Redditor "Loses" His Dad's GF's Exotic Bird On Top Of A Building After Busting His Head Open And Injuring A Cop

"Next day, officer came to school with hands bandaged, ankle wrapped, and a crutch, traumatized and worrying about bird-related infections from the bites."

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• November 23, 2022

Most bird owners hate to even consider the thought of their pet flying away. If a domesticated bird gets loose, it can be quite dangerous, considering how it won't be able to fend for itself and survive in the great outdoors. 

Preventing your bird from escaping can be as easy as being diligent with your door policies, which means that before the internal doors can be opened, the external ones need to be closed. Trimming the bird's wing is also a practice some opt for. 

However, if the bird escapes, some longer-term and immediate steps can be taken to ensure a safe recovery. When dealing with a flyaway, timing is critical, and you have to act fast to ensure the best possible chances of recovery.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/GreenBirdLady made a post on the r/tifu subReddit where they shared the story of how they almost lost their dad's GF's exotic bird. The story has a lot of plot twists and even involves a cop that gets injured after trying to retrieve the bird.

The user got a lot of interesting reactions to their post. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post.

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/GreenBirdLady:

The GF of Op's dad recently moved in with them and brought her three birds.

Op decided to bring one bird along with them on a ride.

Op made sure to take all the necessary precautions to ensure the bird's safety.

Op started bleeding after bashing their head into the door frame.

Kiwi couldn't fly long distances yet and was unable to fly down from the building.

Op tried to find help but couldn't speak English fluently yet.

Op convinced the officer to let him on the roof, but things got out of hand.

The bird eventually calmed down, but it didn't last that long.

The police officer came back the next day because he was worried about the bites.

Op added a TL;DR at the end that is considerably long but not as much as the text above.

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/GreenBirdLady's post:

People are not used to getting attacked violently by birds.

It can be good luck, but if a random bird singles you out, that's bad luck.

Op's TL;DR could have been shorter.

The bird's name can be confusing to someone from New Zealand.

The bird is not always violent and is actually the sweetest.

When something a teacher told you a long time ago comes back to haunt you.

Everyone loves a happy ending.

This user was, unfortunately, not as lucky as Op.

Some events can cause birds to freak out and fly away.

Well, this was one interesting story. Op was lucky they were able to retrieve the bird back.

Kudos to the police officer for helping Op with this weird situation they could have entirely avoided. If you enjoyed reading this, make sure to check out similar content on our platform.

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