Posted August 4, 200817 yr Hello all. This is my first post here. My wife and I maintain 13 bird feeders in our back yard on a daily basis. We have a large cross section of birds that visit daily. Tonight we were very surprised to have 2 Budgies arrive and feed from our feeders. Now if you haven't noticed we are in Winnipeg Canada. Is this something that is normal or strange? http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/evil...06/IMGP0556.jpg Edited August 5, 200817 yr by maesie photo turned to link because it was over the size regulation of 640x480, resize before posting images again
August 4, 200817 yr Author Maybe they were pets but there owners dident want them, so there they are...... I think you are right but they won't survive long when it gets cold here. I don't think they will like -40*C. If I knew a good way to safely capture them I could give them to someone.
August 4, 200817 yr That's amazing!Was there more than one,maybe they are a pair and they might keep each other warm.Has there been any notices for lost birds around?
August 4, 200817 yr Author That's amazing!Was there more than one,maybe they are a pair and they might keep each other warm.Has there been any notices for lost birds around? There is 2 of them. I looked for local notices but haven't found any.
August 4, 200817 yr The one in the picture looks like a young bird. If they keep coming for a feed You could put some feed in a cage & trap them, as there’s no way they could exist wild in low temperatures like you say. It looks like you are just feeding Sunflower in your feeder, it would be better to feed a mix grain, even to wild birds as birds love Sunflower, but if they eat too much of it, it can be fatal to them, as it is very high in fat. Welcome to the forum.
August 4, 200817 yr Oh my goodness, that is where l live, Winnipeg. l could hardly believe my eyes when l saw this post. they will surly not survive our cold harsh winters, l hope that you are able to capture them, poor little birds :hap: l realize this is your fist post, Welcome to the forum. Edited August 4, 200817 yr by birdluv added to original post
August 4, 200817 yr Author The one in the picture looks like a young bird. If they keep coming for a feed You could put some feed in a cage & trap them, as there’s no way they could exist wild in low temperatures like you say. It looks like you are just feeding Sunflower in your feeder, it would be better to feed a mix grain, even to wild birds as birds love Sunflower, but if they eat too much of it, it can be fatal to them, as it is very high in fat. Welcome to the forum. Like I said earlier we have 13 feeders all with different feed. They seem to be primarily feeding at our millet tube feeder.
August 4, 200817 yr The one in the picture looks like a young bird. If they keep coming for a feed You could put some feed in a cage & trap them, as there's no way they could exist wild in low temperatures like you say. It looks like you are just feeding Sunflower in your feeder, it would be better to feed a mix grain, even to wild birds as birds love Sunflower, but if they eat too much of it, it can be fatal to them, as it is very high in fat. Welcome to the forum. Like I said earlier we have 13 feeders all with different feed. They seem to be primarily feeding at our millet tube feeder. Sorry I didn’t realise you had different foods in them. Just thought I would point that fact out but you already know by the looks of things. Good to feed separately as then you get less waste.
August 4, 200817 yr Welcome :hap: Millet is their favorite!!! I agree, they are young and if you can put your millet in a cage with the door open, you could capture them. Keep us posted
August 4, 200817 yr Great picture :hap: Welcome to the forum. Definitely a baby budgie - I really hope you can catch them and find them a home. Good luck! :hap:
August 4, 200817 yr Author Here is a picture my wife just took of them feeding with the sparrows. Edited August 5, 200817 yr by maesie photo turned to link because it was over the size regulation of 640x480, resize before posting images again
August 4, 200817 yr Looks like a mother and her baby :hap: Perhaps they escaped the cabinet together - there is no way they are breeding in the wild :hap:
August 4, 200817 yr Author Looks like a mother and her baby Perhaps they escaped the cabinet together - there is no way they are breeding in the wild Sorry for the oversize pics. Most forums auto resize all large files.Great picture :DWelcome to the forum. Definitely a baby budgie - I really hope you can catch them and find them a home. Good luck! I don't have a cage to trap them. Maybe I can find one to borrow or if anyone local knows of one please let me know.
August 5, 200817 yr If you have a cage replace the feeders with millet and put some cages in there place with the millet inside. Also try to catch them all at the same time Edited August 5, 200817 yr by Super Spangle
August 5, 200817 yr Oh my gosh! It's the Canadian version of Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (movie). Except We'd have to call it Wild Budgies of the Great Plains Welcome. I used to live in Winnipeg once upon a time....How's the weather out there this summer? I think if you took away the millet bird feeder, and got a cage and put millet inside, you'd have to be patient until they came but you'd save them from subarctic death. Good luck
August 5, 200817 yr The hard part is getting the door shut while they are in there without them flying out. Try and find a cage with sliding doors. If you can hold the door open using just a little straight wooden peg attached to a bit of string then once they are in you can give the string a pull from the other side of the yard and the door will drop down.
August 5, 200817 yr The hard part is getting the door shut while they are in there without them flying out. Try and find a cage with sliding doors. If you can hold the door open using just a little straight wooden peg attached to a bit of string then once they are in you can give the string a pull from the other side of the yard and the door will drop down. MB's method works well - as a kid i used to catch (and then immediately release) wild birds using that technique - very effective so you might not just catch budgies
August 6, 200817 yr Looks like a mother and her baby Perhaps they escaped the cabinet together - there is no way they are breeding in the wild :hap:Sorry for the oversize pics. Most forums auto resize all large files.Great picture :DWelcome to the forum. Definitely a baby budgie - I really hope you can catch them and find them a home. Good luck! I don't have a cage to trap them. Maybe I can find one to borrow or if anyone local knows of one please let me know. what area of Winnipeg or you located? l have some cages lying around, they are not the sliding cage doors but latches, l'l be away in the USA till this Friday. Edited August 6, 200817 yr by birdluv added more info to the original post
December 13, 200816 yr Here is a picture my wife just took of them feeding with the sparrows. they don't look much bigger than the sparrow's feeding... They are so cute. I wonder if it would be possible for them to survive... I have heard of wild flocks in Florida... they've all reverted to normal green's as well...
December 15, 200816 yr Here is a picture my wife just took of them feeding with the sparrows. they don't look much bigger than the sparrow's feeding... They are so cute. I wonder if it would be possible for them to survive... I have heard of wild flocks in Florida... they've all reverted to normal green's as well... Unfortunately, no they would not survive in our climate, today it is -25C and with the windchill it is -39C. Last night it dipped to -45C. l hope that these budgies where found. In September they had a green budgie at our local shelter and they said someone caught it outside but l have no idea if it was one of these two.
December 15, 200816 yr OH No! Please Please catch them. The poor sweethearts. I agree, a mum and a baby. How did it all go?
December 15, 200816 yr May I ask, How do the sparrows survive the winters then? And what about the other birds? Budgies are desert birds and deserts get very cold at night.
