Yellow cockatiel with orange cheeks near Las Olas
Description
I lost my yellow cockatiel named Sunny yesterday around 3pm. I was walking along Las Olas Boulevard, near the Starbucks and the Riverwalk in Fort Lauderdale, when a gust from a passing boat startled him and he zipped up into a palm tree and vanished. He’s about 12 inches from beak to tail, mostly bright yellow with gray wings and those distinctive orange cheek patches. He wears a blue leg band on his right leg engraved with 'Sunny', and there’s a small dent on the upper part of his beak that you can feel if you touch it. This bird is a real part of our family; it was a gift from my sister and carries a lot of sentimental value. If you spot him, please leave a note in the app so I can reconnect.
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