North Vancouver family looking for partner for their rescued lovebird

Wanted: A life partner for BB, a lonely lovebird who enjoys swinging in a hammock and watching lovebird videos.

BB the lovebird was recently rescued by a North Vancouver family the day after they spotted her with her mate in a neighbour's garden.

The next day, while Milena Nordwall was sitting with her parents, BB landed in their garden out of the blue where she was almost eaten by the family cat.

"BB landed right in front of me on our lawn, and my cat was right behind, so I chased off the cat while my dad got the bird, and we set up my old rat cage for her, and we built a home for her,' Nordwall told On the Coast host Stephen Quinn.

BB likes hammocks and watching videos

Since then Nordwall and her mother Crystal Collison have been caring for the lovebird they named BB.

Collison said it's been a learning process.

"I found out that they like hammocks, they don't stand on their stage, so for the first six days I think BB was sleep deprived, and she was a little cranky."

Still, BB will let her new owners know if she's displeased — especially if she's interrupted while watching lovebird videos.

"She likes the laptop, which has become her personal fly-in movie theatre, and she gets quite upset when I change the channel," Collison said.

Lovebirds are known to mate for life, but Collison said she's found a solution to keep BB busy while she's without a partner.

"They're very interactive...if you don't really want to handle the lovebirds, place a mirror in front of them, they're very narcissistic, they fall in love with themselves."

Searching for a new life-partner

Collison is not sure how the pair of lovebirds came to be in the wild — and hasn't heard from anyone claiming to be the their owner.

She said they are hoping to connect BB with her long-lost mate, but she fears that bird may be long gone.

"There are stellar jays in our neighbourhood, as well as crows, and we do have a resident raven, and owls...that doesn't bode well for her partner. So we're hoping her owner will come forward, or somebody who has a lovebird, and would like to have a partner for their lovebird."

"She needs to go to a good home," Collison said.

To hear the full interview click on the audio labelled: BB the lovebird looking for a home and partner