*** UPDATE*** escaped budgies

Ok so my budgies and finches are still doing great. Although I have not caught them, I have been checking in them and making sure they have fresh food and water. I may have to just come to terms with the fact that they are never coming back. They were not tamed at all so they don't really see me as any form of safety, unfortunately.
But whenever I come out there they do fly over to the branch closest to the feeder and screech at the top of their lungs like they've always done.
There wild birds around but the budgies have done a very good job of making sure the wild birds don't eat their food.
I did put up nest boxes and the girls have gone inside. I noticed two of my girls collecting nesting material. They are very good at snatching my horses' tails out lol. The two boys have tried going into the boxes but are promptly chased out.

For these birds to have been bred and raised in captivity, they are pretty darn wild! I have not seen two of my finches since I posted last, but I'd like to believe they are ok. The finches eat with the wild birds.

Thanks for the update. Would love to see some pictures if you are ever able to take any of them . Keep us posted

Sounds like you have the next best thing? Having such a desirable tree and area on your property that they are calling it home base?! I am not sure of budgie's habits in the wild, but I do hope they stick around!

Hope you can manage to catch them before winter.

ToMang07 said:

Hope you can manage to catch them before winter.

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That's my biggest worry. In South Carolina we have pretty warm winters but the last one was a doozy. It was like 80 degrees all the way until the new year and then all of a sudden it was snowing and freezing.

Jroyal14 said:

ToMang07 said:

Hope you can manage to catch them before winter.

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That's my biggest worry. In South Carolina we have pretty warm winters but the last one was a doozy. It was like 80 degrees all the way until the new year and then all of a sudden it was snowing and freezing.

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Well that's a little better that I thought, your profile says Michigan.

ToMang07 said:

Jroyal14 said:

ToMang07 said:

Hope you can manage to catch them before winter.

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That's my biggest worry. In South Carolina we have pretty warm winters but the last one was a doozy. It was like 80 degrees all the way until the new year and then all of a sudden it was snowing and freezing.

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Well that's a little better that I thought, your profile says Michigan.

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I saw that too,Tom,and my heart sank,thinking about WINTER! Fortunately,if that's what you wanna call it,its spring time,so he has a few months on trying to catch those silly budgies. right now,they are on the lamb,and enjoying themselves


Jim

RavensGryf said:

Sounds like you have the next best thing? Having such a desirable tree and area on your property that they are calling it home base?! I am not sure of budgie's habits in the wild, but I do hope they stick around!

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Budgies enjoy vast open grassy areas in the Australian outback in the wild. They roost in trees nearby.

Wild budgies live all over Australia, about 2/3 of the continent. Think scrub, desert and light tree cover. The temperature does get below zero (celsius) in winter however because of the dry atmosphere snow is rare. It snowed in central australia last winter! They can cope with the cold but I doubt that they would survive a winter with snow drifts. It shouldn't really be a problem as they are nomadic by nature and will move around following the food supply. As grasses seed progressively later in the year the further south you go (in the northern hemisphere) you will find that in all likelihood, they will naturally fly to the warmer areas as they follow the food supply. They are known to cover hundreds of kilometres in the bush as they follow the food and water supply.