u/Camofan

Hi all,

Looks like my pet cockatiel got out… She’s in the Raleigh area. If anyone happens to see a cockatiel and comes to you, her name is Graphite. She’s very friendly, loves people and will probably nibble your ear or glasses. Seeds can be offered, regular bird seed is fine.

I know this absolutely a long shot but, one can hope, pray and wish.

Mods, please delete if this isn’t allowed. Just trying to blast as wide an area as possible. I will not be providing a picture(s) as pet scammers will come flooding.

Thank you

Filing under loss and mourning due to missing bird

Well my worst fear came true… Graphite escaped. She was with my roommate and from what I can gather is that my roommate was stepping outside the back door with graphite on the fridge, Graphite flew over to my roommate with the door cracked (don’t know how big the crack was) and she flew out the door.

I’m guessing something spooked her and she bolted out the door. I told my roommate from the very beginning that if she needed to step outside of the house for ANYTHING, that the bird needed to be put back.

It seems like she got complacent and then this happened.

I’m absolutely devastated, I’m beyond angry at my roommate but anger will not help the situation, she’s definitely taking this harder than anything I could say.

I have the cage outside with a speaker playing flock noises connected to my Mac (plugged in with a 12hr video on), walked the neighborhood and adjacent areas. I hope she returns but a hawk has been present in the area for a week or two.

Long shot, but if anyone here is in Memphis, around the Raleigh area, please keep an eye out for a cockatiel. Her name is Graphite. I’ve put out a missing bird on my local FB pages and about to post on the local Reddit.

Graphite, I really hope you come back. I really do miss you… please come home..