Beautiful bird randomly flies into man's house and sits on his shoulder, he adopts him and finds out that, adorably, the bird is visually upset by berries: 'His favourite thing to do is sitting on my shoulder'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
May 30, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

You know what an extremely underrated pet is? Birds. Birds are awesome, and not enough people appreciate that awesomeness. Not enough people realize that birds are cute as heck and have some of the sweetest habits. Not enough people realize that birds are funny and that you will have just as much chaos with a bird as you would with a cat, plus birds can fly and cats can. And very, very few people realize that birds have personalities and feelings and things that they want and things that they love. 

Not everyone would be a good owner to a bird, because they really are unique animals and they have to be taken care of in unique ways. But if a bird chooses you… if a bird flies into your house and chooses to adopt you, like this bird did with this man, then we think that it is going to be a match made in the heavens. And we ask for many, many more updates. 

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    "This fella arrived on my balcony, what to do?"

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    Hi people, the fella in the pic was chirping on my balcony, I started talking to them and then they flew on my shoulder. Have adopted a mini parrot? It seems domestic though. have not much experiences with birds, I gave him some water and a couple of almond (natural) and now he seems to be napping. What do do now? want to do the best for this dude Thank you!
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    stoned Malf OP UPDATE! I bought a little cage (which will stay open) and some food for the time being and have alerted the local pet shop chain that I have the birb and I am going to check tomorrow if anyone loooked for him. Same thing in a couple of shops nearby. He ate his seed and now it seems way more energetic, flying around, singing and exploring. If he ends up staying I am going to name him Seneca!
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  • Some animals are just… ready to be done with outdoor life. It's mostly cats who do this, motivated by their laziness and extreme desire to be spoiled, but apparently, some birds do it too. It seems that some of them understand that life inside might just be better than out there in the harsh world. 

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    "UPDATE: This fella arrived on my balcony and now we are friends"

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    Original post: Hi everybody, i am updating in a new post to put some more photos and to expand a bit. Basically the weekend went great, I purchased a couple more things for his little cage and he is enjoying it, like the rope perch.
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    I put and old sock inside as a plaything but it seemed to me he was attacking it, so to let him relaxed I swapped it woth a piece of paperel, will see what will come! We have a lot of fun together, his favourite thing to do is sitting on my shoulder playing with my hair sometimes deafining me with a chirp just beside my ear ②
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    In the morning when I open his cage I sing to him "who let the birb out, who who who" and he sometimes answers vocalizing a bit - very cute. But the cutest thing is that he loves cuddles and scratches, if I extend a finger to pet his head he lowers his head to have more and closes his little eyes in bliss, too too cute.
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    He is also a bit of a weirdo, for example when he roams freely sometimes he takes little strolls on the floor and to my inexperienced eye a walking bird is hilarious! In the photos you can see the food I am giving him with ingredients, so you can suggest me anything better if needed.
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    I also try to give him fresh fruit but this cute dude seems to like only apples and just a little bit carrots. I have tried with bananas, strawberries, blueberries. He seems visually upset by the berries! On the previous owners hunt no updates, no one in the neighborhood has info.
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    I even created a fb account to scan local lost pets groups and no one is looking for a lovebird. So the plan is to look for the owners for a few more days. Luckly in one month and a half I will move to an apartment that's double the size of the current one and there I want to buy a luxury cage, huge one, do you have any specific suggestion?
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    Also, I have recieved different opinions whether to adopt another one or not, I understand that they are social birds but some people stated that if I miss for work he will just get used to it as a routine.
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    Last but not least important, I am moved by all the kind replies to the original post and even dms giving tips and telling me I am a good human being. I shed a tear, since to me it has literally just been natural and spontaneous to care for him. Will update again!
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    "UPDATE2: the fella who arrived on my balcony is now my roommate"

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    First thing first, it's been more than a week now since he arrived in my apartment and I have not found the previous owners. I have checked and looked everywhere I would go if I lost my pet, including fb local groups and local pet stores. No one is looking for a lost bird it seems.
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    On a sweeter note we are bonding and we have found some kind of temporary routine since until halfway through June we both are a bit restricted on what we can do, the apartment is quite small and I have to go to work anyway.
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    I wake him up a 7.30/8 am, I clean his cage, change his water and refill his feeders as needed, I also put a few fresh piece of apples/carrots in the cage. I then free him for one hour, I talk and whistle to him and as long as he wants I pet his head and cheeks.
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    Afterwards if he agrees I put him back in the cage and I leave for work. It happened in the most recent days that he understands that I am going out and so he does not responds to me as he otherwise do, flying on the tallest spot of the room and mocking me for my inability to catch him. Since I actually must go to work I have birdproofed a room so I can leave him free without worrying that he might get hurt or making a mess/marking stuff dirty or whatever.
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    Once I come back, which can be from 5 to 8 hours later, I free him if he's in the cage and spend some more time with him, 3 to 5 hours. During these hours I am not constantly interacting directly with him, for example he sits on my shoulder grooming me while I do PC stuff or while I browse Reddit on my phone. I have found a little game to play with him, he likes to bite the band of my watch, so I hide it to him and he looks for it or I move it around so he chases it.
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    I then put him back in the cage at 7 pm and I reduce the light in his cage partially covering it. I change his water and fresh fruit once again and between 7.30 and 8 pm I completely cover the cage so he can sleep his 12 hours.
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    I am sharing some pictures and stuff and thank you all for the overwhelming love and support you are sending us (a lot of people even told me I am as cute as him ②)
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  • As unusual a this situation might have been, it looks like you are both far happier because of it. The bird is obviously living his best life, and you… you are absolutely shining. No wonder people are telling you that you are as cute as he is. Because it is true. 

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