Couple rescues wild sparrow. Now she refuses to leave. 

Before my father died many years ago, people from all around used to bring him injured and abandoned birds, he was famous locally for it; he built shelters all over the house and garden and nursed dozens and dozens of birds back to health. Many refused to leave and some migratory species we released would visit us every summer when they returned for years after we released them. The affinity my father had with these birds was incredible, they seemed to instantly see him as one of their own

I love the way while the couple were desperately searching for her when she got lost, Chibi was chilling in a restaurant with some random guy until they turned up 😁

I, too, raised a baby sparrow that had fallen with a destroyed nest during a storm. It had no feathers; I did the best I could and it bonded with us to the point it would not leave. Short story, it lived inside during winter--open cage--and outside during summer, again open cage. She would sing so beautifully; she lived 5 years--we sure missed her when she passed. To us, she was beautiful!!

The fact that a bird can actually remember and differentiate people is amazing.

I love that she flies to other people not just her parents it’s like a little kid finding an adult when they’re lost

"All the information is out there, all you need is a big heart." Aww. May both of you be blessed. ❤️

My heart just melted! The couple shouldn't feel they have to apologize for loving the little sparrow as they would a child. I know how they feel! Chibi obviously loves them back. ❤😍

What wonderful, kind, people. These are the kind of people I want to hang out with.

That’s incredible, just the fact that she’s totally free, but just likes to hang around with you guys. She’s the most dog-like bird I’ve ever seem. Amazing, especially in a wild bird. You’re getting to experience something very unique……enjoy the experience to the fullest, because love comes in many shapes and sizes.

That’s the biggest compliment for a wild animal to want to be your friend. That means you gave them so much respect and kindness that they trust you genuinely. You can’t fake that kind of trust with wild animals. How sweet this bird ❤️

The world needs more people like you two!

Who wouldn't love delightful Chibi and her wonderful mum and dad? ❤️

I did that with a Starling, I couldn't believe how intelligent he was, we communicated, not with language but with signals, it was an amazing experience for me. All of natures creatures can talk to us if we open up to them and learn their language.

Keep her!!! She LOVES you. She will die of a broken heart if she loses you two. 🥰

The world needs more people like you two!. Who wouldn't love delightful Chibi and her wonderful mum and dad? ️.

This sparrow can move like a hummingbird, that is amazing!

You lucky lucky lucky couple. I truly hope that the three of you enjoy many happy years together. Chibi is gorgeous.

We have a sparrow who is 14 yrs old now. We saved her when she fell out of a nest as a featherless newborn. At the time we did not realize her wing and foot were damaged so as she grew up she didnt fly well. She has been a wonderful pet and has gone camping and walking with us also, riding on our shoulders or heads.💞 Edit: Her name is Pig. :)

When I was growing up my mother rescued a baby sparrow that was wedged behind a drainpipe. He was almost dead but mom fed it with an eye-dropper and he survived. Never learned to fly and he stayed with us for 14 years.

This is a remarkable story, of a wild bird which is happy -- and sensible enough -- to stay with a caring family, the only one it knows.

The indoor flying is so cool, she really is like a little helicopter lol

Seeing something like this makes me realize just how out of touch most of us are with our world around us. Mankind was assigned being caretakers of the animals, and fortunately among us there are wonderful people like this that embrace that. Thank you 💕 sweet couple!

He said in one small phrase "all you need is a big heart" works for everything

Imagine if everyone in the world was as kind as these people ........

That mid air stop into a right turn with wings folded at about the 2:13 mark was incredible.

Lovely story - my dad has a robin who has adopted him - lives in his garden - follows him around outside - sits on his spade - feeds from his hand - introduced his mate and babies too :)

This is fantastic, I’m glad there are people like these two in the world. What they have done is amazing. The bird is a star. 😁

Thanks for helping her.

Guys... She went on a blind date in her "teens" when her parents were worried sick .

They have to be very careful and aware of birds of prey and of mean people. I hope nothing bad ever happens to Chibbi.

Chibi means small, tiny, children, and so on in Japanese 🙂 I am so glad to watch beautiful and cute story between the nice couple and lovely sparrow. Thanks 😊

I had a sparrow that fell out of the nest, he was about 5 days old, My son named him Charlie, he lived with us for 3 years , we did take him outside all the time, he flew all over, and he always came back on his own, he slept on my husband-against his neck when he would come in from flying around, this bird was wonderful, he played games with me on my iPad, he came when I called him, then one day, he started making a nest around the light on the ceiling, I guess he wanted to have a family, one day, my husband had him on his shoulder (as he always did) to take the garbage out, Charlie flew around like always, then we don’t know what or where , but he did not come back, we were heartbroken, every day for weeks, early in the morning at dawn, I would go outside calling out for him, I think the neighbors thought I was nuts lol, (once, he did stay out all night, I guess he didn’t realize the sun was going down, he got stuck somewhere, we were so worried, I set my alarm for 5 am, I got up and went to sit outside in the middle of the yard, sure enough about an hour or so later, there was my Charlie, ❤) It’s been a while but, I still go outside a few times a week and call his name hoping he will hear me and come visit. So far nothing, but, I won’t give up, They are wonderful creatures capable of giving much joy and love, I miss Charlie …😢

I currently am raising a baby sparrow, I rescued from the cat. She has proven to be a delightful and loving little person. She refuses to leave me, as well. Though very high maintenance, I would do it all again. I love her so and can feel and see the feeling is mutual. She is a gift for my 💖

"We said, ok, now we better say goodbye" Chibi: We'll have none of that..

Chibi is so cheery and chirpy :D .... magnificent little birdie

Raised a sparrow as well so I know how darling they can be. The sweetest most affectionate little babies. The more they feel bonded to you the more they will be the sweetest little things as long as they can.

God gives beautiful and wondrous gifts to people who have kind souls.

I just love this story. Chibi is adorable! I wish all of you a very happy life together.

This bird came into the hand of the best people she could've.Divine connection.

this is so special. i love how chibi is free but chooses to be with her parents :)

Every bird 🐦🐦🐦 needs a hero ☺️

Birds are so underrated...they are tiny but are the sweetest funniest things..I had two parakeets for 7 years and they ruled the house! Lol

This couple has a big HEART 💓,because searching the food of this 🐦 is difficult.

I just watched your story on Dodo. Your sparrow is a beautiful, sweet bird! I'm so glad you found her when you were walking!

Same thing here, we rescued a small mynah from pump room (he crashed in there for some reason). He was no more than 2 weeks, when we tried to release him he refused to go. I thought he couldn't fly yet but just an hour later he was roaming on top his cage, he immediately flew right to my shoulder to join me on my chores, and yesterday he learnt to speak my name too :D

Cute bird I hope she doesn't fly to a bad human

Beatifull, how much we can learn from a little bird. Thank you!

Sparrows are special indeed. I love sparrows. This one in video story is very intelligent & loving. Beautiful story.

I like how the other people were cool with Chibi hanging out with them.

Reminds me of the baby sparrow I named Cheep-Cheep I rescued years ago 😢🥰. He was so sweet and very smart.

Lovely story. I recently raised a crow. But after two months he took off with other crows he'd been visiting. I miss him terribly, but I'm happy he was returned to the wild. I would rather he came to visit us, but I think the other crows have been teaching him caution about other animals and humans.

they are a beautiful family!! thank you for saving this little cute bird!

You guys are special and so is Chibi. 💓💗💓

A few years ago, we rescued a baby northern red Cardinal bird. We did the same steps for him. Like Chibi, he refuses to leave despite him being totally free to do whatever he wants. If the outside weather is not good, he wants to be inside with us. Inside, his favorite place to be is on our Dwarf Ficus tree. Winter months, he's inside most of the time.

JUST goes to prove. this world is full of beautiful and wonderful people. Thank you and God bless.

That's how you keep birds. Giving them the freedom to leave whenever they like is the purest form of love.❤

2:12 that was badass Now THIS is the way to have a pet bird. I never had a pet bird bc I didn't think it was right to keep a creature who could soar the skies in a cage

Chibi is such an adorable name. It’s almost like what her little chirp sounds like. ❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful Sparrow, beautiful video, Thanking you all ❤

what a great story that lifts the heart and soul. Thank you for sharing this story of love..

Thank you for saving this tiny bird, your lovely people 💕❤️

I also found a baby sparrow, called "Pixel" and he was sooo tiny and not sure he would make it, bcs everybody said he wouldn't ,he was too weak. Well, don't believe what others say, Pixel grew up, very strong and one day he flied away. Hope he is fine, flying free with a sparrow gf.🤎

Thank you for saving the sparrow's life; she is a great friend.

Her beautiful chirping music is for the ears. So an angel I love saving birds. Be careful no cat is around.

Thank you so much for sharing this story. It comforts me, I also rescued a baby sparrow girl. Her name was Lori and she just passed after 5 years. May Chibi and her family live many happy years together!❤❤❤

This is wonderful.... The only tragic part is that chibi trusts all humans and not just her rescuers.

What a wonderful thing to happen in life..to gain trust of a wild bird! Birds lives in a wild can be brutal, but she found safety with you. True blessing, I wish you the best and please keep posting the updates!

This is how were supposed to live. Thank you for guiding me back to where I and my daughter will be again.

She's so precious and so are her human parents. I love how the emotional bond is there between the bird and the people.

What a beautiful story. Made my day. This is the way we should live with animals. Together but all of us totally free.

Lovely little female house sparrow. I hope she finds a mate

This is in Koper, Slovenia. I spent a few weeks there and recognised it immediately, it's such an iconic town. There's no hawks near the coast as far as I remember, but there was plenty of cats, crows, seagulls, swans and herons (one of which tried to dive bomb me with it's white "bombs") that might pose a threat to a sparrow.

Chibi has transcended being a pet. She's now a familiar.

This is amazing. What a fantastic bond you have with her. I love the fact that she is not in a cage. I hate seeing birds in cages.Humans need to stop keeping birds in cages. Pet shops should stop exploiting innocent little birds.

She is very special ❤ is visible that she it's very happy with you, thanks for take care of she GOD BLESS 🙌

Chibi is such a cute name for such a cute bird! 🥰

All the animals are way more intelligent than we do think. Also, they have lots of more empathy one another, no matter which breed they are than we do. We have got to learn a lot from them. Good job! You raised him setting him free. God bless you!

Birds are our Angels ouf of heaven, and blessed you are to have found her, and raised her and still offering her freedom, she chooses you. Remarkable. X

That is a beautiful relationship very unique and unusual as far the bird is concerned you are the parents 👍

This is how we humans shld be interacting with creatures... LOVE never fails... Thank you lovely couple for sharing this... Big hug from SA...

When I was young there were a lot of sparrows around where I grew up, no more; it's rare to see one nowaydays. I just realized I miss dearly those little fellas.

Another beautiful story told by beautifully kind people.

Its just like a human child. Thank you for protecting her and giving life. I think she is ur baby child. Happy family. Thank you so much.

I love birds, basically all animals! Before having my dogs, I started caring for budgies & a hamster. Then after my tiny babies perished from old age, that's when I gradually transitioned to my small breed dogs. As much as I loved caring for my precious budgies & hamster, I didn't want to continue getting more afterwards because it's too heartbreaking when they die. Small birds & hamsters have a very short lifespan and my heart can't take the sorrow of losing them because their lifespan only averages 2-5 years. And most times, when they get sick, not much can be done to help them, even by a specialized vet. But when I see videos like Chibi, it melts my heart every time because it brings back so many fond memories & how much I truly miss & still love my babies. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

They looked for her for ELEVEN hours. (I love these people.) Meanwhile, she was out to dinner with a friend. That bird needs a cell phone.

_You can achieve everything by love_

"Chibi" is an endearing nickname in (Japanese) that is given to someone small. It means 'little' or "little one".

Lovely to see that Chibi is so friendly to complete strangers, sits on their shoulders etc and they like her back too!

Sparrows are smart birds and remember people they get food from. Very beautiful birds.

Chibi is a little angel sent to you from Heaven.

God bless you ❤

This couple have a heart of pure Gold rescues that bird the way that they did ! God will bless them for that and reward them !

How beautiful! Generous and kind hearted people too - the world needs more such!

Once I saved a kitten, took it to an army veterinarian who prescribed eye drops for her one affected, closed eye👀. She healed quickly and then never left me. Cats are so loving. ❤. I love cats. From Pakistan🇵🇰

That's a true blessing.

Chibi is an amazing creature who has given joy to the world. May she have a very long life!

We Need more people in the world just like you folks. ❤️ Amazing... God bless

Wonderful!💖🙏💖🙏💖🙏💖 beautiful story!❤❤❤❤❤❤

IMRINNTING IS REAL. With many species, including humans. Your hearts and kindness will continue to be positive for the world. Much gratitude from Denver, Colorado, USA ❤️🌈😊

Chibi is such a sweet girl. She loves her parents. I am so happy that there are still good people like you!