What is this bird? Is it lost?

[AndrewEH1]

http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0097009/photos/53685602@...

Photo should be there, quick answers please.

What could I feed it?

[Sheets Tabuer]

It's a canary!

Feed it canary food

ETA grab it or it will be dead in a few hours, it sticks out like a sore thumb.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Looks like a Canary. Hard to tell if it's lost. Did it ask for directions?

[AndrewEH1]

As you can guess it is very tame...escaped?

I live in the centre of Edinburgh never seen a canary before...

Can I leave it, or will it die very quickly?

Also, perhaps better food suggestions, something I'll have in the flat.

Edited by AndrewEH1 on Saturday 29th September 18:56

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

It's unlikely to survive long in the wild.

[AndrewEH1]

Update

http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0096009/photos/53685602@...


So what should I do? Name it?

[Sheets Tabuer]

get a bath towel and throw it over it to catch it.

[AndrewEH1]

...and then what? Keep it? Halp!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

There will be an RSPCA phone number for found yellow small birds?

[Sheets Tabuer]

keep it, put it in a dark box and it will go to sleep then phone the rspca.

It will be eaten if you leave it outside, it has a big neon coat on screaming eat me.

[AndrewEH1]

Update - What's in the box?

http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0099009/photos/53685602@...

SPCA is on the way, the only issue is that I was meant to be in the pub 40mins ago!

Thanks for all the help so far!

[Turn7]

Deffo a canary. Lovely birds that have a really nice song.

[derektrimblitz]

Eat it, they taste like chicken.

[aspender]

AndrewEH1 said:

Update - What's in the box?

Could at least have used a Wiggle box and given the little fella some Haribo

[Japveesix]

I caught one of these cute little chaps about 2 months ago. Kept him for a week (they eat pretty much anything) and then passed him on to a friend of mine who has a flock of mixed birds (parakeet, budgie etc) that fly about her house.

Apparently he's doing very well and eating lots of brocolli.

They love brocolli heads if you have any hanging about, or random seed mixed, crushed nuts, fruit.

Well done for saving it, they die pretty quickly in the wild

[AndrewEH1]

Well to tie up this random event, as of last night it is now with the SPCA (Scottish RSPCA).

Kinda sad as it was a very cute, but I couldn't really keep it. I can hardly look after myself properly!

Again thanks for all the help.

[Ace-T]

AndrewEH1 said:

Well to tie up this random event, as of last night it is now with the SPCA (Scottish RSPCA).

Wonder if they will wean it off the fags?

Well done for rescuing it.

[pacman1]

Teach it to sing 'Auntie Mary' over and over again!

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Keep it. It'll save you money as you won't have to replace your carbon monoxide detector in the future!

[Simpo Two]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Keep it. It'll save you money as you won't have to replace your carbon monoxide detector in the future!

'Organic CO Detector' - yep, should sell millions!