Macaw reunited with its owners in Illinois after leaving for a little while
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
September 25, 2025 3:40pm CST
Jonathan Medina who is the owner of a macaw named Baby is happy that his macaw who flew away while Jonathan was with his relatives on a camping trip outside of Chicago.
Baby managed to leave with his leashed attached when he flew away to enjoy the outdoors.
A group named Chicago Bird Collision Monitors received a report on Tuesday from persons on social media saw Baby eating an apple on top of an auto in Willow Springs.
Baby was then returned to his owners when an employee f the animal rescue was able to catch the macaw and return Baby to his owners safely this week.
Link is upi.com/455175872191 via @upi
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@RasmaSandra (98156)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Sep
Macaw had no idea how good his life is with a clean cage, food, and plenty of love glad he is saved,
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Sep
That is true since my relatives used to a macaw.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Sep
So am I happy that the macaw is back home.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Sep
Nice that he is safely back home. I hope Baby enjoyed his outing.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Sep
I am sure Baby enjoyed his flight of freedom.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Sep
I am in agreement with you that Baby returned to his owners.
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@luisadannointed (11886)
• Philippines
26 Sep
Oh! Do all birds don't know how to fly back to their owners? I am glad someone found it.
When I was little, many of our neighbors had lots of doves and other bird pets. They put it in a cage on top of their roof, and in the afternoon, they set them free, let them fly for an hour, and called them all again by clapping their hands. And the birds all flew back in the cage.
Those were the days when family computers were the only gadgets sitting inside the house. 
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Sep
That is a good question if all birds know how to return to their owners since my macaw when he would fly away would return home after a while flying away.
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Sep
I doubt that Baby would have survived in the wild either.
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@innertalks (23746)
• Australia
26 Sep
They did well to be able to catch the macaw, as it would have been hard to catch, I imagine.
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Sep
I speak from experience since my relatives used to macaws as pets. They are hard to catch.
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@LindaOHio (222986)
• United States
26 Sep
I'm glad the macaw was found and returned to its owners.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Sep
So am I happy that the macaw is back with his owners.
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