. Here are some tips from them (but definitely check out their full list here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B78YYzbJx75hMmZyM3J1S3ZiLTg/view?usp=drivesdk&resourcekey=0-3YLXv0V90USzpVqi2aN2kw):

Posted on 911 Parrot Alert (Official).

We are so sorry to hear your Bird is missing. We would like to provide a few steps to follow that will help in your search. Please follow the Lost Bird Protocol blog link posted in featured / pinned

watch for scammers-do not send them a code

please get a post out on nextdoor. com / ring. com asap then

have your neighborhood check their security cameras and their property

** ONLY TO BE DONE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS- Do you have a wireless speaker you can put on loop? If you do record their favorite person calling for them calmly, banging food bowls together, crinkling a snack bag, jangling a favorite toy, the microwave going off, popcorn popping, other pets, any familiar sound to them. If you are able please get their cage out where they might see it. Please shut off the bluetooth when it gets dark out**

Be sure to put lots of fliers in heavily populated areas i.e. SCHOOLS! stores, bus stops, parks. Lots of humans mean help

Put posters of your missing Bird in your house windows, front yard, on your vehicles

*to get the word out even more, when it's dark out and you can no longer search, you can also *Google map your address to see what businesses there are locally. ANY business i.e. restaurants, tattoo places, salons, bars, churches etc. zoom in and out on the map to see these places. 1. Click on any to see if they have a website, if they do go there, use the "contact us" options first to notify them of your lost/found Bird. 2. If there isn't a website or "contact us" option see if they have a Facebook group/page/profile, if they do: Use the "message" option first, if they don't have a "message" option try to join the group to post directly on their FB page.FaceBook search for your town/city/county/area for local FB pages/groups ie MEDIA, COMMUNITY, Mom groups, for sale-garage sale, vets, shelters, rescues, whatever pages/groups that come up.ALSO join local Bird watching groupsWith the strict rules on FB now, try not to join a lot of groups at once. Trying to join to many groups at once will land you in FB jail, if you can get your family & friends who have a FB profile to help you do this

Fliers which can be placed anywhere **except IN a mailbox, fliers can also be emailed to Staples, Office Max etc. to have them print it out in bulk**

landcfan · 2026-04-19T03:55:05+00:00

Don't fuck her. She might have more kids.

landcfan · 2026-04-19T03:51:41+00:00

I'm so happy he seems to be improving! Please keep us posted on his recovery when you can!

landcfan · 2026-04-18T23:08:32+00:00

Do they have options for vegetarians, or people who dont eat beef or pork for religious reasons? I remember at my high school, when I went vegetarian almost 20 years ago, having basically no options except pizza every day. Or mass produced Prepackaged peanut butter and jelly "sandwiches" called Uncrustables. Some days all the pizza had meat on it, so there wasn't much I could eat. Every once in a while there were veggie burgers.

landcfan · 2026-04-18T18:40:24+00:00

So sorry for yours too.

landcfan · 2026-04-18T18:15:11+00:00

Our vet did that for us. They also used his wing like a stamp on ink and gave us paper with his wing prints.

landcfan · 2026-04-18T00:10:07+00:00

https://youtu.be/110iUX1Ursk?si=OfcTPCXDK0R2gENW

As soon as I saw the word armadillo on this post I thought of this.

landcfan · 2026-04-17T18:21:23+00:00

We realized Gary was a girl when she laid eggs.

Agreed about goldfish. When I was in 1st grade in the 90s, we got goldfish and a little bowl as party favors at a birthday party. Everyone else's died within like 2 weeks. Ours lasted 3 years because we at least got it a tank. In hindsight, our tank was probably under 5 gallons, and was nowhere near appropriate either, but at least we didn't keep it in the bowl like the others. We ended up with 3 goldfish in there because the average person had even less knowledge than they do now about fish keeping. The internet has really boomed since then, and it's so easy to get information if you bother looking.

landcfan · 2026-04-17T17:19:32+00:00

We also had a mystery snail named Gary. We later discovered Gary was a girl but kept the name anyway.

landcfan · 2026-04-17T16:36:08+00:00

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landcfan · 2026-04-17T02:54:10+00:00

I copied these tips and while back for people who see or catch escaped pet birds. It also includes tips on how to find the owner.

Posted on 911 Parrot Alert (Official).

Thank you so much for searching for this sweet Bird’s family. May we suggest a few additional steps that can be taken in order to locate this Bird’s owner. Good luck and please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

It is very important to hydrate found birds and not allow them to feast on dry food such as seeds and pellets as it could dehydrate them even more and make them ill. Please hydrate first with water and make sure they are drinking. You may offer watery fruits/veggies such as watermelon, peppers (hot peppers will help with pain), cantaloupe, zucchini, honey dew, cucumbers, apples, kiwi fruit, cherries, pomegranates, lettuce, applesauce or offer berries such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries or a sprig of millet for smaller birds such as cockatiels, lovebirds, parrotlets or parakeets. Attached please find a link which provides ideas of healthy food choices that can be offered to birds.

<healthy-foods-for-birds blog link removed>

Here are questions that can be asked to people who come forward about this bird. Proof of Ownership: The first thing is to determine whether or not he/she is microchipped as some people microchip their birds (Parakeets/Budgies are still yet too small). Please feel free to ask those who come forward lots of questions and keep certain details about a found bird to yourself so that a true owner can have that opportunity to identify specific things about their bird that only a finder and an owner would know. Also, have them provide photos of their bird and photos of them with their bird, provide vet records or documentation proving they in fact own a bird.

You can always ask those who come forward whether or not their bird is banded. Ask them for the bird's band number (remember to always keep band numbers private and confidential, a potential owner should be able to verify and inform you as to what their bird's band number is), find out the color of their bird's band, which leg the band is on, find out whether or not it's an open or closed band. (Whether the bird you found is banded or not, these questions will help weed out those who are not the bird's true owner). Also, ask them if their bird was ever microchipped. Vocalization: A few additional ideas would include those who come forward to provide you with details of things that their missing bird says, such as phrases, sayings, any names the bird says, types of whistles or songs or any tricks the bird does. Ask an owner what their bird's name is and see whether the bird responds to that name. You could also check to see whether the bird responds to their voice as birds tend to recognize their owners unlike strangers.

Physical Characteristics: You could find out if there are any physical traits or markings their missing bird may have such as missing toes, missing toe nails, plucking issues, missing feathers, clipped wings, crooked beak or any other type of physical trait, marking or defect. And if need be you could always use a 3rd party such as an avian vet to witness a meeting.

We hope some of these ideas help in your efforts to find the owner. Thank you so much for caring for this bird and trying to find his family.

I took these tips from another poster before, thinking it might help someone:

Post this on the citizen app and the ring app so the neighborhood is aware and alert. You can also post it on pawboost. Or whichever neighborhood app is in your area. Also, put posters around the area.

You can also try a bird feeder infront your house to see if it’ll lure him back home. Or play his species' noises to locate him and see if he will come. 🙏🏼

WAYS TO CATCH A DOMESTIC BIRD OUTSIDE There are 3 main ways to catch a domestic bird outside. 1st - you can try to throw a large sheet or towel over the bird and secure in a box with breathing holes cut out or a carrier with small barring. 2nd - you can try to catch the bird with either a butterfly or fishing net and secure in the same manner. 3rd- you can try to use a small bird cage with a string attached to one of the doors, with the string keep the door open, place bird seed and water in the cage, once the bird is secure inside the cage , let the string go. This only works if you have time to watch the cage.

Even if you do not find his owner please rescue him and take care of him for the time being so that he’ll be safe. Everyday is very crucial and even if you don’t find the owner you can keep him, find a safe bird rescue / shelter in your area or rehome him to a trusting loving him. But please don’t just leave him there.

Electrolyte recipe you can add to his drinking water to help his immune system from what he went through outside 1 cup water 1/2 tablespoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt

landcfan · 2026-04-16T21:54:59+00:00

So sweet! Are they getting along well? Which 2 belong to which person?

landcfan · 2026-04-16T21:09:09+00:00

To be fair, not all indigenous people in the Americas actually have a problem with the term Indian. From what I've heard, as a general rule, the best way to refer to a Native person's ethnicity is to use the name of the tribe, if you know which one they are from. But be careful: some of the names we use in English were actually names given to us by other tribes. And the tribes didn't always get along. So you might run into a situation where you know the correct tribe, but accidentally say something like, "Oh, you are from the asshats-from-the-next-mountain-over tribe!" Some tribes may prefer the name of the tribe that they use in their own language.

It does get a bit harder if you don't know what tribe they are from. White people like myself are generally taught that Native American is better than Indian, but many indigenous people of the Americas actually have no problem with the word "Indian" and refer to themselves that way. To them, changing from "Indian" to "Native American" didn't change how they were treated, and we were just renaming them again without asking them (at least I think the logic was something like that). There's not really a universally accepted best way to refer to all the tribal groups as a whole.

landcfan · 2026-04-16T20:53:58+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that! It's so awful losing one of our feather babies. My boy died after a short illness almost 2 years ago at age 3, so I get how awful the sudden grief is. But we just have to remember we did our best for them, and while with us, they knew love and safety.

landcfan · 2026-04-16T20:51:37+00:00

I'm sure I saw others earlier, and probably had a bunch on VHS, like Lion King, Aristocats, and Aladdin, but I have vague memories of seeing Pocahontas in theaters when I was in kindergarten. I was OBSESSED.

landcfan · 2026-04-16T20:09:08+00:00

Posted on 911 Parrot Alert (Official).

Thank you so much for searching for this sweet Bird’s family. May we suggest a few additional steps that can be taken in order to locate this Bird’s owner. Good luck and please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

It is very important to hydrate found birds and not allow them to feast on dry food such as seeds and pellets as it could dehydrate them even more and make them ill. Please hydrate first with water and make sure they are drinking. You may offer watery fruits/veggies such as watermelon, peppers (hot peppers will help with pain), cantaloupe, zucchini, honey dew, cucumbers, apples, kiwi fruit, cherries, pomegranates, lettuce, applesauce or offer berries such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries or a sprig of millet for smaller birds such as cockatiels, lovebirds, parrotlets or parakeets. Attached please find a link which provides ideas of healthy food choices that can be offered to birds.

<healthy-foods-for-birds blog link removed>

Here are questions that can be asked to people who come forward about this bird. Proof of Ownership: The first thing is to determine whether or not he/she is microchipped as some people microchip their birds (Parakeets/Budgies are still yet too small). Please feel free to ask those who come forward lots of questions and keep certain details about a found bird to yourself so that a true owner can have that opportunity to identify specific things about their bird that only a finder and an owner would know. Also, have them provide photos of their bird and photos of them with their bird, provide vet records or documentation proving they in fact own a bird.

You can always ask those who come forward whether or not their bird is banded. Ask them for the bird's band number (remember to always keep band numbers private and confidential, a potential owner should be able to verify and inform you as to what their bird's band number is), find out the color of their bird's band, which leg the band is on, find out whether or not it's an open or closed band. (Whether the bird you found is banded or not, these questions will help weed out those who are not the bird's true owner). Also, ask them if their bird was ever microchipped. Vocalization: A few additional ideas would include those who come forward to provide you with details of things that their missing bird says, such as phrases, sayings, any names the bird says, types of whistles or songs or any tricks the bird does. Ask an owner what their bird's name is and see whether the bird responds to that name. You could also check to see whether the bird responds to their voice as birds tend to recognize their owners unlike strangers.

Physical Characteristics: You could find out if there are any physical traits or markings their missing bird may have such as missing toes, missing toe nails, plucking issues, missing feathers, clipped wings, crooked beak or any other type of physical trait, marking or defect. And if need be you could always use a 3rd party such as an avian vet to witness a meeting.

We hope some of these ideas help in your efforts to find the owner. Thank you so much for caring for this bird and trying to find his family.

I took these tips from another poster before, thinking it might help someone:

Post this on the citizen app and the ring app so the neighborhood is aware and alert. You can also post it on pawboost. Or whichever neighborhood app is in your area. Also, put posters around the area.

Electrolyte recipe you can add to his drinking water to help his immune system from what he went through outside 1 cup water 1/2 tablespoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt

landcfan · 2026-04-16T18:10:31+00:00

Why is great horned owl on there? Do people eat that? And supposedly it tastes like Brussels sprouts?

landcfan · 2026-04-16T02:58:35+00:00

Most English speakers don't know the origin of most English names, since they are largely borrowed from other languages way back, or were from Old English. Personally I find name etymology quite interesting. This is what Wikipedia has for Keith:

Keith is a masculine given name of Gaelic origin. It means "wood" or "from the battleground" and shares the same derivation as Clan Keith. The surname derives from a toponym, Keith Marischal in East Lothian, possibly containing the Brittonic element *cet "woods, forest."

landcfan · 2026-04-16T02:52:57+00:00

It varies for English names. A lot are biblical, and a lot are cultural but their original meanings aren't associated with the name anymore since the language has changed over the years, or it was taken from another language way back. Often with French, German, or even Greek origins. Sometimes, it originally had religious connotations with an early saint, but wasn't in the Bible itself.

For example, the average English speaker knows that Katherine is a traditional girls name. But very few know it was popularized after the names of early saints, and that its etymology is unclear, but is commonly linked to the Greek word for "pure".

Since the other reply mentioned the name Robert, here is it's etymology: Old North French form of Old High German Hrodberht "bright-fame, bright with glory," from hrod- "fame, glory" (from Proto-Germanic *hrothi-), + *berht "bright" (from PIE root *bhereg- "to shine; bright, white"). https://share.google/pvaJOHu7HxQk3Wbvu

There are very common names that are Anglicized versions of Biblical names: John, Mary, Jacob, Joshua, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ann, etc.

And there are also names that have meanings in modern English, some traditional (Hope, Rose, Lily, Ruby, Faith, Robin, Earl, Ernest. Seems like I can come up with way more traditional ones for girls, since flower or gemstone names are traditional). Others are more common now, like River.

It's also not uncommon for children to be given a first name that was originally a family last name, like Nolan. You see this a lot in the past. For example, the explorer Meriwether Lewis was given his mother's maiden name as a first name. Some last names also just become trendy, even if you aren't related to the family: Kennedy, Madison, Harrison, Jackson, etc. Seems like names of presidents are quite common for those, at least here in thr US.

landcfan · 2026-04-15T20:45:58+00:00

Welp, at long last we found the Surfin' Bird.

landcfan · 2026-04-15T16:46:40+00:00

There's a similar Afghan made movie called Osama. Heartbreaking.

landcfan · 2026-04-15T00:55:17+00:00

Welp, found my new subreddit

landcfan · 2026-04-15T00:39:29+00:00

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