Blue budgie with white face; silver leg band
Description
I found a bright blue budgie with a white face perched on the back of a parking sign behind the Walmart on Rainbow Drive this afternoon around 2:15pm. It’s a healthy little bird, about the size of a parakeet, with a tiny yellow crest that lights up when it chirps. It also has a silver leg band stamped AL-27, and a small patch of white feathers on the left wing that makes it easy to spot. I brought it home for safety because I wasn't sure where its owner was, and I want to help get it back to its person in the Gadsden-Anniston area. If this is your bird, describe the leg band code and that white wing patch to claim it.
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