It happens frequently in the warmer, summer months 含羞草研究社� a door or window is left open, and within seconds, a pet budgie, or cockatiel or love bird flies through into the great wide open, perhaps never to be seen again.

Posts about missing pet birds in social media neighbourhood and community groups also become more frequent when the weather gets warmer.

But it was a Facebook post that helped Pineapple find her way back to her worried guardian Priscilla Reeves Timmons, who was devastated when her green and yellow budgie managed to get away from their South Surrey home on July 7, just before her 11th birthday.

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A family member who was trying to be helpful was cleaning Pineapple含羞草研究社檚 cage while the bird and cage were outside to take advantage of the nice weather, which is when the brightly coloured budgie escaped.

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Mom Debby Reeves put out a plea in a Facebook community group, but wasn含羞草研究社檛 really convinced it would help bring the bird home, having seen many of the 含羞草研究社渕issing pet bird含羞草研究社� social media posts herself.

At West Coast Gardens on 172 Street two days later 含羞草研究社� four kilometres away from Pineapple含羞草研究社檚 neighbourhood at 157 Street and 18 Avenue 含羞草研究社� staff noticed a yellow and green budgie flying around inside the store.

An employee remembered seeing a Facebook post about a missing budgie, and while they tried to contact the owner via social media, another employee 含羞草研究社� Heather Wyborn 含羞草研究社� patiently coaxed the bird with some fruit into an old bird cage in the store.

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Reeves Timmons noted that she and her family rescued Pineapple when she first appeared by their backyard barbecue last fall.

They looked for her owners then, but when no one claimed her, she became Reeves Timmon含羞草研究社檚 pet.

含羞草研究社淪he only likes Priscilla,含羞草研究社� Debby Reeves noted.

含羞草研究社淲e got her back safely on July 9. The ladies at the garden centre were amazing,含羞草研究社� she said, adding she couldn含羞草研究社檛 thank them enough.

A thank-you note that Reeves Timmons wrote with a drawing of Pineapple now holds a place of prominence on the garden store含羞草研究社檚 bulletin board.

The best part was that the reunion was just in time for Reeves Timmons含羞草研究社� 11th birthday party.

含羞草研究社淚 have a video of her when she found out (Pineapple had been found)含羞草研究社� she was so surprised, she spit her water out!含羞草研究社� Reeves said.

含羞草研究社淚t was shocking. I think (Pineapple is) happy to have food and water again.含羞草研究社�

Reeves Timmons was just happy to have Pineapple back, safe and sound.

含羞草研究社淚 am just so happy she含羞草研究社檚 OK,含羞草研究社� she said.

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