It's been 3 days since my budgie flew away from my home. He initially was in a tree nearby but later on disappeared.
I've been putting up missing posters, placing his cage outside, reporting a missing bird to the local vets and communities, going around the area calling his name, playing bird noises and his favourite song. But still no luck... I think he may have either not heard me because he is high up (the trees in my area are really tall), is not in the places i've searched or worst case scenario already dead from starvation or predators. I'm not sure if I just need to look harder or I'm doing something wrong.
How far do lost birds tend to fly? I've looked within a ~ 600m radius of where he was last seen. I haven't looked everywhere nearby though because there are just too many places and some land is private. Would he continue to fly farther due to no sense of direction or try to circle around the area? How often would they move from one place to another?
Apparently pet birds will fly to people when they're hungry but so far nobody has found a lost budgie that I know of. Will this always be the case? My budgie isn't entirely tame and is quite cautious of unfamiliar things and people, will he rather starve than ask for help from people?
I've only been calling up trees because I think my budgie feels safe in high places and green leaves. What other places could a lost bird be most likely found? (fields, buildings, etc.) Would they tend to stay around greenish, quiet places or buildings and roads with many people nearby? Would they be in places with lots of birds or far away from them?
What other methods are there to increase the chances of getting budgies back?
When do you know that it is time to give up? I feel exhausted and disappointed every time I go looking for him, but I'm also very worried and really miss him. Please give me some advice I don't want to come to the point where I have to call it quits.
I've been putting up missing posters, placing his cage outside, reporting a missing bird to the local vets and communities, going around the area calling his name, playing bird noises and his favourite song. But still no luck... I think he may have either not heard me because he is high up (the trees in my area are really tall), is not in the places i've searched or worst case scenario already dead from starvation or predators. I'm not sure if I just need to look harder or I'm doing something wrong.
How far do lost birds tend to fly? I've looked within a ~ 600m radius of where he was last seen. I haven't looked everywhere nearby though because there are just too many places and some land is private. Would he continue to fly farther due to no sense of direction or try to circle around the area? How often would they move from one place to another?
Apparently pet birds will fly to people when they're hungry but so far nobody has found a lost budgie that I know of. Will this always be the case? My budgie isn't entirely tame and is quite cautious of unfamiliar things and people, will he rather starve than ask for help from people?
I've only been calling up trees because I think my budgie feels safe in high places and green leaves. What other places could a lost bird be most likely found? (fields, buildings, etc.) Would they tend to stay around greenish, quiet places or buildings and roads with many people nearby? Would they be in places with lots of birds or far away from them?
What other methods are there to increase the chances of getting budgies back?
When do you know that it is time to give up? I feel exhausted and disappointed every time I go looking for him, but I'm also very worried and really miss him. Please give me some advice I don't want to come to the point where I have to call it quits.
