CALL HAD FAMILIAR RING : PET BIRD LANDS BACK WITH OWNER.Byline: Eric Leach Daily News Staff Writer Out for a walk Friday near her Northridge home, Jeannie Scandlin heard a bird mimicking the sound of her telephone. Immediately she knew it was Whistles, a pet cockatiel cockatiel Crested, small, gray Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus). It has a yellow head, red ear patches, and a heavy beak used to crack nuts. The cockatiel is in the same family (Cacatuidae) as the larger cockatoo. About 13 in. she had lost two years ago. ``I whistled, and he whistled back. Then I called: Here, Whistles And he flew to my shoulder,'' Scandlin said. It was the same gray, orange and yellow cockatiel she had raised from an egg - and she was especially grateful that Whistles had learned to mimic the sound of her phone. ``I heard this whistling, and it sounded like my bird I lost two years ago. I thought, no, it couldn't be. I mean, two years, that's a long time. I was so happy,'' Scandlin said. ``I'm not surprised,'' said Mike Wallace Mike Wallace may refer to:
The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. . ``These birds don't forget relationships over long periods of time.'' Scandlin said that two years ago, the bird just disappeared when her husband walked outside with Whistles on his shoulder and the bird flew away. She brought Whistles home Friday morning to a family reunion Often an annual event, a family reunion takes place on a specified day each year for the purpose of keeping an extended family closer together. Some reunions may be held less often. with his two sisters, Dusty and Sunshine. ``They were really happy to see each other,'' she said. When she got him home, Whistles said, ``Hello.'' ``He sat on my shoulder and was kissing me, rubbing rubbing, v creating friction and heat by drawing the hands across the body at varying speeds, rhythms, and depths. Benefits include muscle elongation, tension release, and increased flexibility. his head up against me,'' she said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where he's been. I think maybe somebody had him, but he escaped and came back to me.'' Val Seber, who works with Scandlin at Shear Excellence, a beauty salon in Chatsworth, recalled when Scandlin lost the pet bird two years ago. ``She was very upset when the bird flew away. These birds are like kids to her,'' Seber said. ``Anybody who loves their pets understands this.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Jeannie Scandlin was out for a stroll when she recognized the chirping chirp n. A short, high-pitched sound, such as that made by a small bird or an insect. intr.v. chirped, chirp·ing, chirps To make a short, high-pitched sound. of Whistles the cockatiel, who had flown away two years ago. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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