My dad had a pet jackdaw as a kid. It would sit on his mum's shoulder, all the way to her bus stop, then walk home. Then one day Jackie left (he wasn't caged, just chose to stay with them after my dad rescued him when he fell out of the nest as a baby.) My dad was gutted. But many months later Jackie appeared again, for a few days, then flew off to be with another bird - presumably his mate. Lovely story! Hope your Jackdaw does well too. x