{"id":9544,"date":"2016-01-06T02:52:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T07:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/?p=9544"},"modified":"2016-01-06T02:52:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T07:52:22","slug":"the-budgie-who-came-in-from-the-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/?p=9544","title":{"rendered":"The Budgie Who Came in from the Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/alentinoandShelleyCorvino.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9545\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/alentinoandShelleyCorvino.jpg\" alt=\"alentinoandShelleyCorvino\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/alentinoandShelleyCorvino.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/alentinoandShelleyCorvino-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/alentinoandShelleyCorvino-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a>Photo: Valentino and Shelly Corvino<\/pre>\n<p>The story of this little green budgie has a happy ending. The budgie was spotted in a yard back in November. He had joined a flock of sparrows, which most likely helped him to survive the cold weather. Attempts to capture him failed. But in December, he was seen in another yard. The local parrot rescue group was called and a cage was set up to lure the little fellow to safety. Shelley and Val Corvino (who spotted and captured the bird) named him MacGyver, after the trap they rigged to rescue him.<\/p>\n<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cbc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9547\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cbc.jpg\" alt=\"cbc\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cbc.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cbc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cbc-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>Photo: CBC<\/pre>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/budgie-rescued-after-weeks-spent-outside-braving-winnipeg-winter-1.3387432\">here<\/a> for the full story, including video.<\/p>\n<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnwoodswinnipegfreepress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9546\" src=\"http:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnwoodswinnipegfreepress.jpg\" alt=\"johnwoodswinnipegfreepress\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnwoodswinnipegfreepress.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnwoodswinnipegfreepress-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cooperscorner.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnwoodswinnipegfreepress-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>Photo: John Woods\/Winnipeg Free Press<\/pre>\n<p>Since the story broke, 15 people have come forward to claim MacGyver. More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/local\/15-people-claim-to-be-owner-of-MacGyver-the-rescue-budgie-364190891.html\">here<\/a>. So if the unthinkable happens and your beloved pet flies the coop, it&#8217;s important to keep searching and never give up hope. Take it from MacGyver, and from Sido, Alfie and Ozzie (who were all found outdoors before we adopted them).<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to Tam for sharing this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Valentino and Shelly Corvino The story of this little green budgie has a happy ending. The budgie was spotted in a yard back in November. 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