SC parakeet owner on missing feathered friend Bird Bird: ‘She’s my joy’

Pretty please be on the lookout for a parakeet by the name of Bird Bird.

The little creature who loves hip hop music flew off for parts unknown from her Gaston home on a recent Friday and Bird Bird’s owner, Jeanne Lurvey, is simply beside herself.

“That little bird means everything to me,” Lurvey said, her voice cracking. “She’s my joy. My children, you know, they’re up and grown and have their own lives, and that little bird, well, I mean, she’s everything.”

Bird Bird is white with black speckles and a blue belly and back.

Earlier this month, the parakeet was sitting on Lurvey’s shoulder when she went out on the back porch.

“Bird Bird flew off my shoulder and landed on the porch railing. I said, ‘What are you doing?’

Then she flew and landed on the picnic table. Then she darted around the house. I found her in a tree, but something must’ve startled her, because she flew out of the tree and I haven’t seen her since.”

There has been one sighting of Bird Bird in Gaston since she flew the coop.

“A nice lady called and said she saw her eating on her bird feeder. I went over there and called for her for a good 45 minutes.”

But no luck locating Bird Bird.

Lurvey said the parakeet flew into her life two years ago when she was at work in the garden center at Lowe’s on Augusta Highway.

“I was moving some plant crates and I saw this blue and white streak go past me and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, what was that?’ I turned around and saw this little parakeet standing there. I held out my hand and she jumped on it. Then she just stayed with me the rest of the day, riding in my hand and I’m talking to her the whole time. That afternoon, pretty much all the way home she rode on the steering wheel or sat in the seat next to me. We were like instant best buds.”

Lurvey said she looked online and elsewhere for anyone who may have lost a parakeet, “but nothing ever came up. A month went by and we were bonded.”

“For all intents and purposes,” Lurvey said, Bird Bird is a “miniature parrot. She can say ‘baby bird’ and ‘pretty bird’ and ‘give kisses.’ She can mimic other bird sounds and she likes to dance. She bobs her head to hip hop music.”

Bird Bird also has a taste for spaghetti and chicken and she loves to be around people.

“She’s real people-friendly,” Lurvey said, “but right now she’s going to be scared. If you see her, just go slow. Just say her name and she should step right up on your hand. ”

So by all means, be on the lookout for Bird Bird and call Lurvey at (803) 212-5893 if you see her best bud.

This story was originally published August 12, 2015 at 10:23 PM.