A few days ago, while I was at the carpark preparing to feed the community cats, I heard loud chirping nearby. It was already 11 p.m. I guessed it must have been a lost bird, so I tried to follow the sound. I couldn’t find the bird on my first attempt, so I went back to get the food ready for the cats at the carpark.
I heard the chirping again and went to look for it. The bird perched on a car window. I tried to coax it to fly onto my hands, but I failed. The bird then flew to a nearby tree. I remembered seeing a notice at the lift lobby about a lost bird, and I thought it might be hers. I left the bird and rushed to the lift lobby to check the notice. It had already been taken down. I remember that I had taken a photo of it. When I returned to the carpark, I realized the bird was actually following me. It landed on the ground. Socks, the community cat, noticed it. Instinctively, as cats do, she tried to catch it. I thought I might need Socks’s help. She scooped at the bird twice, and I immediately took the bird from her.
I showed the bird to Mel and then placed it in the carrier in my car. Mel helped check if it was the missing bird from the notice at the lift lobby, but it wasn’t the same one. Mel googled and found out it was a lovebird. It was very cute and lovely, and I loved its peach-colored face.
Mel fostered the bird temporarily. The next day, Mel prepared a lost bird notice. I printed it out and put it up around the area where the bird was found. Mel also posted it online.
Someone online contacted Mel and insisted that the lovebird belonged to him. Since Mel and I are both inexperienced in birds, I seek for Geri’s help. However, the photos the person provided looked different. Still, he kept insisting that we send the bird to him. I told Mel that we couldn’t do that and what if the real owner contacted us?
The following day, someone contacted us and showed us a few photos. Yes, the bird did look like the lost one. We arranged to return the lovebird to its owner.
When we arrived at the owner’s place, the bird opened the cage door and went inside! The owner was extremely happy and promised not to make the same careless mistake again. We were happy too!
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