SRS - goodness the story get's more and more charming. I'm half expecting that next oyu'll tell us you two sung a duet.
Thousands of parakeets are lost every year, most don't survive, and rarely just because of the coming of winter.
By the way - I'll slip in a little music connection here: You probably know that the fans of Jimmy Buffett are know as Parrotheads. Know that whire kids are called? Parakeets.