A driver spotted Luna's beak in a storm drain

A pet budgie named Luna turned up hiding in a roadside storm drain a mile from home after strong winds following Storm Boelo forced open a kitchen window in Northampton, England, and blew her away. A passing driver spotted the bird hopping down into the drain and called the RSPCA. Richard Durant and trainee rescue officer Rosie Cowie arrived on October 26 to find the 11-month-old peering up at them. "We peered down the drain and there was Luna's little beak peeking out from a pipe," Cowie said. "I gently grabbed her and popped her in a pet carrier, my first rescue, and one I certainly won't be forgetting." Owner Cimberley Frost had left the window open and played budgie noises outside, hoping Luna would find her way back. Nothing worked until a social media post reached someone who had heard the RSPCA picked up a bird nearby. "The house was so quiet without her," Frost said. "Now she's back to being Lady of the house."