Silme turned up on our screened in porch the day before Easter of 2004. We were surprised at his wonderful personality and think that he was owned. But we had no luck in finding his owner, and he stayed with us for quite awhile. He learned to imitate the piggies' wheeking and filled our house with his beautiful songs every day. He loved to come out of his cage and climb around on Sparkle's crate. We all grew attached to him, but I knew this wasn't the best place for him. I knew he would be happier with a friend to play with, so I reluctantly began to search for a new home for him with another parakeet. On December 7th, 2004, he found the perfect one. He now lives up in Georgia with his parakeet girlfriend and a cockatiel named Buddy. His new owner is wonderful and takes care of all of her birds better than most people do their cats. I miss him but know that he is happier this way, and that's all that matters.