High-flying rescue from sewer pipe – RSPCA / SWNS
A pet budgie that vanished when a storm blew open a kitchen window was found hiding in a storm drain a mile from home.
Luna made her great escape from owner Cimberley Frost’s home in Northampton, England when strong winds following Storm Boelo forced open a window and she flew away.
But the tiny bird’s adventure didn’t end in disaster.
A passing motorist spotted her hopping down into a roadside drain and alerted the RSPCA.
“Luna hadn’t gone far when we believe she must have been frightened by something and she hopped down into a drain to hide,” said RSPCA Inspector Richard Durant.
“Luckily, in a bizarre turn of events, a passing driver happened to spot her jump down into the drain and called us for help.
Richard was out with Trainee Animal Rescue Officer Rosie Cowie on October 26 when the call came to rescue the stranded 11-month-old bird.
“We peered down the drain and there was Luna’s little beak peeking out from a pipe,” recalled Rosie.
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“I gently grabbed her and popped her in a pet carrier—my first rescue, and one I certainly won’t be forgetting.”
Luna was taken into RSPCA care and, just days later, her worried owner got in touch.
RSPCA Officer Ellie Grindod reunited Luna with a relieved Ms. Frost, whose home was just a mile from where the budgie had been found.
“We left the window open hoping she might come back, and went out to try to find her. We played budgie noises to see if it would help her find her way home but nothing.”
Smartly, she posted on social media and then someone got in touch to say they’d heard the RSPCA had picked up a budgie nearby.
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“The house was so quiet without her; she’s always squeaking and talking. We really missed her; now she’s back to being Lady of the house.”
Luna loves spending her days flying around the flat, taunting family dog Ziggy and demanding to be let out of her cage, or finding her own way out.
Now, with her reputation as an escape artist, the family will likely be more cautious.
“It’s her first adventure, and hopefully her last!”
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