Two lovebirds were rescued in Hope last weekend, separately, but so close together that the rescuers are sure they are a bonded pair.
The only problem is, one rescue happened without knowledge of the other. And one ended up on an adventure all the way to Victoria, while the other remains in Hope.
Both of the women who rescued the lovebirds are hoping to track down the rightful owners.
Shelley Kohlmann contacted Black Press first thing Monday morning, in hopes of connecting with the owner. At the time she figured the lovebird she found B次元官网网址� a gently coloured white and yellow little thing with dabs of blue and green that look like theyB次元官网网址檝e been dropped from a watercolour brush B次元官网网址� had flown out a window in Hope.
She was travelling through the town on Saturday (July 16) n her way home, which is Victoria, when she stopped at the Save-On Foods on Old Hope Princeton Way.
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Kohlmann felt she didnB次元官网网址檛 have a choice.
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ThatB次元官网网址檚 how the bird got to Victoria, on this summer adventure.
Kohlmann isnB次元官网网址檛 a bird owner, so it meant a trip to the pet store to outfit the sweet little bird with a temporary home and some food.
ItB次元官网网址檚 been staying close to Kohlmann, following her around the house when not in the cage.
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But she really is hoping itB次元官网网址檚 a temporary housing situation, and that the actual owners will connect with her. While there is some distance and a ferry ride between them, sheB次元官网网址檚 hopeful it will all work out.
She was also worried that this lost lovebird also had a frantic partner waiting for it somewhere.
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Well, Christal Zerr in Hope saw the story almost immediately. And sheB次元官网网址檚 also become the emergency caregiver of a lovebird that was rescued in Hope.
The women are positive this must be a bonded pair.
ZerrB次元官网网址檚 daughter was working at the A&W on Old Hope Princeton Way when a lovebird flew into the restaurant. That one is green with a bright red head. It was able to be caught, but a second one that was also spotted was not. That was on Friday, July 15.
So by the time Kohlmann came to Hope the next day, the second lovebird had spent a full night on its own. ItB次元官网网址檚 no wonder then, it wouldnB次元官网网址檛 leave her alone.
Zerr has put out the message on some local Facebook groups, and someone had mentioned they saw a truck pulling a boat, and the truck had bird cage in it.
ItB次元官网网址檚 a mystery at this point whether the lovebirds were intentionally dumped B次元官网网址� many pets are being abandoned as housing gets harder for people to find. But they are hoping that they are able to reunite the birds with the proper owner, and each other, very soon.
Kohlmann can be reached at 250-480-9481.
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