While we were up in Hollywood at the 25th Anniversary PETA Gala, Larry was back in San Diego minding the All Vegan Store. On Sunday afternoon, he went outside to toss something into the trash can. Turning back to the store, he noticed a little parakeet sitting in the shade on the sidewalk. He was able to coax the little bird into the store, where she sat at the desk and sipped a little water from a puddle that Larry poured out.
With the bird safely inside resting, Larry called our neighbor who has four cockatiels. She brought over a cage. The little birdy was very relieved to see the cage and hopped inside. There was a spray of millet that he dove into and also used the water bottle. She then took her to Birdland to get proper parakeet food. It was Birdland’s knowledgable staff who identified the parakeet as a female. We posted “found” signs along Park Boulevard and notices on Craig’s list and SignOnSanDiego, but got no responses.
The little parakeet has a new loving home and she even plans to get the sociable bird another bird friend for the large cage. Now what to name her? There’s stickers in the store that show a little chick and say “I am not a nugget”. How about li’l Nugget? Nah. Percy, one of our cats, wants to say “Yummy”. Nope. She now goes by the name of “Katarina”.
