How Do You Tell Mikey And Mia Apart?

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How do you tell Mikey and Mia apart is probably one of the most asked questions we receive, many of you think all blue and gold macaws look the same, but crazy bird people and people who know parrots think differently, they see what the normal eye doesn’t. This video will break down in full detail the differences between Mikey and Mia.
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[@MikeyTheMacaw]

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[@endlesstroll1944]

The only thing I need to pay attention to is their eyes,That might be the most obvious thing for me to tell apart

[@TheYAyaLady]

I think you read minds, mine really. I think I knew then , I get mixed up. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Juliana-xk2zv]

Happy Halloween Everyone🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

[@str1fe13]

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[@Niallgr]

@mikeythemacawandfreinds love u

[@kaitlint3987]

I usually look at their eyes, Mia's eyes look larger and more expressive to me

[@edgeeys5675]

I look at the colour of the eyes mickey has kinda white eyes

[@comitlight4688]

Mia has softer eyes while Mikey looks wacked out of his mind.🤣🤣 Love you guys!!❤️❤️

[@Bianca-gx8hb]

THIS!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

THIS

[@comitlight4688]

@@MikeyTheMacaw I always noticed this with them, you guys said exactly what I always thought!!🤣

[@ahmadshreen4388]

@@MikeyTheMacaw umm i dont understand loool

[@Shrimpfriedthisrice999]

@@ahmadshreen4388 i dont too lol

[@witchybutterfly]

I'm glad both birds are in such a loving home. As someone who used to live with a macaw that was rescued from an abusive home, hearing what Mia's previous owner did boils my blood. Why own something as majestic as a macaw if you cant deal with them wanting to fly?

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Exactly right.

[@Nangong-zo5of4id6r]

How could someone abuse a bird? Puzzling people.😢

[@rhoratedr5798]

"The normal people; the smart ones who didn't choose to invest their whole lives into birds.." 😂

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

They are the smart ones for sure

[@leah4246]

I’m not one of them coz I have a birb and I want more lol

[@arxe_d3505]

“He’s probably on crack.” *shows picture of crack Mikey* I wheezed. 🤣

[@thecouncilwilldecideyourfate]

Mia has the soft look, Mikey has the whacked out of his mind and on crack look

[@Ben-vl5ew]

0:01 OMGGGG ITS ME

[@jabers930]

Nice

[@dulceibarra7688]

OMG LUCKYYYYYYYYYYY

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Yay

[@spiritmatter1553]

Around 6:00, the shirt you mention is called, in the U.S., a "puffy shirt" (see the classic _Seinfeld_ episode), a pirate shirt, or a poet’s shirt. I’ll remember Mia for that. Thanks.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha thanks.

[@pagecarlee626]

I have been watching since before Mia joined your family and I never paid much attention to the specific physical differences but feel like you can see the difference in how they both interact with you guys and each other. Mikey has a more secure confident "I do what I want, give me almonds now" attitude. Mia has definitely gained more confidence & security but she still seems to look to Mikey for direction and has the "Should I do this thing? Maybe...Maybe... Yeah imma do it" kind of reservation that Mikey clearly doesn't. Honestly they remind me of my cats but gender reversed.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Hahah totally.

[@marymass6262]

I always recognize Mia from her flat head and face lines but it’s so interesting all the others differences you brought up. I also noticed they make a lot of macaw sounds. It’s weird to me because Chester never ever makes these sounds. He only talks human and calls « mom ». I wonder if he’s normal.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha yea it’s their restless sound as this was shot about an hour before dinner

[@tacocat6830]

*Easy* Mikey hates socializing to other birds

[@leah4246]

True Kinda like my lovebird and my grandmas hand

[@yamunadevi68]

I really enjoyed hearing the difference between them, would love to hear the difference in their personality

[@ifallintofantasy]

Same here ^_^

[@mayelindominguez4480]

Omg thanks now I can totally tell them apart .. I have so much fun watching your videos .. I am absolutely do in love with Mickey and Mia .. you guys are a lovely family .. thank you 🙏

[@bkm2797]

I don't know your name, but you have a healthy sense of humor! Just discovered your channel and have now watched about 8 of them (cried when Mikey decided to see what it would be like to fly into a window at full speed, his fear and crying I will never forget). Thinking he might have suffered some full on vertigo, and some other nasties due to that head blow. But I digress, your holey T's crack me up, parrots will chew holes in anything even a favorite Tee if you aren't quick enough. Great reminder to those considering a birdie. Thanks for the giggles.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha thanks a lot. Yea everything has holes. Glad you enjoy the content. New vlog out tomorrow too.

[@subhramohanta8657]

Do a video on the difference in their personalities

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

We totally will

[@Draxion_vra_official]

Im so excited to get my blue and gold macaw this Sunday or next week its already named Frank and it has been re homed 3 times but I am going to take care of this bird until the end

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Awww amazing.

[@justsomecryptidwithinterne9873]

I dont own macaws and haven't for a long time, but the little black feathers on their faces are practically like a finger print. They can be easily identified by their face feathers. Bonus, my quaker parrots like to hear mikey and mias little "ahhh" noises and they have learnt how to mimic it

[@ciyr_0]

Their eyes are different as well as the feather color placement, i also noticed the amount of love they give to each of you

[@Maggie66112]

Mia: Me normally Mikey: Me on apple juice

[@MegaDublinguy]

Great! I love your videos and now I have the perfect excuse to go and watch them again to see if I can spot those differences. Also would love to see a video on their different personalities.

[@serenityburrup3297]

Things have sucked over here in America, but Mikey and Mia always make the day a bit happier. You guys ranting about their personalities sounds like the sweetest video EVER! Much love!

[@banjobear3867]

Just throw away your television I did 2 years ago and it has made a world of difference. I got a joke for you why didn't covid affect the amish? Because they don't watch tv!

[@mlkirkl09]

Thank you so much! Very informative video and now I can tell them apart!

[@michaelab.8205]

Omg thank you so much for making This video!!!!

[@namansharma2721]

I really needed that video THANK YOU

[@trelisestewart1681]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ifallintofantasy]

i would love a video that shows their personalities. please create one ^_^ your videos are very uplifting

[@rebeccawright3565]

Thank u so much for this

[@progamerzz2216]

this is the best bird channel

[@donnabaham9777]

Its the personality definitely for me, Mikey the social butterfly, Mia the shy reserved one. I love m both & their humans. It took me 45 mins to watch video, but I hung n to see my favorite crew, I live n New Orleans n Wed we got hit with Cat 2 hurricane n lost power & still out n can b up to 10 days more, bright side notification just came thru just now & when I clicked it wasn't just a blank screen with a spinning circle. Thanks to AT&T & y'all made another powerless, cold morning without coffee & hot water was lil brighter. Happy Halloween🎃

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Oh wow haha. Hope all is ok now.

[@djericbecker]

No power for that long.. sucks and blows. Hope ya get through it :)

[@sparrow5887]

I always look at the tail and the feather lines, never noticed the eyes

[@fathimathshazna9920]

Thanks for helping us.

[@astrocodm7508]

It's the blue majestic wings for me❤️❤️❤️☁️☁️☁️🦜🦜🦜🦅🦅🦅

[@idotny9430]

Been watching u since 2018 and mikey and mia still amaze me🙃🙃

[@tarncoleman7854]

Oh the holy shirt for the love of Mikey and Mia 😂

[@monicaswavel6074]

Hahaha the ending is hilarious lolol. Great video.

[@archiesflock7517]

Mikey and Mia are a perfect match! 💕

[@IrieAllDay88]

I am so grateful you guys rescued Mia from her former situation. And so happy to see she and Mikey are getting along. Does this also mean she had accepted you 100%? She looks so much more relaxed. Thanks for the upload; you always bring happiness into my and my Umbrella's life.He watches your vids with me. He used to have a Blue and Gold girlfriend at his former home. Broke my heart to take him away from her, but the family didn't have the time anymore to take care of him as cockatoos are very, very demanding. But I can honestly say he has found a happy and forever home with me.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

So yes they get along great. I can hold her, fly her etc, but she still won’t let me cuddle her haha. The cuddles are only from Mikey and mummy human

[@marilynmonroll2241]

Mikeys eyes are a little freaky.... but I dig them both a lot! Lol

[@budgieyy]

This will be so helpful to me, I have to determine between two budgies. You included a few ideas I hadn’t thought of ( flying style, beak shape, head shape, toe differences, the way they hold themselves). Fantastic video. Please make one about their personalities. I would say Mia holds herself like a vulture ( my favourite bird). I had a budgie, that, I would describe; that she flew like a wasp. That shirt I would describe it as a ruffle Shakespeare shirt.

[@Galaxia7]

I couldn't always tell them apart, but when I did it was the eyes (like for many people) and the black feather lines on their faces that I looked for. Thanks for the additional information! I hadn't realized mia had more green feathers, now I see it!

[@HaydenAinslie]

I could sort of tell them apart from their personalities!

[@macawsonmars9957]

Great video ,can't wait for the music vid! I could tell them apart from the eyes| also I'm big bird fan so that might help😅

[@tairkochavi475]

Love your videos!!!

[@miakoda5414]

It’s really nice to have these things I’ve noticed confirmed. Besides what you said I always notice that mias head has more fluff but that’s just my observation

[@leilachakri9442]

love you guys!

[@emileemurdock6722]

I love the video as well as all of them

[@michaelemil2016]

love your vids you are the best

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Awww thanks

[@NancyH25]

Camel toe!! OMG...LMAO...poor Mia. I can see the differences when they fly. I’ve never thought about it, but just know who’s who. Great video!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha she may grow out of it one day.

[@dmoon4269]

We have to at one point appreciate he's wearing the shirts that were chewed by Mikey or Mia. This is the bird owner reality = holes in shirts.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha yup

[@RickHowell89]

With Mia and her missing feather, I don't know if your vet has looked at it but I may have a possible answer. When my black-capped conure was a just weaned baby, his wings were clipped from the breeder. He hated that as it irritated him to no end. He constantly chewed on the feathers, not plucking, just chewing on the irritating parts of the clip. When ended up happening is that he chewed several of the flight feathers to the "nub", leaving just a bit of visible shaft. I had my vet pull that little "nub" out and was given some anti-inflammatory for him to allow him to not be irritated by the feather growth and now, aside from his tail feathers, is fully flighted and doesn't chew on his wing feathers.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

That feather actually grew back, took a few years though.

[@RickHowell89]

@@MikeyTheMacaw good to hear

[@kaytie687]

Woah i did not know that they all have different markings! Thanks for making this video

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Glad it helped.

[@haikalazim5880]

I'm in lockdown with 1 conure,4 cockatiels,8 budgies,1 lorikeet, 2 red lory,12 chicken and two cats

[@thinkforyourself1357]

That’s a happy full house!!

[@shellyshannon5226]

Mikey really loves him and Mia loves her and tries to bite him

[@Arasadat12]

Love your videos so much ! Thwy are so well edited what editor do you use.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Thanks so much. Haha just iMovie, free and easy

[@Arasadat12]

@@MikeyTheMacaw wow you've got great skills

[@TheYAyaLady]

Thank you for this. I remember when Mia first came along. Rey sweet

[@the_animal_ark]

Wow. That’s crazy. A glims of theses two birds you wouldn’t know But this. Shows the thing you wouldn’t pick up on unless told to you crazy

[@CoasterQueen8799]

I was hoping another music video would come! Speaking of which, it’d be cool to have a new version of the “Mornings With Mikey” song but with Mia in it somehow.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha one day. This next one is pretty cool though.

[@90boiler]

5:07 bless you!

[@samanthacarlson2078]

So... who's who, again? (Haha, just messing. Loved the video and your beautiful birds!!!!)

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha

[@kjs2077]

very interesting the differences between the two birds

[@itskayli7740]

This video is great !

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Yay thanks Kayli.

[@ahmadshreen4388]

mia is an angel to everyone but Mikey is a daredevil i love both of them they are both the cutest and mia has different features from any macaw that's why she is special don't judge a book by its cover just the same thing mia is beautiful the way she is no need for changing her and Mikey he doesn't need to ever change he can keep being cheeky and silly all he wants i love u guys and have a blessed day:)

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha so accurate

[@LixnyoOfficial]

I LOVE MIKEY AND THE COOLEST FAMILY :)

[@antfishmen]

I got a cool macaw at Florida and I am so happy that I have a friend to play with 😁

[@djericbecker]

Yes... I'd like to see a vid on the personality differences too. I'd always been able to tell them apart by their eyes. A lot of stuff in this video I hadn't noticed till you mentioned it. Bummed out that Mia's one feather never grew back. Good that it doesn't bother her. PS... WHERE IS THE EGG VIDEO? Still waiting to hear that they hooked up :)

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha nooo eggs

[@gigachad5001]

i get happy when i watch your videos but im getting prepared to have birds! in spring

[@nergui8606]

Macaws are so cool! I am looking forward to have a macaw, I already got cockatiel so I hope it won't feel lonely.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Oh no, your macaw may eat your cockatiel

[@ifallintofantasy]

At 8:40 when you talking about landing i love how Mikey is raiseing his foot in the air to demorstrate what you are say 0:) very beautiful and cute.

[@rhoratedr5798]

Mikey always has crazy eyes

[@H1GH.FL1Y3R]

I have a ringneck and a concure. My conure starts fights would it be better to let them sort it themselves or stop them as I have always done before it starts? I'm worried the small conure asbo will get hurt..your videos are awesome and informative.. your fids ♡.♡ heart melters

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Always keep an eye on them, our guys fight but sort it out themselves usually

[@galeem713]

They are both gorgeous! I have smaller parrots

[@horseyhunters9426]

I think they look totally different, I’m that crazy bird person!!!

[@Redvania]

Nice video

[@83z1d1]

You guys are so funny lol

[@nisarehman5891]

I love your vids I have two Indian ring necks and I don’t regret buying them, your videos are so entertaining and I love watching them have a nice day

[@namansharma2721]

I also have a ring neck parrot (green)

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Aww thanks.

[@tzxazrael]

haha yes! thank you guys! i've always noticed the "crazy eyes" too! that's probably the easiest for most viewers to spot. but now i've got so many other ways to add to the list. also LMFAO at the last comment xD

[@stuckintheblackholeofkpop2043]

I would love to see you talking in depth about their individual personalities... :)

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

We will make one one day

[@aerascreamer4345]

From now on, I will definitely recognise Mikey as the « I’m on crack » macaw

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha yup

[@MitchHimself]

This is why my I have an inspiration for birds

[@scotty5976]

Hi love your birds

[@tyresesp9696]

Its the shoulder holes for me🤣

[@August-ri4vp]

Will you do video on macaw species? From severe to green wing macaw basic suff like lifespand difrence from other species ,your experience if some of your friends have them and what do you think about them .

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

We could do one day

[@August-ri4vp]

@@MikeyTheMacawthanks for the reply .

[@Flowerknows9204]

Easy, Mikey has light blue eyes Mia has brown eyes. Booom

[@leenaparsan9816]

I have a parrotlet, well, I sort of insisted that I get to take her from her previous owners, meaning I paid for her after they only let me take care of her for about a week because I know that their kids really abused her, and they cut her wing so short they reached her bone and she bled, they messed up all of the feathers on that wing. The length of her wing is suppose to be about 3 inches, after they cut that wing it was about an inch or less in length. It was really bad and we thought it would never grow back. But now after more than four months, her feathers on that wing are NOW starting to grow back. I didn't expect that, maybe it could be the same situation for Mia, even though it's been years, maybe a follicle was damaged before, but I know now that these kind of situations with regrowing feathers take a really long time.

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

So sad when people hack off feathers.

[@leenaparsan9816]

@@MikeyTheMacaw It really is, when I first brought her home, no one could touch that side of her little body she would get really aggravated and bite, but now she's doing amazing. Also, update: I have a blue and gold macaw as well, his name is Prince and I joined a lot of macaw groups on Facebook, and watch a lot of bird channels such as yours. Basically, these Facebook groups consist of persons who have experience with macaw behaviours, and possible health issues or certain circumstances which can lead to illnesses, or those persons who just want to gain some experience to provide the best life for their feathered friend, this person on the group says that it takes about 2 years for all flight feathers to be molted and replaced. I'm not sure if that is the case with your Mia, but it could be a comfort so don't give up hope just yet✊

[@jackholmes4740]

I love your birds and I have done so much research and I want a blue and gold macaw

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

No you don’t haha

[@namansharma2721]

The shirt you are wearing is too bitten by ur Macaws. I also have the same experience with my Indian Ring neck parrot😅😅

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Haha yup. Holes in everything.

[@carolobrien3082]

They are beautiful!

[@mohammadhaider6000]

Yep I also couldn't tell them apart but mia face kinda helps some times😂

[@hoodedslug3288]

I only look at their eyes

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Yay

[@jabers930]

Same

[@AnasDawG]

I have ALOT of birds so I can EASILY tell them apart. 😃 Iv has birds in my house even before I was born and now I have had above a 100 birds 🤪

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Wow

[@elmerlaggui6577]

Watching from Kuwait 🇰🇼♥️

[@mikedunn3226]

Can I show where you purchased your garden netting and how did you raise it above the fence line! Thank you

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

It’s all here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJXYf4WtgLCdgqM

[@mikedunn3226]

@@MikeyTheMacaw brilliant mate thank you 👍

[@lexibates1174]

I would love to know about their personalities please make that a video!

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

We totally will one day.

[@dogaholic11]

I can almost always tell them apart, they look so different!

[@sheescapesreality4683]

I just found you guys and I'm OBSESSED! Loads Of love to you guys from India :) P.S. You look very much like my ex 😂

[@Schattendragonfly]

When being around the birds, it must be easy. Me, seing them in a video, there are rather small differences - I mean, difficult to spot in a video of a moving bird . The chest feathers may be the easiest as that is the most visible from distance. Thank you for this guide :)

[@hebneh]

I realize he has scrutinized both of these birds in great detail for years, but most of these differences are very subtle, even in the photos where they're side by side. Like the lines under their eyes, for example, which to their humans are very obvious but to others...not.

[@fareselebidy3849]

I AM GETTING A BIRD NEXT WEEK EVERYTHING IS READY AND I GUESS I GET TO BE SMART FOR ONE EXTRA WEEK YAAAY

[@MikeyTheMacaw]

Oh no

[@fareselebidy3849]

@@MikeyTheMacaw I am actually really excited to get him from the rescue centre Forgot to mention that I am getting an umbrella cockatoo

[@Mossy_Rock1]

My guy they sound like a penguin!! ;-; cute Penguins!! Beautiful penguins -3-