
12/07/2025
Here's the moment Larry the budgie was reunited with her owners at Sutton in Ashfield Vets for Pets, after she escaped and was attacked by a magpie.
While enjoying some free flying time at home, Larry managed to slip outside. Her distraught owners searched everywhere but couldn’t find her. They thought she was lost forever until they saw a Facebook post from the practice about a budgie found after a magpie attack.
Larry’s owner Phoebe said, “Without Vets for Pets and the lady who found Larry, we wouldn't have gotten our little budgie back. It’s amazing how quickly we were reunited and helpful they have been since her attack. It’s a miracle.”
Vet Steph, one of the locally-based owners of Vets for Pets Sutton in Ashfield, said, “Larry had a lucky escape from the magpie, with only the loss of a few feathers. We were so happy to be part of reuniting her with her family."