Hanging out with the kookaburras on the couch

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Two adorable wild kookaburra birds come inside to chill on the couch with me!
They're basically lap cats with wings!
The first cheeky boy is doing everything he can to try to steal a treat whereas the other kookaburra just seems content to chill on my lap.
Lets be honest they're basically adorable fluffy cats with wings 😊
Please check with your local wildlife experts before offering any food to the native wildlife in your area. What I offer these birds is an occasional treat and only a tiny portion of their overall diet.
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[@teto85]

"I've got a kookaburra on my shoulder." I'd love to have such problems.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

It's a pretty cute problem to have 😊❤

[@silvertalon007]

Well... Until they go off in you ear. Like my conure.

[@teto85]

@@silvertalon007 We have 2 Siamese, a Norwegian Forest Cat, a Tortie and Cream and a Tuxedo cat. You haven't heard anything until you have heard them all screaming for breakie in your face at o'dark thirty. At least the dogs are quiet.

[@Mdmelastrange]

An Aussie pirate!

[@suntzuthememelord]

"I always wanted to become a disney princess,yet i became a warlord." -Sun Tzu,Art of war

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Why not both??

[@suntzuthememelord]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia thats a pretty good idea,thank you

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Like the Greek goddess Athena with her owl

[@sixstringedthing]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia oh that's it, I hereby dub thee "Austhena".

[@bluetherollerbird]

@@sixstringedthing so Australia have a new goddess Austhena with her Kookaburra ;)

[@remlapgarage]

I often can't determine what's more adorable, the birds themselves, or you talking to them in that classic 'talking to animals' voice 😂. Whenever I'm outside in my yard talking to the birds I often wonder if my neighbours think I'm crazy 😂

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Aww thanks!! Now what you haven't seen on camera is me trying to speak to the chickens in their language 🤣

[@sasdagreat8052]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia That'd make for a great video if they talk back

[@bingbong6066]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia nice. I usually recreate my chicken's sounds and she starts talking back.

[@adeenareaz4244]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia I do the same with my doves , they look at me weird

[@mothratemporalradio517]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia Hi! The day before yesterday i fed a wild kookaburra for the first time, and i was wondering if it would be ok if i asked you any questions for some advice? :) See, they don't usually come to the yard because of mynah birds, but recently there's been a bit of a shift in bird politics, and the other day i played a kookaburra laughing and within minutes there was one on my line! It came back yesterday too, and that's when i fed it, but it didn't come back today. I could play the recording again but i honestly feel like it would make me a bit of a ****heel for various reasons, to make it think it might have a neighbour that doesn't exist. The thing is i would really like it to come back. I've only watched a few of your videos and I'm not sure how your birb relationship situation originally came about, but i am in inner city Sydney near some pretty massively industrial stuff, and usually only encounter turtledoves and mynah birds, who have tended to collectively harass all larger birds so that they never visit, although this recently did shift a bit. I can't explain how exciting and special it was for me to receive this visit. i wonder what you think, quite literally, about the ethics of luring it back with a recording. i could avoid doing that, but I'm sure it's the only reason it visited in the first place. i would love it to visit for feeds, i could see it was returning food at the time presumably for its chicks or mate, as it would fly of with a piece of beef and then return. I'd be so grateful for any advice ❤️✌️

[@ComboMuster]

Kookaburras are so polite and civilized: one stays up until the other enjoys the treat undisturbed then switch and everybody is happy... unbelievable.

[@GrogSothoth]

That's a hunter instead of a scavenger for you

[@roybarron5289]

Now add a Magpie to that list and see the chaos born

[@seanbayley7452]

@@GrogSothoth that's right snake killers, these cute little guys are are savage when need be.

[@kroakie4]

It’s so polite that the second bird waited his turn.

[@Andrew-yl7lm]

Man the sentence "I found a baby snake in my bed last year" is a reason I fear Australia lol. Great birds though!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Hahaha. Well in my bedroom not my bed but baby tiger snakes are still really venomous! The birds and kangaroos all make it worth it though 😊❤

[@bretth3224]

Everyone thinks the snakes and spiders are the scary thing while Aussies are actually scared of magpies during swooping season

[@gbsailing9436]

Yeah I wouldn't be referring to your boyfriend like that...he may not take that too kindly... Just saying... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Lucifurion]

That's why if you have any bush around your house you keep your doors closed. Nothing worse than finding a brown snake in your house because your dad doesn't know what a door is for.

[@neilpemberton5523]

@@bretth3224 Well the snakes and spiders appear in predictable places, but a maggie will swoop inches from your head while you are enjoying a nice relaxing walk in a park

[@freedomfreedom2253]

Even her voice is so beautiful and cheerful, I believe the birds can understand her pretty well :) Love these videos

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you ❤

[@GuyRandomOne]

I just love kookas, their proportions are so goofy 😂 Chonky body, giant beak but tiny feet

[@chickennugget6684]

Minecraft chickens be like

[@fishhead3547]

The accent with the “hehe” make my heart melted.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

😊❤

[@Sleepy.Time.]

Living Room Birds of Australia

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Flying cats 😊❤

[@ashthekingofdarkness1528]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia I can tell you are loved by Mother Nature

[@sixstringedthing]

Lol'd 😆

[@juliejoa5950]

Enjoyed this

[@user-fx9ef4tv7k]

Those birds have more manners than most people. xD

[@petrovepryk3786]

I love, that they basically mostly understand what you're saying to them.

[@sixstringedthing]

They always know what a closed hand means..."something in there for me, stop teasing plskthx"

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Hahaha oh it's true!!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

The cockatoos sure know how to open a closed hand 😅

[@sixstringedthing]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia I've always been a bit nervous, but my buddy this arvo was being pretty gentle. Come and have a look ;)

[@amyeff7279]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia I've been thinking about them because parrot behavior is kinda my thing... I'd bet that biting has resulted in getting everything dropped. So when it didn't work they bit harder. Although they can be bullies. You've seen the video of a cockatoo pulling a pigeon by its tail to move it out of the way?

[@liimu974]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia Hahaha have you watched the video where cockatoos bite kangaroos’ tails in order to get their food?

[@SeanVplayer]

On the one hand, I've never had to worry about a snake in the bedroom here in Huntington Beach, California. But, I don't get to hang with kookaburra's in the front room either.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Haha tough trade offs!

[@2degucitas]

Nope. Just seagulls on the beach.

[@godhandvoid9795]

i would rather deal with snake than the people that life in that state (except northern california)

[@SeanVplayer]

@@godhandvoid9795 LOL... I was born in So. Cal. I have lived in various states, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Florida. I also lived in Northern California for 21 years, (Sonora, a former mining town), and relocated 7 months ago to Huntington Beach to be with my daughter and grandson. I must admit I preferred living there but missed my family. It's not the average person that makes it bad to live in California, but rather the "leaders" in elected office.

[@godhandvoid9795]

@@SeanVplayer I mean I guess outside of the bigger cities it's nice. I love yosemite and the redwoods and all that great stuff in California. But the PEOPLE in places like L.A or Sacramento literally make me want to bury my head in the sand.

[@sonnyfabich2226]

Our American friends who ever watched Jungle Jim or those early Tarzan tv serials would have heard Kookaburras calling in the 'jungle'. Somebody recorded them laughing and the recording ended up in Hollywood and every movie in the 30s & 40s set in the jungle had a Kooka singing in it somewhere. For Aussies like me it was an extra treat at the movies.

[@dfquartzidn6151]

That’s so cool! I didn’t know that this bird has always been popular.

[@kylehumbert5735]

I was listening to the jungle track in Pirates of the Caribbean and heard a Pileated Woodpecker. Funny thing is they're local in the Northern United States

[@GreenDinoRanger]

It made me laugh when I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark and in the opening scene of the jungle had a kookaburra call/laugh

[@stoner63reflex65]

I love that sound effect, was very happy when i found it these were what made them 🤣

[@Alisrovi]

Hiya! Those Kookaburras are adorable!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thanks so much! 😊❤

[@HotPursuitMusicEntertainment]

I love their eyebrow feathers!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

😊❤

[@scottkew6278]

I LOVE people who look out for their animal neighbors. THERE IS HOPE FOR THE WORLD YET!!!!!!!!!!!

[@seanbayley7452]

Same it's one of the better parts of humanity

[@bombadeer8231]

So cute! Cheers from the other side of our little planet, New Jersey USA 🇺🇸

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Hello and much love from Australia 🙂❤

[@sandrafogarty1073]

I love the kookaburras' plumage markings, and they have lovely eyes. Gorgeous birds.

[@naturespeak-lifelessonsfro4507]

Omg, this is the most adorable thing ever! 💞🦅💖🦅💞

[@ibolyahrubak9332]

Thanks for being like this. I bet you think the other creaturs are just equal to us... That's why you treat them like this. 😘I also love them; birds, cats, butterflies etc. They aren't "lower" species, just different. 😊And yeah..I also talk to them, sometimes even to my plants as well. 😁Never change, always be like this. Give my regards to the kookaburras.

[@jannetteberends8730]

They really seems to enjoy your company. And when they look straight in the camera, it’s like they are smiling. And I’m smiling back 😁

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

😊❤

[@Arkeli5]

The Kooks are back in the Burra :D Beautiful morning here in Ireland and yet you managed to make it even nicer :D Thank you for the video.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Lovely to hear! Much love from Australia ❤

[@rogerhegemier8491]

Now how about putting some Shrimp on the Bar B !!! i will Bring the Ice Cold Fosters !!!!

[@lynfireart]

Some guy: do you have pets? Her: kinda, they hang out in my house sometimes…

[@davidca96]

Australia has the coolest birds

[@elfedowen6452]

Oh this bring back such happy memories of my backpacking days in Oz.... These little darlings used to sing their hearts out at the crack of dawn... ❤

[@rogerhegemier8491]

Yea until they Drive ya to the Nut House A !!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

I love that sound ❤

[@BigboiiTone]

The kookaburra seems like a peaceable enough bird. They don't get jealous over treats as badly as some animals do

[@sylphofthewildwoods5518]

"Merry, Merry kings of the House are they..." Love your native birds! Thanks for sharing!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thanks so much! 😊❤

[@rogerhegemier8491]

But hate all your Varieties of Deadly Snakes !!! Shhuch !!!

[@yolondamorris4208]

I MUST SAY THAT YOU ARE THE LUCKY LADY EVER. IT'S REALLY AMAZING THAT THEY INTERACT WITH YOU SO WELL . THAT IS THE COOLEST EVER. 🤗🤗👌👌❤❤❤

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you!! 😊❤

[@lyndislegion287]

I'm SO envious of the Australian wildlife. Where I live the wild animals aren't half as adorable and interesting!

[@UncleSmithers]

awww, I think all animals are adorable in their own way :D

[@UltraSuperDuperFreak]

Think you forgot the half that can kill you, some in nearly no time . I gotta be honest, i dont enjoy those at all really :P

[@lyndislegion287]

@@UltraSuperDuperFreak eh, look at my profile pic. Especially the australian spiders interest me!

[@mfree80286]

@Atlantis I'm sure it's rare, but there's still the *possibility* in Australia of wandering downwind of the wrong tree and turning into a giant blister, so....

[@tibbayr699]

becoming one with kookaburra

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Best way to be 😊❤

[@tamieckert4548]

Hi Amber,love your beautiful mind!🌹🌺🌸And your dream plans are perfect 👌..miss your George.Can I say,you’re simply a living doll!....Life size Bratz doll!😄

[@mayhemonwax8486]

Cold, grey and rainy November morning here in Hamburg, Germany BUT watching this and listening to your soft and euphonious voice makes up my day!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

So happy to hear that! 💚💛

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

"Your nest in our habitat. Ours now." *flies right into house and promptly takes over* 😂

[@thejonguy3248]

When told the kookaburras in the end to say goodbye to everyone they both face the camera, so cute :)

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

Wow, I’m so envious, how much fun to have those cuties visiting! I would so love to have all the birds of Australia around! And I wouldn’t mind your climate either, much more so than the Norwegian climate I have… ☺️ 😊 And, I must say, I love your house and garden. All those big windows and high ceilings; stunning! 🤗

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you! ❤

[@seanbayley7452]

U can have the incredible humidity here in Queensland during summer it's a pain in the ass you feel perpetually dirty it's not pleasant.

[@muzzaball]

Awesome! You are sooo lucky - they are my fav birds for sure.

[@Parrotlet_Schmidt]

hello human, give me my treat 😋😍🤗 😂🤣

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

🤣 At least the other kookaburra seemed happy just to chill with me!

[@Parrotlet_Schmidt]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia I imagine that to be nice 😊

[@user-kj6sw3to4m]

I love ur bird relationship with birds

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thanks ❤

[@blissy1]

Making friends with birds, good on you!!

[@GyariSan1]

This is so awesome. Kookaburras, green tree frogs and Wombats are my favorite animals. The Kookaburras especially, they have such a soothing presence about them.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

❤

[@mr.nobody2858]

It's a slow, time-consuming but interesting process whenever you manage to get along with wild animals like these birds. I find animals as a whole are more innocent than humans at the moment. They actually keep nature at a balance while we don't exactly do that. So animals for life.

[@mickieduboulay7672]

So adorable! I love your commentary 💕 the birds and your voice are so lovely 🥰

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you! ❤

[@jillco65]

This clip, and these birds, are gorgeous! Your relationship with your birds is a joy to see :) Thanks for giving me the biggest smile every time!!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thanks so much I love hearing that!! Makes posting these videos worth it 😊❤

[@jillco65]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia You're more than welcome - and I truly mean it :)

[@SinnerChrono]

Adorable birds.

[@Gupadodo]

I am so envious of your relationship with these birds! That ending was super cute too when he actually came down to say goodbye 😂

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thanks so much!! 😊❤

[@screeb.3578]

Gotta love it when kookas act more like dogs than birds

[@_Anim0sity_]

This makes me remember my four birds that died 3 yrs ago. Their color patterns are the same good memories.

[@ericcheng3143]

Those birds are friendly.

[@arnoeeuwigheid4499]

Apparently the garden of EDEN STILL EXISTS!💕 IN Australia!!!!👍😉 Greetings from a fan from the Netherlands!🇳🇱

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Hello! 😊 Sending love from Australia ❤

[@arnoeeuwigheid4499]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia Thank you! It's an honour to meet you! I wish you were my nextdoor neighbour😉👍!

[@ClioMako]

Life is good for the kookaburras; they enter a cozy house and chill with a nice lady who talks to them in a sweet voice while handing them treats.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

This sounds like the type of endorsement that I could put on a dating profile 😅 Made me smile reading it, thanks for your kind words 😊❤

[@ClioMako]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia I think the kookaburras would too like to use it for their dating profile. Keep sharing your love for those beautiful animals with us, friend. :)

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

@@ClioMako Thank you! Means a lot 😊❤

[@joshua__oshua2371]

Adorable ❤and the birds a beautifull aswell.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

❤

[@antrimlariot2386]

Love how the kookaburra soared into the room from outside like a plane. Plus glad to see you don't spoil them with eats.

[@miguelpanta]

your videos make me want to live in Australia 💚

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

❤

[@LindsayW138]

I live in Canada but one day I'd love to visit Australia to see the wildlife! These kookaburras are so cute and cheeky. I also need to see the quokkas!

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Absolutely!! If you ever come here I can recommend some good places to visit 😊❤

[@JasonCarney.]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia Might be a good idea for another video, places you recommend visiting in Aussie Land.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

@@JasonCarney. Yeah I'm actually thinking of changing the direction of my channel a bit to show people what wildlife experiences they can have here and show what amazing people do wildlife rescue type work.

[@JasonCarney.]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia Great idea, since Australia has such unique creatures. I was very much into donating and trying to get others to donate to Kangaroo Island during those horrific fires. Their Gofundme campaign had a goal of $15,000. As of today they have had $2,709,840 AUD raised of their $15,000 goal. Very heartening.

[@petewheelus8591]

You've spoiled the cute babies.

[@TheBlindRaven]

I need this in my life just to be loved by animals.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

😊❤

[@Dreadythedread]

Baby snake in your bedroom, man I do enjoy living in the northern hemisphere, that's one of my wife's biggest nightmares.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Haha yeah and apparently the baby snakes are just as venomous as the adults! And harder to see :/

[@Dreadythedread]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia thanks I hate it

[@sixstringedthing]

Never had snakes. Huntsman spiders tho.... 👀

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

@@sixstringedthing Huntsman are fine!! I had a big one in my car once 😅

[@sixstringedthing]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia yeah, but did it fall into your lap when you flipped down the sun visor? Cos that's always fun! Happened in my work van once, almost shit myself. 😆

[@Daehawk]

Some chill birds.

[@uo6ep]

theyre so round and floofy!! looking like plushies

[@rb2727]

I love this bird's laughter.

[@SuperPirate100]

Such beautiful birds

[@ziggythecat8900]

I’ve never seen these birds… I’m in awe…❤️

[@BloodweiserDK]

So cute! Love to know how it all started with these two.

[@jdean1851]

Beautiful" Friends!

[@user-hn5ee1xu2d]

This reminds me of Disney princesses, singing with birds

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Aww that's so sweet ❤

[@benutzer_definiert]

your gigglelinglinglingling is so sweet :-D

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Oh thanks!! I'm actually pretty self conscious about it when I hear it on camera so that's good to hear 😊❤

[@tetsuan25]

Kookaburra birds are some of the smartest birds around, and excellent hunters.

[@JMarieCAlove]

When I was a little kid, here in California, I was about 6 or 7 years old and we had music time and my favorite song was, Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree. We learned new songs and sang old songs, and sometimes we got to pick our favorite sing a long songs. Well of course I always picked the Kookaburra song! I rarely got to pick a song since since the would randomly pick a pick a kid to request what some to sing. I didn’t even know what a Kookaburra was! Lol I think when my parents took me and my brothers to the San Diego zoo is Southern California, is where I finally saw a Kookaburra, I got so excited! I told my teacher, I saw a real Kookaburra bird! I didn’t get to sing my favorite song that week, darn… I learned news songs I loved! 😉😊

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Love it!

[@ajeshtthambithambi]

I am so happy watching this😍😍

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Love hearing that! ❤

[@jaymac7203]

👁👄👁 They look like they're smiling loool 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@Wandafulofit]

Love your videos Can't understand how anyone can thumbs this down

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you ❤ really means a lot!

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Those are two fine kooks right there

[@DarkAtHearts]

Congratulations. You are now a Disney princess

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

😊❤

[@MetrakitProRaceII]

1:26 i love to see when the birds focus on something 🌭😁 i was feeding the crows 3 hours ago. Burger King Chilli Cheese fries from yesterday and a half chicken from a workmate. They fly away with the Chicken wings and spread a huge mess over the products on our company site 😁👍

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

🤣

[@nearsightedtanuki]

You must be really loved by the funky birds for them to visit you daily and actually feel comfortable enough to go inside your home. You’re super lucky to be friends with local birds!

[@thatguy-et6qp]

those are some well behaved birds

[@PlattLaneEnd]

Awesome birds. As a whingeing Pom, I've not made it over to Australia yet. My number one bucket list item is to go to Oz, see a NRL match, and see these birds in real life....

[@mcqueenx75]

Dammit now that Australian song is stuck in my head. Kookaburra sat on an old gum tree....

[@weepingangel8190]

aww what a good birbs

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

😊❤

[@siem8160]

This complicity is impressive. I love mammals (especially the prairie dogs with whom I have lived since 1997), but your birds are fascinating where you show us an incredible bonding. I look forward to the wombats for a next episode 💚

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thanks! 😊❤ The wombats do like to hide but I want to organise a koala video one day!

[@siem8160]

@@BackyardBirdsofAustralia Your videos are always nice, I can't wait to see with a koala.

[@christinetimpson5374]

Lovely to see these two back on your lap 😃 Really makes me smile. Thank you once again. ❤️ from Sydney. One more week of lockdown. 😎 Hope you are ok🌼

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you!! 😊❤ Wow only one more week? I hope you're all doing ok over there!

[@theeSpitzSpritz]

they're sooo cute

[@achoosachu8522]

Sweet voice

[@thesandwich5321]

I take back all my fears about Australia.

[@ToddVanObben]

an aussie gal. just like we love 'em. (From Germany)

[@somegirl558]

I love this.

[@SadalDay]

such a cute bird

[@schmirgldecks]

super cute

[@pontyexpat]

That is a good example of "pecking order", in the avian world, with the "shyer" (less dominant) Kooka-B patiently waiting its turn rather than create conflict, before receiving a tasty treat!

[@bernbuddy]

They are very cute :)

[@williamsherman9514]

Funny little feets.

[@cartoonistbrian8497]

Always a great treat to see your Friday video...loved it .☺❤

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Perfect 😊❤

[@lyndavincent6659]

I absolutely love this video! How sweet💖🐦

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thank you!! 😊❤

[@chhayachhaya7007]

The first guy must be like " you know she got treats right!!" 😂

[@f0nZzy]

It's very funny giggling, so at ease and somehow childish. It's the first time I've heard such a pleasant laugh, very cool!

[@raulrosas5068]

i also want these birbs in my house too

[@bonniefaltz9505]

Marvelous! The Kookaburras are quite adorable. I agree with clinto56. My neighbors must think I'm nuts, I talk to any kind of nature that I am privileged to have visit me in my back yard here in northeast Pennsylvania.

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

Thanks so much!! 😊❤

[@FelixTsang]

Dam she's like a real life Disney Princess

[@BackyardBirdsofAustralia]

😊❤