Found In The Street, Brought To The Shelter — A Handsome Budgie Boy Is Adopted

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Bluie Armstrong, a male blue American budgerigar, is happy in his forever home.

Bluie Armstrong is a cool cat who just happens to be a budgie. At least, that's what it says on his Twitter page (@BluieArmstrong). He wasn't discovered in Birdland but on PetFinder.com. Someone found him, cold and thin, wandering near a major intersection. They brought the lost pet to Rancho Cucamonga (California) Animal Care Services. When no one came forth to claim the keet, the shelter listed him for adoption.

The hopeful new owner arrived prepared, with travel cage and cover in hand. Adopting Bluie involved a meet and greet with the shelter animal and staff, the completion of a questionnaire and adoption form, and payment of a $10 fee. Part of the funds collected are used to offset the cost of food and care, during the time the animal is housed at the facility. Bluie was examined by the shelter's veterinarian and found to be in good health. But the domestic bird was still underweight, after fending for himself outdoors.

Once home, in no time flat, Bluie began filling out. He went from looking somewhat scruffy to becoming a strikingly-handsome, poised budgerigar. He has seven step-budgie brothers and sisters, a pretty girlfriend named Zuzu, plenty of toys and clean, healthy food and water. Most of all, he has a warm, safe home and human parents who love him. He will never be alone and hungry again.

And, yes, Bluie Armstrong is a music lover. So, it appears he was named aptly.

A music-loving keet, Bluie enjoys the sounds of his own Birdland.