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Rhomboid · Feb 25, 2020

I landed here since I was searching for “releasing caged parrots in wild”. I had one Indian ring neck and have one Alexandrine parrot.
On 23rd Feb I released my ring neck in the open field where palm trees surrounds the crop field. I did it since he was squeaking in the car cabin,I got annoyed and I released him. First he fly very easily and get to canopy of mid sized tropical tree. Suddenly I see one hawk approaching towards the area. My parrot made a screeching sound and approached palm tree and disguised. We also shout to drive away low flying hawk. We leave him but due to guilt I returned before sunset and he was screaming for food or want some attention. We called him but he didn’t respond. He has now flew to a new palm tree now inaccessible due to large mustard crops and dense shrubs.
Returned with more guilt I can’t sleep at night and I think this will again going to happen tonight.
Since he is native to India and now a days wheat crops are nearly ready for harvest I can only pray for joining him to a flock of wild ring necks. Since I returned to my city 150 KM away from my village I can’t go there.
I am just a Parrot killer.

SailBoat · Feb 25, 2020

Releasing a Companion Parrot into the Wild, even if it is their Natural Range is commonly a death sentences for the Parrot. With no knowledge of finding food, water, shelter, plus avoiding natural predators, life is rarely long for such unfortunate Parrots.

With great hope, this Parrot will be accepted by a local flock of Parrots...

Unbelievable, just unbelievable.

Cagzo · Feb 25, 2020

No matter how much he was annoying you,you should never have committed him to a certain death! WHY?

Scott · Feb 25, 2020

You won't find any guidance for releasing "caged birds into wild" at ParrotForums as it is extraordinarily cruel. Period, full stop.

Some members have experience with wild parrots, temporarily tame, but fully retaining survival instincts. I am sorry you made this decision, and hope your parrot survives in the safety of a wild flock.

Rozalka · Feb 25, 2020

Welcome! Sorry for your loss. Do I understand you correctly - you are in India? From what I know IRN's and Alexandrine parakeets are illegal there as pets

nanachi · Feb 25, 2020

Hello—
you should never, EVER release a pet parrot into the wild. This can harm them in many ways. You likely will not get your parrot back- he seems to have flown off without looking back.
If you want to know if your parrot COULD survive (in India? If I understand you) first you need to explain how his living conditions were...

-Was he socialized with your other parrot? Was he socialized with YOU?
-How was his cage? Did he have proper scavenging toys?
-What sort of area did you release him in? Does he have probabilities of finding food? Shelter?

And god, what is to come of your other bird?
Did you think of how loud parrots could be before buying them?
I’m sorry if I come off as “crude” but in no way do I see “my parrot was being loud” as an excuse to release a companion into the wild where they face the threat of disease, starvation, predators, etc.. I am so worried for this ringneck...

Terry57 · Feb 25, 2020

I am horrified. Please find a good home for your Alex, and do not release him into the wild like you did with your poor Ringneck. I pray your Ringneck survives, and I really hope that the replies on this thread will stop anyone else from doing this.

Flboy · Feb 25, 2020

Your guilt is well placed!

Rhomboid · Feb 25, 2020

nanachi said:
Hello–
you should never, EVER release a pet parrot into the wild.

-Was he socialized with your other parrot? Was he socialized with YOU?
-How was his cage? Did he have proper scavenging toys?
-What sort of area did you release him in? Does he have probabilities of finding food? Shelter?

And god, what is to come of your other bird?
Did you think of how loud parrots could be before buying them?

He was a cage parrot and living with me for 6 years.
The area where I left him is surrounded by wheat crops which he likes to eat. He always respond to local flocks of parrot passing by and run inside the cage in desperation to go out.
I did wrong in releasing him in wild.

Rhomboid · Feb 25, 2020

Cagzo said:
No matter how much he was annoying you,you should never have committed him to a certain death! WHY?

Because I am going through depression and sometimes I do something which leaves me with being more depressed.
I know I did wrong and so I pray to God for his wellbeing.

LaManuka · Feb 25, 2020

By now I'm sure you've realised how wrong it was to release a caged bird into the wild. Regardless of whether a bird is a native species or not, they generally do not have the means to find food for themselves or understand how to avoid predators. Wild flocks would also likely shun him as they would recognise that he may draw attention from predators to them. The ONLY thing i can hope for is that someone else reading your post may learn from your mistake and not take a similar neglectful and irresponsible course of action!

Rhomboid · Feb 25, 2020

Rozalka said:
Welcome! Sorry for your loss. Do I understand you correctly - you are in India? From what I know IRN's and Alexandrine parakeets are illegal there as pets

When I bought them I was unaware of the wildlife protection Act which prohibits sale and purchase of indigenous species.

Rhomboid · Feb 25, 2020

I want to make clear of certain qualities of my ringneck.
He was captive bred and was 6 months old. From the beginning he was desperate to go out when placed inside the room and make squeaking and screeching sounds and when his cage was hanged in the balcony he shows more desperation and use to make more louder sounds when he heard a wild flock passing by. The wild parrots came many times in my balcony to greet him and makes friendly noises and he responded in the same way. So, he was unknown to wild flocks it can be ruled out.
Secondly,
He was with us for more than 6 years and we bought an alexandrine last winter and his behaviour changed toward us,he started biting and gave more time playing with alexandrine which was placed in another cage and the play was only limited to verbal noise that ringneck makes. Alex never liked him and show him dislikes by making his pupils smaller when cages were placed together.

Now after reading too much of hate speeches in the forum I want to ask you to cite if any if there exists any research by educational institution that captive birds when released in the wild always die. I think the hypothesis of death due to starvation or killing by raptors can only be the case when the bird is hand fed and non native to the the geographical region. Regarding dehydration of bird I would like to point out that they get most of the water from eating leaves or fruits with pulp. I released my ringneck to an area full of wheat crop readying for ripening and the seeds contains milk which solidifies gradually when heat increases. He can get water and food at same time by coming down when he is hungry. He can hide in the palm trees during daytime although not his perching niche.
Coming to this forum was just to express my self of the grief but like court orders you pronounce someone guilty but without having substantive proof. You never considered brutal of keeping birds in cage but considered brutal to release in wild.
Being filled with guilt when I came to this forum but now I am confident that he will survive. I was sad but was guilty due the words like" killed your birds when released in wild" but these are the words which do not contains scientific proof. Feral ringnecks population in England shows their adaptation to a new environment without being killed.

Scott · Feb 25, 2020

There have been studies and the data are very mixed, varies by species, environment, and preparation. Most surveys were reintroductions as opposed to release on a whim. Best result achieved by "soft release" involving acclimatization and adaptation rather than simple "hard release" of solitary bird without preparation.
https://www.conservationevidence.com/actions/629

We can hope your bird survived, but the almost immediate attraction by raptor suggests a clear eyed appraisal. You mention depression and the presence of another person at release. Was there an effort to mitigate what appears to be a spontaneous act?

Point very well taken of birds living brutal lives in cages. The singular purpose of this forum is to educate and advocate for the plight of less fortunate avians in captivity.

Rhomboid · Feb 26, 2020

Yes,I am recovering from depression but sometimes it attacked in a way that can't be anticipated. I never considered releasing ringneck in wild due to his blaring sound for 6 years even I was suffering from severe depression.
It was just an action based on little cognition and more of an act of haste.
My mom was travelling with me but she unwillingly agrees with me since I take care of my ringneck's food and cleaning. She is also sad but she is happy since living in depression is like living within cages and a parrot feels the same way like I feels everyday.
My ringneck can mimic the voice of screeching sound of eagle when an eagle approaches him when we put outside in the balcony(in the cage),he used same trick when the raptor approaches him when we first released him.He turned away from my ringneck and since during sunset I still can hear the sound of parrot,I thinks he survived for the day. I hope his skills will help him in his survival for next day,rest is God's wish.

Cardinal · Feb 26, 2020

Rhomboid said:
I want to make clear of certain qualities of my ringneck.
He was captive bred and was 6 months old. From the beginning he was desperate to go out when placed inside the room and make squeaking and screeching sounds and when his cage was hanged in the balcony he shows more desperation and use to make more louder sounds when he heard a wild flock passing by. The wild parrots came many times in my balcony to greet him and makes friendly noises and he responded in the same way. So, he was unknown to wild flocks it can be ruled out.
Secondly,
He was with us for more than 6 years and we bought an alexandrine last winter and his behaviour changed toward us,he started biting and gave more time playing with alexandrine which was placed in another cage and the play was only limited to verbal noise that ringneck makes. Alex never liked him and show him dislikes by making his pupils smaller when cages were placed together.

Now after reading too much of hate speeches in the forum I want to ask you to cite if any if there exists any research by educational institution that captive birds when released in the wild always die. I think the hypothesis of death due to starvation or killing by raptors can only be the case when the bird is hand fed and non native to the the geographical region. Regarding dehydration of bird I would like to point out that they get most of the water from eating leaves or fruits with pulp. I released my ringneck to an area full of wheat crop readying for ripening and the seeds contains milk which solidifies gradually when heat increases. He can get water and food at same time by coming down when he is hungry. He can hide in the palm trees during daytime although not his perching niche.
Coming to this forum was just to express my self of the grief but like court orders you pronounce someone guilty but without having substantive proof. You never considered brutal of keeping birds in cage but considered brutal to release in wild.
Being filled with guilt when I came to this forum but now I am confident that he will survive. I was sad but was guilty due the words like" killed your birds when released in wild" but these are the words which do not contains scientific proof. Feral ringnecks population in England shows their adaptation to a new environment without being killed.

Hi I am from India. While all the responses have been quite "Blunt" none of them is hate speech in my assessment .

But nevertheless , now that you have released the bird, there is nothing much you can do about it. All of us have made mistakes and even I have made a similar mistake - released a plum headed parakeet into the wild - may be too soon without adequate rehabilitation.

Now nothing can be done! So be calm and take good care of your Alexandrine. Buy him a bigger cage and do not post his pics on social media because it is illegal to keep and you may inadvertently encourage more people to keep it.

Yes keeping birds (wild species in particular) in cages, especially small ones is brutal but releasing a caged bird without adequate rehabilitation is also brutal. Two wrongs cannot make a right.

Which part of India do you hail from?

:yellow1:

Rhomboid · Feb 26, 2020

The person in front of haters can feel the hate and just like everything being subjective you can also considered these "blunt" messages as sermon to me even it explicitly expresses hate towards my act.
I never said I was right in freeing my parrot and those people who keep their parrots in the cage has no right to harass me.
I have given my alexandrine a really big cage and also lots of neem and mango thick sticks to chew and to perch on and he really enjoys it and spend most of his time exercising.
I think plum headed parakeets are very less in the Gangetic plain as I never spotted them in the wild.

noodles123 · Feb 26, 2020

have you tried returning with his cage outside/visible and calling to him with some food??? at first light and then throughout the day?

Rhomboid · Feb 26, 2020

I did returned before sunset and he was screaming for food and making screeching sound to return to home. We tried calling him but he was not responding and the place he was perching was inaccessible due to crops and shrubs and one can't see him properly.
Next day we returned about 9AM and called him a lot but no response from any where.
This was the first trip where I was not carrying high zoom camera otherwise it would be easy to point his exact location.
We returned to our city next day thinking of further search will be futile.
The more I think the more I get into mental exhaustion.

Cardinal · Feb 26, 2020

Rhomboid said:
The person in front of haters can feel the hate and just like everything being subjective you can also considered these "blunt" messages as sermon to me even it explicitly expresses hate towards my act.
I never said I was right in freeing my parrot and those people who keep their parrots in the cage has no right to harass me.
I have given my alexandrine a really big cage and also lots of neem and mango thick sticks to chew and to perch on and he really enjoys it and spend most of his time exercising.
I think plum headed parakeets are very less in the Gangetic plain as I never spotted them in the wild.

Never mind if you consider it hate. You did a misguided thing and people will be upset because in all likelihood it resulted in a bird dying .

But one person here unintentionally let her pet rat loose and that rat killed her bird. I think being caught by a wild hawk is a more dignified death for a bird than being killed by rat. Be proud that your bird has either survived and is living free with a flock of his/her own or died a glorious death, sad and avoidable but glorious nevertheless- if it was a hawk that got him.

This is a world of freedom of speech and everyone has a right to comment. Releasing caged birds that have not been rehabilitated is something many people will try to pounce on you upon. Because Science has had much to say about proper rehabilitation and "soft release" . Please read about it.

The bird is most likely gone from your life, (alive or dead). So please put the past behind you.

Now focus on what you can do to honour his/her memory . That will give you peace of mind and more importantly a purpose.

:yellow1:

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