Flying Diaries – BINGO

Fun Fact: Birds can get concussion too! If your bird is acting strangely, he may have bumped his head.
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Bingo with his gourmet selection of canapes and crusty beak

Bingo was an adult lorikeet found at the side of the road. It was suspected to have been hit by a car. Since he was lying on the side of the road in the hot sun for a long time he was also very dehydrated. We checked him over and there was no sign of blood. Then we (with a useful teat pipette) fed him lots of nectar so he was hydrated. We were not sure he was going to live.

But soon, after a few days, Bingo got the hang of grasping the teat pipette and sucking up the nectar. Then, he learned to take it from a small bowl. These were all signs he was getting better.

But Bingo was acting strangely. He would let us come up close to him, even stroke him. He also wasn’t flying or moving very much. This led us to the conclusion that he may have had a concussion.

We were getting worried so we took him to the vet, who checked him and confirmed he COULD have had concussion, but after a few weeks he should be fine.

That visit jerked something in Bingo’s mind. He then wouldn’t let us go near him. He started to move more and behave normally. He started climbing more. We still weren’t sure he could fly though.

After a few weeks, close to the day we were going to release him, another lorikeet came to visit. It was on it’s own. Perhaps it wanted Bingo to be it’s mate.

We decided to release him then and there. I walked over and opened the aviary door. It didn’t take him long to realize he could get out. He jumped out and flew to the nearest tree. Next, he started walking on the dog’s yard fence. Finally, he stretched his wings and flew off to the property next door.