This bird's R2-D2 impression is so spot on, you'll swear it's a droid

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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Bluey the budgie's R2-D2 impression is unreal.
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These aren't the droids you're looking for. No, really. It's a bird. Bluey the budgie does such a good impression of R2-D2 that you will swear everyone's favorite "Star Wars" droid is just around the corner.

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Bluey's owner Carli Jeffrey says her family decided to see if the bird would pick up on R2-D2's recognizable beeps, whistles and sputters after noticing how intrigued he was by human voices and the sounds other birds make. They played movie clips for Bluey a handful of times. Within a day, he had them nailed.

The bird's blue and white coloring are even reminiscent of R2-D2's paint job.

Jeffrey says they were blown at how quickly Bluey picked up the sounds but now he drives them crazy. She says their two other budgies have tried to pick up Bluey's droid noises but can only manage a few seconds at a time.

Video of Bluey's R2-D2 impression was posted in 2013, but has just recently gone viral.