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The first bird I ever got was a little hand fed cockatiel. It's wings were clipped before it learned how to fly. One day it got out, dont even remember how, but it flew up into some real tall pine trees in our yard. It flew back and forth through these tree's for the longest time. We didn't have a clue how to catch it. It was cold and snowing lightly. It finally started turning dark and we could here him calling to me but could no longer see him. We finally gave up. I knew we would probably find him gone the next day. I sent my husband out to look around because I couldn't bare the thought of finding him on the ground. I truely thought he would have froze to death. My husband came back in telling me he was still out there, that he could hear him!!!!!! I didn't believe him. I went out and sure enough I could here him calling. I called to him and he kept calling back and finally flew and landed on the peak of our roof. Our home is only one story. I told my husband to get a ladder quick. I climbed till I was at the bottom edge of the roof and called and called from him and he ran back and forth along the top of the ridge, calling back but wouldn't come to me. Finally the little guy just jumped slightly and slid down the roof to me on the snow!!!!! I couldn't believe it!!!! I had my baby back and he was alive. We took him to the vets and he checked him he out and he never even got as much as the sniffles even after spending the night out in the snow! I really believe that he tried to come back to me when he first found himself outside but because he had never learned to fly he just didn't know how to come down out of the tree's or off the roof. And now I am sure that is what happened. I just assumed that even if their wings were clipped they would know or be able to fly. Maybe they can fly somewhat but I guess learning to navigate and turn and land and all isn't as easy. He was truely my miracle bird. So I want to do everything I can for Tonka because I might not be so lucky the next time.
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