If you’re a Star Wars fan, this bird will make your day

Bluey the bird must have been born in a galaxy far, far away.

After his owners played R2-D2 sounds on YouTube, the budgie was immediately able to mimic the Star Wars robot’s sounds perfectly.

"We were blown away that he picked it up so quickly," Bluey's owner Carli Jeffrey wrote in the video comments. "The other budgies in his cage started copying him but could only manage a few seconds at a time."

The Force is strong with this one.

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