THE kindness of strangers has reunited an Ocean Grove family with their beloved pet Galah.
John and Lois Hoult were distressed to discover their pet native Galah, Clarie, was missing from their front yard at the start of January.
“He must have fluttered down from the balcony and was on the front nature strip when a woman stopped and picked him up,” John said.
“He’s had a damaged wing since we got him he can’t fly.”
John said his family rescued Clarie over 40 years ago and were not sure how old he was.
“He’s our son Graeme’s bird and he was 13 when we got him,” he said.
Galahs generally live up to 50 years old in captivity with some reportedly living up to 80 years old.
John was bird-sitting for Graeme, and was worried when he disappeared as the galah has several health problems including a damaged wing and beak.
“He’s part of the family, we were very upset,” he said.
John said they were contacted by an Ocean Grove woman who had taken Clarie home thinking he was an injured wild bird.
“A lovely woman who’s a bird lover picked him up and took him home where they put him in their aviary,” John said. “Everybody’s very relieved and very grateful to (her).”
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