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Pet Bird Found in Drain Mile From Home After Escape During Storm
A passing driver spotted the bird in a drain after strong winds blew open a window and sent her out of her Northampton flat, the RSPCA said.
- On Monday, October 26, RSPCA Inspector Richard Durant and trainee animal rescue officer Rosie Cowie rescued Luna, an 11-month-old budgie, from a drain pipe in Northampton after a motorist spotted her tail protruding.
- Luna escaped her owner's flat last month when strong winds from Storm Boelo forced open a kitchen window, marking the first time the budgie had ventured outdoors.
- Owner Cimberley Frost searched for the bird by playing budgie sounds and posting on social media, later saying, "The house was so quiet without her; she's always squeaking and talking."
- Animal Rescue Officer Ellie Grindod reunited Luna with Frost, whose home sat roughly a mile from the drain where the budgie was discovered, and Luna now spends her days taunting family dog Ziggy.
- Inspector Richard Durant noted Luna likely used the drain as a "hidey hole" after being frightened, while Frost described the escape as her pet's first adventure, "hopefully her last.
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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 […]
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