Cheeky cockatoo and wild ducks coordinating a fly off! 🦆

[@mrxxbrian]

Cockatoo: Stop filming them ducks and feed me

[@funcrunch]

From my perspective as a US-American, you are so lucky to have such a diversity of "cheeky" birds right in your own backyard 🙂

[@Trusty_Patches]

I fed a cockatoo once next day he showed up at 7am with 20 of his mates

[@AEB1066]

We had a single loner cocky who'd show up when we feed the lorikeets. The local cocky flock noticed and are trying to take over. And they wreck stuff if you let them. Sad because the loner cocky was nice and didn't cause issues.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Haha so true!

[@rf159a]

The ducks are discussing their flight plan before they fly off.

[@Chompchompyerded]

That's exactly what they're doing. For real. When the point their bills at the sky like they were doing, that is the gesture among many waterfowl for "fly".

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Yep 🙂

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

Cockatoos are really cheeky and cute but yeah, they sure can bite hard and they can be aggressive as well

[@ReezeGoingSenseless]

Love the dexterous grab of the cup.

[@Newt2799]

That noise the ducks make at night is mildly terrifying. I love it, thank you

[@UnstableStrafe]

Aw, look at the too showing off their crest! I love when they do it after landing, because it's like they are announcing their presence to everyone.

[@braincraven]

3:20 She said that Cockatoos are quite unpredictable. Our friend is being very nice, we all know they are hell birds once learning language they scream and cuss.

[@shirleyboy8859]

New Year and new delights..... Great video Mrs Backyard....... :-)) xxxx

[@jackther9146]

What a beautiful cocky! It has obviously been to your place before do you think? I mean he must remember you and getting a cheeky free snack!? Please keep making videos of this length with your commentary, I love you voice 😊 I still hold out hope I will see the face behind the voice ❤ Give chooky and great big hug and handful of sunflower seeds 😘

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you so much!!! ❤

[@ds7675]

I once had a cockatoo take my glasses off in a split second. Boy, was I surprised! No damage to glasses or my nose.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Wow!

[@TheBlindRaven]

The birds are starting to make plans. Soon you will get more friends wanting seeds.

[@Chompchompyerded]

Did you notice how the ducks were throwing their heads back and pointing at the sky with their bills? That's a gesture for flocks to fly common to many species of ducks and geese. It is usually done with a lot of noise, although among some species, it can be done as a silent thing if they feel they are in danger. It's something which is always done by North American Canada geese, along with turning into the wind. Shelducks and even screamers all do it. The behaviour seems to be absent only in the smaller ducks (teals, and shovelers) and the mallard family and their relatives (including the Pacific duck). The behaviour seems only to occur in the Anseriforms.... the family which contains ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.

[@janetcarroll8863]

Enchanting, as always! 💞

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you ❤

[@Terminator2310]

It was like the ducks were standing into the wind running through a pre-takeoff checklist, lol.

[@bazkeen]

🦆❤🦆❤️🦆❤️ It must be time to head home from work 👍🏻👍🏻

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

🙂❤

[@youdontknowme5969]

Gorgeous Too 😍 LOO 0:46 rawr gimme

[@helnbak9372]

They are usually in a flock. This fella might be an escapee.

[@InTime-x3j]

Weather looks nice there. We had a major snow storm. I found one of my chickens roosting in it. Chickens wont walk in deep snow. I had to break the ice off her and take her inside the hen house. The opening was 15 feet away.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Hope she's ok!

[@InTime-x3j]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia She lived! I wasnt sure if she would.

[@user-cl1ew9ki5i]

So where are all his noisy mates? ❤❤❤ from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺

[@arcanum3000]

"Pay attention to MEEEE!" - Cockatoo

[@DespairDoctor]

Cute cockatoo.

[@Peter-pp6kj]

so it does rain in Australia! Even on Fridays 😇

[@HelenaMikas]

Beautiful birds all rather vocal. and fun ..♡ Have a great weekend ♡

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Hope you have a lovely weekend too! ❤

[@jonkvh]

Think the Poolman needs to pay a visit.

[@RodrigoBarbosaBR]

Imagine being so used to cockatoos that you are unwilling to risk a finger.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Hahaha, I'd have none left!

[@alch3myau]

sook, its only the first bite that hurts ;p .. still ptsd from pink n grey taking a chunk out of my thumb when i was a wee shit

[@Matsky-vf3lo]

😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheOwlGuy777]

We have two pet cockatoos and you can just imagine what the inside of the house looks like. My twin brother has SEVEN cockatoos. SEVEN!!!!!!!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Oh wow! Hope all your cockatoos are doing well 🙂

[@ShmankyTube]

🕊

[@ericacrider2825]

Be careful of that cockatoo! Those ducks are beautiful!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Yeah they're lovely creatures with such different personalities ❤

[@leifvejby8023]

That was quite a benign cockatoo, but I'm still gglad you stayed away from the finger pincher!

[@justink1075]

Very good.

[@SilverSabertooth]

i dare u to poke the cockatoo at some point ehehehe

[@alch3myau]

lol you still sound scared talking to them ;p

[@jenmu7870]

🩷🩷🩷

[@Gookrak]

Lol, you fed the cockatoo from a protein powder measuring "spoon" (whatever it's called). It's proof you don't just say you lift :D. (I'm joking ofc, there's a small gym in your house and your palms show signs of heavy lifting as I noticed before). And with this, I'm off to the gym, it's arm day (biceps+triceps) today.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Haha I appreciate the recognition! Hope the upper body session was fun!

[@nbell63]

"I think that's enough." *to a Cockatoo* That PhD isn't into the Inherent Sense of Entitlement Exhibited by (certain) Members of the Family Cacatuidae, is it? (Cockatoos, y'know I'm meaning Cockatoos, yeah?) 😄

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Hahaha

[@BarrySuridge]

[@victoryT_T]

You startled him right at the end??!! how evel >:(

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Haha oops...

[@victoryT_T]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia 🤣😂

[@hamstersmash]

:D

[@moomoopuppy508]

I remember when that group of cockatoos "attacked" your finger in your other video and drew blood kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHrMpqBpi5hgo5Y

[@MrRicksta76]

You already got nipped a few times by those crazy cockatoo's. I can see you aren't keen on letting that one get close, and for good reason. *chomp*

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Exactly!

[@MrRicksta76]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia they scare the crap outta me too. Hard to believe my family had one as a pet when I was a kid. He never touched me, but that didn't stop my brother and I from crawling into his cage and patting him haha

[@johndavis7944]

I think I'd rather feed the ducks. Less chance of injury.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

The ducks are pretty cute ❤

[@galaxyexplorer6189]

You've done it now.!!!.When cocky tells his buddies the hot lady has all the food your going to have a hundred swarming around your property. 🙂✌️