Sydney's Feathered Celebrities: Keeping Up With the Cockatoos I Wild to Know

[@terramater]

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[@Dottiesunique]

Love these birds!

[@aheat3036]

2:10 Centuries ago? Really? Hell, the late 1700s is when the British just landed on Australian soil!

[@paulidevoss7249]

Not sure why you’re celebrating exotic birds ending up in countries that are completely wrong for them?? You’re either not aware of the illegal exotic bird trade or somehow think it’s ok. Not cool.

[@mollymuch2808]

American seem to allow animals there from all over the world look no native pythons yet Florida is overrun with the Thailand python

[@YokoshimaSTAR]

Happiest birds ever. Their face is always smiling naughtily. If happiness and freedom was a bird, this is it.

[@terramater]

We have to agree with you!

[@daveklose4550]

The smartest and most beautiful bird, I had a sulphur crested cockatoo as pet for 40 years, his favourite things to do was ride the horse, the dirt bike, the push bike, and loved to swear at people when we went for a drive, stop at stop lights and anyone is fair game, he used to mimic the old lady who lived next door, amazing how smart he was

[@youtubezombie547]

I go into a black hole when I read something like this, there is a little Galah next door, that's been in a cage that barely affords wingspan,for over ten years, there doesn't seem to be any law that can protect it, the reptilian neighbor is aware of my opinion about it but doesn't care, I want to take it somewhere to rehabilitate to its natural state and then let it fly free, to me it is disgusting to keep a little bird that can live for over twenty years in a small cage like that and then also be totally ignored, here we have dogs barking at night, I have to sleep with ear plugs in my ears, how does that little bird sleep?, it is in a living hell.

[@Isaac-ho8gh]

@@youtubezombie547 ​at that point, all you can do is try to break into his house when he's gone for more than a few days and then anonymously bring the bird to a bird rescue. Although its extreme, I'm happy to help you try to do it if you ever want to since animal welfare's much more important than property.

[@busarob1969]

While I agree, birds need to be free, I know plenty of people who keep birds in large cages and treat them well. I am a little weary of you though, dogs bark every where, sure you not just a male Karen, you sound like a neighbour every one would regret having ?

[@DCrypt1]

​​@@busarob1969 we don't have enough data to know she's a Karen, so far it seems she just might be an empathic human. I've had a bird like this and they are incredibly intelligent and aware and can easily go into depression eventually needing human drugs like SSRIs and anxiolytics/benzos.

[@flamingfrancis]

@@youtubezombie547 I always wanted to have a decent size aviary with native birds but I thought twice and decided against it. We live on the edge of the NSW south coast escarpment and have around 40 of these visit us most afternoons....along with six magpies, five kookas, six mountain lorikeets, sometimes king parrots. Who needs an aviary?

[@lQuadXl]

_Cockatoo:_ ***PTERODACTYL NOISES*** 😂

[@terramater]

😂

[@LindaSelle]

How appropriate!

[@mehere8038]

oh they TOTALLY think they're pterodactyls!!!!!!! Thevideo really fails to capture just how loud they are in real life too, a single one is as loud as a jet engine taking off, but they love to form large flocks to fly around screaming, just for fun (but they're also totally silent for those that feed them, they know if they turn up screaming, they won't get fed)

[@flamingfrancis]

There's a lot of stores that stock earplugs...inexpensive too. They have been around almost as long as Pterodactyls...we haven't.

[@Tiger2ismylove]

Pterodactyl is not a thing. Pteranodon does but not that invalid species

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

Yes, we Sydney-siders do love our Cockatoos.

[@terramater]

We can totally understand that!

[@flamingfrancis]

"our" cockatoos?...they inhabit most of the lands east of the great dividing range.

[@yhliu6083]

They could be destructive 😅

[@erikm8372]

Maybe it was unclear…? Lol, but when I read the comment “our cockatoos”, I immediately knew it was someone from Sydney referring to the urban-dwelling cockatoos. Clearly cockatoos are native to Australasia and Oceania…not just Sydney.

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

​@@flamingfrancisWeird interpretation of my comment.

[@DefinitelyNotAChicken]

They're absolutely hilarious birds with such huge personalities. Noisy, but hilarious nonetheless. Thanks for sharing!

[@foxx2990]

You’re right. I live in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney and we have them here and they are naughty, loud, attention seeking toddlers who outsmart most people. But they are incredibly affectionate and disarming, and such great mimics that you’d have to have a heart of stone not to melt at their antics. Incredibly entertaining….they are born performers.

[@brycekirkham6896]

Great video, cockatoos have so much character. Its great the locals seem to enjoy them as well!

[@terramater]

Yes! It's quite nice to see the positive balance between them!

[@brycekirkham6896]

@@terramater definitely!

[@compuholic82]

Being from Europe, I've always thought of parrots as rare and exotic birds. While spending a semester in Australia I was surprised that there are Cockatoos everywhere. And they are not shy. They are so interesting to watch.

[@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407]

In European cities there are feral parrots too. I've seen flocks in Paris. And many cities in Spain.

[@ayasreviewsandtoycolection7148]

We adopterd a 24 year old lesser Sulphur crested cockatoo named Sam. He's a handful and loves human food moreso than his own. They are a handful though and CHEW on EVERYTHING.

[@anthonywhelan5419]

A town council in rural Victoria tried shooting them with shot guns to keep them off the local football stadium roof. The cockatoos flew away but came back the next day in even greater numbers, landing on the century old building's corrigated tin roof. The flock pulled out every nail in the roof.

[@Ellen-l8p]

Wow. Good for THEM. 😮😮😊

[@elzelinakriek-breet3092]

Serves them right! 1-0 for the cockatoos!

[@flamingfrancis]

Who is the smart and pretty cocky now?

[@waimusic3559]

Treat or trick! They are the avengers of the loss of their lands...

[@michael49777]

Unfortunately they are considered a pest, and I am a bird lover.

[@BrettWilliamson]

They make so much noise up here in the Blue Mountains. I admit I prefer the more subtle Rosella or King Parrot, but the Cocky is just part of the landscape. They are wonderful birds.

[@terramater]

They are!

[@Gingerale434]

There is a Cockie near my house that has learnt to open up Fizzy drink cans, It learned to open up the Esky and will steal people’s lemonade sometimes

[@skipper4126]

noisy little buggers but they are adorable.

[@paulidevoss7249]

Cockatoos, like many other wildlife here in Australia, have had to adapt due to the loss of habitat and overdevelopment of human infrastructure. They are wonderful birds, but please don’t ever keep one in captivity, that would be the most cruel thing you could do as they belong in large family groups in the wild. They can live to around 50 if things go well. If you are outside of Australia and see a cockatoo for sale, it’s probably been smuggled out illegally or bred in cruel conditions. Ask the seller where it came from. If you encounter wild animals in Australia, please don’t feed them sh*t human food. They love it but it’s bad for their health. Sometimes as humans the best thing we can do for our wonderful wildlife is to just let them be!

[@terramater]

Birds should be free to fly ❤️

[@romanr9977]

💯🙌

[@coralreef909]

Australia is not the only country with native cockatoo populations. Other cockatoo parrot species occur in Indonesia, New Guinea and the Philippines as well as the rest of Oceania.

[@matibirdcockatiel]

I am in Turkey now, but I would love to come and call my cockatiel in Australia and he will sing there.💚💛😍

[@elizabethconnolly6946]

Yep the loss of habitat is the major issue up here in brissy. we also have Corellas comming into Urban spaces

[@Chichi-sl2mq]

Loved this one

[@terramater]

Thanks for watching our videos! 🥰

[@AnnabelleChristina]

There is a lovely big flock that live in the park across the road from my apartment in Sydney - they are so beautiful, very noisy and super clever. They mate for life and can live 80-100 years… Absolutely love them!! ❤️ Although they did start trying to destroy the external timber window frame of my bedroom. 🤦‍♀️

[@terramater]

They’re so cool! We’re sorry so to hear about the frame of you bedroom 😅

[@shaorandra]

I love seeing such positive interactions between humans and wild birds. I wish we could all think the same way about pigeons. Or just all animals!

[@terramater]

Birds are the best!

[@einienj3281]

Pigeons are very smart too, I wonder why there's a double standard in seeing them as "flying diseased rats".. they don't poop or make a bigger mess than the cockatoos.. I have chased magpies and crows from my yard and when they try to break in to my garbage or steal my dogs toys etc, but I admire them too. Very smart and beautiful.

[@youtubezombie547]

@@einienj3281 "Pigeons are very smart too", I was in Penang in a hotel room laying on the bed and got disturbed by a scratching sound, looked up to the corner of the room and saw what looked like a long "Allen key" a piece of metal with an elbow bend poking through the slit between the little door and wall and what ever was on the end of it was trying to turn it around to try and open the little air vent. Went outside and saw it was a Pigeon! trying to get inside, it clearly had worked out in its little head that it need an "L" type tool to get behind the little door to pull it open!

[@chey7691]

It's a old PR stunt, they are just disliked by companies because they are adaptive (and occasionally get in the way). As all pigeons in big cities are feral (as in descended from strays) and they are still nonplussed by living in the same places after all the time being our pets and companions. It's even estimated by some accounts that we have been breeding various doves for longer than we have had cats.@@einienj3281

[@mehere8038]

@@einienj3281 "crows" get some of the same treatment pigeons get. It's to do with imports vs natives. Generally those that love "crows" will call them by their species name too, "Australian ravens" while those who are marginalising them ready to attack will tend to call them "crows" & in doing so, imply they are foreigners that don't belong here & are therefore fine to hate, in the same way they do for pigeons. I've never heard anyone in Australia have a bad word for the native top knot pigeons

[@joannemurdock7899]

❤fantastic video Thank you

[@terramater]

Thank you for watching it!

[@rjung_ch]

The dinosaurs are still amongst us, love nature and animals, but not the mess they make! Hahaha. 👍💪✌

[@terramater]

They're so coool! But we get you 😅

[@elzelinakriek-breet3092]

Look at the mess humans make, look at the state of the planet!

[@coralreef909]

Oh please. The never ending effort to link parrots to dinosaurs 🦖 knock yourself out.

[@rjung_ch]

@@coralreef909 I know that birds came from dinosaurs, what's your problem with facts?

[@rjung_ch]

@@elzelinakriek-breet3092 we make an even bigger mess, sadly yes.

[@dirksegerius5]

The main reason the cockatoo's used to stay on the fringes is magpies used to populate the outer suburbs creating a barrier, but magpies love trees and people have cut down their trees and this lose of habitat has pushed the magpies out and the cockatoos have moved in.

[@valerie241]

Thriving well on my balcony, thank you..

[@ladybirb]

I have one that occasionally taps on my kitchen window. I don’t feed him because I don’t want him vindictively destroying my 87 year old windows if I skip his meals 😅

[@liminalghost]

I love the work this channel does but this is among my favorite! I love cockatoos! Want to visit Australia some day 🥰

[@terramater]

That's so nice of you, we're so happy about that! Thanks for watching our videos! 🥰

[@mehere8038]

You should visit Australia if you love animals like the cockies :) A lot of these videos are from the Botanical Gardens, just behind the Opera House, right in the middle of Sydney & those feeding & photographing with them at that location are all tourists - come to Sydney & you can just wander down to the Botanical Gardens & have the cockies greet you & welcome you to Australia :) Be sure to visit places like the Australian Reptile Park or other parks designed for locals, rather than just the major zoos if you do come here. Zoos do tourist experiences with the wildlife, whereas the former just give the animals "rest areas" with a rope & sign saying no humans past the rope & otherwise they just leave all the animals running loose amongst the humans to allow really full on interactions if that's what the humans want. They sell little cups of proper food for them that people can buy to make sure they get the perfect interactions & photos too :) Park staff sort of supervise, they can be seen wandering around draped in snakes & lizards & will intervene if people (normally little kids) are really annoying a particular animal, but otherwise they're really just there to let people play with the snakes & take photos with them & learn about them. We love our wildlife in Australia & grow up living alongside them & being educated on them by places like the above, so as to instil a further love of them in all our children, that in turn they pass on to their children & so on

[@EmmaPenrose]

In suburban Melbourne the cockatoos visit in flocks, I’ve seen multiple pet cockies (silver ring tagged) that have broken free and joined a wild flock. I’ve reported them on lost birds groups, most owners wouldn’t want them back but just to know they’re doing ok. The pet ones can then teach the wild ones new tricks and vice versa.

[@dusanvuckovic17]

of course some prick has to mention Mexico

[@LindaSelle]

I have an umbrella cockatoo, she is 29, I’ve had her since she was 8 months old. Trust me, you better be totally committed to a 2 and 1/2 year old baby forever!!! This is the highest maintenance bird you will ever own. They are Velcro birds, but so intelligent and incredibly loveable. Just be aware and do your homework before purchase, you are in for the trip of your life!!!

[@corneliali7747]

I have one that's 12 years old. I always tell people don't get them. THey are loud, a lot of work; if you can't provide the affection, and time, they will be sad. both my parents are retired hence they have him.

[@mehere8038]

why do you think the wild ones are so popular in Australia? It's for exactly this reason, getting a pet one is a HUGE commitment, so why do that when there's an alternative available of simply having however many "pet" cockatoos come to visit you daily & then being able to say "bye bye, see you tomorrow" when you've had enough & let them go off & entertain themselves & equally, when you go on holidays or die, not a problem, birds have multiple "owners" they share their love & attention with. I personally have 9 "pet" sulphur crested cockatoos. I've had some of them from only around 2 months old & some I inherited at at least 20 years old, when a neighbour of mine who previously "owned" them died. & btw, they are only "velcro birds" because they are being denied their natural family in captivity. When they are spending their days with another 10-20 birds & also visiting multiple groups of the same size regularly, they don't become "velcro birds", as they are well socialised & so have no need to be emotionally needy & maladjusted

[@chrisyVee]

Cockatoos and all such birds native to Australia are just that. Native and do not make good pets. They are abandoned in numbers when people realise how loud intelligent and destructive they are. They are not PETS. They belong free to fly and entertain us with their antics down under.

[@coralreef909]

Same applies to other parrots like macaws for example.

[@coralreef909]

@@mehere8038umbrellas are native to islands 🌴 in Indonesia. Greater sulphur crested cockatoos are Australian parrots. They also occur naturally in New Guinea.

[@MickAngelhere]

The cockatoos came to Sydney when a really bad drought hit the regions they lived in. That was in the eighties, they loved it so much Thayer stayed

[@LINGXIUHAN]

Wow, this video is amazing! I never seen anything like this. Thank you very much!

[@terramater]

Hi @LINGXIUHAN! Thank you for watching it!

[@Yakito666]

Oh my god. I'd be in heaven talking care of these in the city. But then again - I have my lovely feral pigeons to take care of in UK.

[@matibirdcockatiel]

😍💚

[@flowerpower8722]

Bin chickens with fancy hats and bolt-cutter faces. But I love them.

[@brandicartee999]

😂

[@coralreef909]

You’re strange. You’re aren’t funny at all.

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Cockatoos were my morning alarm when I was a kid. They'd fly over in flocks at 5am and screech loudly

[@terramater]

Oh, and, what would you say, better than an alarm?

[@ontariofirs7347]

I wish we had something like this in Canada. All we hav up here in Hamilton, Canada are racoons, skunks and opposums running amok at night 😂

[@terramater]

We also have a video about raccoons in Toronto 🦝 kzbin.info/www/bejne/boHIpqxme6pnjpo

[@foxx2990]

Come visit us at the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney…we have so many wild parrots here you’d be entertained for years…I get King parrots visiting my home everyday, demanding almonds !

[@apocalypse487]

Don't get birds as pets. They require a lot more responsibility than dogs or cats as they're incredibly more social and intelligent. Plus they make a lot of noise and poop everywhere. I have to put this comment up every time because people think they're easy to take care of.

[@terramater]

And they're betting of living in freedom ❤️

[@rjung_ch]

@@terramater They are way better than homo sapiens is, all humans wants to do is destroy nature and the planet. No animal out there would do anything close to what homo sapiens does.

[@KateeAngel]

Little birds aren't that hard, though you still have to spend much time with them, but it is fun to play and interact with them. but large ones yeah, only for few people who can afford a large space for them and free flight

[@carrieandretti]

People don’t realize bird poop can cause breathing problems

[@thetoiletgirl2]

Thanx for doing so. Ur so right. But once u get used to them, they do make marvellous pets. But you will live w towels on ur sofas, and won’t buy wooden furniture.

[@theanswer42xx]

It’s like having feathered toddlers everywhere!

[@harleyquinn5774]

I love my budgies. ❤

[@alexandrkalabin7645]

What is the music played starting from 0:50 ?

[@I.____.....__...__]

There's actually a simple explanation to the recent invasion of cockatoos, to why they've suddenly gotten so clever and troublesome and able to raid locked rubbish-bins. Angus Deveson of the Maker's Muse channel has been creating puzzles to test (and train…) them for the past few years ever since he met one he named Popeye. 🤦 He even has a secondary channel dedicated to them. - Poor pigeons, so smart, so beautiful, so demonized. 😕

[@mehere8038]

honestly though he's not the only one, I've been using dog smart toys to feed mine for years. It's good for them to have stimulation & be required to work for food instead of just getting it free. I think a LOT of regular feeders have always been making them do various tricks & puzzles for food.

[@flamingfrancis]

Yet on the other side of our nation in the south west there are campaigns to look after the beautiful Yellow winged Black Cocratoo, the Red winged Black Cockatoo and several other species that are becoming extinct as a result of mankind moving in. Informative videos can be found.

[@mehere8038]

@@flamingfrancis yeh, the black cockatoos don't do well with humans :( They used to be native to Sydney & in significant numbers, while the white ones were only visitors

[@Erizedd]

@@flamingfrancis We have two generations (two pairs) living on our rural property. The main reason they're so endangered is because they ONLY eat the seeds from nuts of the native acacia, and with so much land clearing going on (and with unpredictable seasons meaning the acacia doesn't always produce well) they're losing this singular food source. We have a lot of native acacias growing on out property, hence why they stay here. They're also very shy and quiet birds (just chatter among themselves, but it's quiet) and they mate for life and will generally only hang around in that pair, sometimes two pairs if you're lucky, never a flock like most other Cockatoos.

[@haydenharris3059]

Alfred Hitchkockatoo 😅❤❤❤❤

[@haydenharris3059]

@@anthonyj7989 I have similar but with pigeons. 😂❤️

[@blacky_Ninja]

Yeah, cockatoos are practically just fancy pidgeons. 😂 I love the idea of the tracking feature.

[@chrisyVee]

way smarter than pigeons or bin chickens.

[@coralreef909]

They’re actually Parrots. Maybe the most flamboyant members of the entire parrot family with their beautiful crest and giant personalities to match. Pigeons have nothing on them. Australia is regarded as the land of parrots.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Way smarter than chickens

[@nicolesmeets8436]

Soooo cute love it they are such characters. They make people happy and think out of the box its so cute. Thank you for sharing Love the project

[@terramater]

They're sooo cute! Thank you for watching it!

[@s1medya]

But imagine how angry everyone would be if it was a child, an adult or a homeless person doing this! I wish people could be a little more understanding and constructive towards each other.

[@nicolesmeets8436]

@@s1medya I understand you, but I think you should not compare it. There’s different people in homeless people as well. Some are really helpless, and some other very very destructive, even if offered work, even if offered food, etc. we just cannot compare everything

[@RedPanda74]

Please stop feeding these birds bread! It’s simply not good for them. If you want to share a treat with a cockatoo, try cashews or almonds. Also remember sunflower seeds are very fattening for birds and should only be given sporadically.

[@LibbySlaughter101]

But they eat bread themselves! May not be good for them but if you watched the video the cockies swoop on anything! Like the ibis - I see them all the time overturning garbage bins & eating whatever!

[@flowerpower8722]

Cashews and almonds are also fattening, introduced plants. They need native grass seed and whatever else they eat out in the scrub. I expect urban ones will have drastically shortened but luxurious lives. Much like a lot of humans.

[@mehere8038]

@@flowerpower8722 best realistic option is to make them work for mixed wild bird seed. I put seed into dog smart toys for mine, so they have to work to get each seed, in much the same way they would naturally have to forage to get that much seed via smaller grass seeds. Can also soak or spout the seed to increase nutritional value for them. In captivity, they can be fed fresh veggies, but in the wild, try that & they'll just find someone else offering them seed, or go to the bins & not sure on shortened lives, I suspect it will be much like modern humans vs ancient ones, less deaths from starvation etc but more from heart disease etc, so not sure what that does to life expectancy overall

[@flamingfrancis]

If you think that sunflower seeds are fattening but the others mentioned are not you should look up the calorific value of all of them.

[@AkumuNyaaaa]

I only see pigeon like to eat breads

[@georgiasumby6092]

NEVER GIVE BIRDS BREAD ITS REALLY BAD FOR THEM. Best thing is to NOT FEED THEM but if you want to feed them get sunflower seeds or wild bird feed. The reason I say this is I know people are going to feed them anyway and are going to do it incorrectly so I rather tell them what to give the birds instead so the birds actually get something thats not going to harm them.

[@chey7691]

It's fine once in a grand while, a bite or two won't hurt a parrot. BUT they should not have it regularly, may as well be like fast food with how unhealthy it is to them.

[@georgiasumby6092]

@@chey7691 these aren’t parrots they’re cockatoos and a lot of people feed them bread every day

[@mehere8038]

@@georgiasumby6092 um cockatoos are a species within the parrot family. The beak shape is the give away. Sunflowers alone are also really bad for them, best to give them a mix of different seeds if going down the feed to attract route. Additionally, they need to work for their food. For mine, I have a number of different dog smart toys that I put seed into & they need to push the balls or spin the tube to access food hidden inside them. Smart toys for cockies need to have significant weight to them, otherwise they steal them & can be seen sitting at the top of trees shredding them lol. Same thing if fed in plates, I occasionally use bowls to dish out the food & they'll try to steal them & fly off with them & then sit at the top of the gumtree delicately holding the bowl with one foot while eating it seed by seed as they watch the world go by. Sometimes they even actually return the bowl for more when finished, rather than just dropping it into neighbour's yards

[@georgiasumby6092]

@@mehere8038 yes I know that sunflower seeds are bad for them I WORK WITH BLACK COCKATOOS. But these are WILD BORN birds and sunflower seeds are readily available in stores across Australia so giving them something that’s while not the best for them is better then bread

[@flamingfrancis]

These native birds are feeders on native flora and plant species...native nuts, large grasses etc. They seek out fruit trees etc in suburbia. Bread alone is not desirable BUT it is not the bread but moreso the mould that develops in bread that causes intternal issues on digestion. When I have seen Black Cockatoos here in eastern coast it isn't uncommon to see then festing on pine cones.

[@hahman1st]

Cockatoos are troublemakers, but their charm is their pretty and unusual eyes, as well as their strange mental world that they sometimes show.

[@doobtom271]

they are noisy as and come in groups pull all the new baby grass off the lawn every year. 🙄

[@joannemurdock7899]

❤cheeky adorable characters 🙏

[@terramater]

They're so cute!

[@suzetteperkins1089]

There do the upside down thing themselves, when it rains to wash their wings. They haven’t copied humans.

[@sentient1640]

fantastic report

[@terramater]

Thank you!

[@CristinaF210]

this is TRULY beautiful outside, free, so happy so healthy just look at the feathers, most who are neglected have NONE bc they are so mentally ill by being closed inside a cage no partners no one cares for them its so brutal but here its amazing they are at home in their home doing what suppose to being a bird ♥

[@Darla-p8v]

❤❤❤❤these wonderful birds 😊

[@terramater]

They look so cool!

[@jbrown5641]

they are brilliant things, live in Sydney and feed them a modest ration of natural almonds every other day. When they learn to trust you and drop their guard they are magic to spend time with. Like all wild creatures do not overfeed though as you can change their natural behaviour, just a couple of almonds and a conversation, perfect tonic to a stressful days work.

[@Darla-p8v]

​@@jbrown5641 ❤ ur comment! Wish I lived there! ❤❤❤

[@peaceful3250]

I had to tie a litre bottle of water to each side of my bin lid to stop cockies opening it and making a mess. I do love them, just the same.

[@flowerpower8722]

Good idea......'And on todays news, Sydney cockatoos are starting to hog the bench press at suburban gyms to solve their wheelie- bin access issues'....

[@SonneCreations]

I am owned by a 27 year old Senegal Parrot who has been with me since he was a young bird. I love my parrot and have had small birds in my life since childhood, so I knew what I was getting in to. I would never repeat this. Ever. My parrot can live for another 23 years, I will be in my 80’s by that point. Having a parrot is like being in jail. Its a life sentence for a crime you didn’t commit other than “rescuing” the bird from the pet store where it was stuck in a cage and giving it a “better” life outside of a cage. Parrots need a lot of attention, a lot of appropriate interactions and a lot of care. They should not be caged or left alone in another room away from the center of the family living area. I know people that own parrots that keep them in the basement of the house or give them their own room filled with jungle gyms and climbing and chewing activities, but that in itself is cruel. They are flock animals and need to be in social settings. The human becomes part of the flock. If you think a 3 year old human has separation anxiety, you have never been a parrot owner. I wish people would quit posting videos on birds (pet or wild) because then every moron wants one. Usually the same people that think having a baby is a great idea. Not everyone is meant to be a parent and no one is meant to be the owner of a bird.

[@mehere8038]

I think you're missing the point of what you are seeing in this video! People in Australia very rarely have pet parrots, other than injured wild ones they rescued to prevent euthinasia. There is no need to have a pet parrot if you can have a whole family of parrots as your "pets", coming to visit you daily, then flying off again after their daily interaction with you. It's the perfect option for pet birds! Also, I really don't think you are the right person to have a pet parrot if you think it's a "jail sentence". I have 2 pet rescue lorikeets, that were badly abused & have severe emotional issues as a result & need constant attention & interaction & a cage on wheels, cause they refuse to leave it, but get distressed if I go into another room without them, but I certainly don't see it as a jail sentence, I see them as invigorating & feel a special bond. Saying it's a "jail sentence" is like saying having a human baby is a jail sentence. People with that attitude really should find something different to do with their life!

[@mojo_joju]

Dude its crazy how smart Aussies native birds are. I once watched a magpie in a park pick up a coffee cup and put it in a bin. I was very impressed

[@guestmichael16]

I had a gang of them visit my home ( on the North Shore) every Saturday afternoon. They wonder knock on the front door and I would share an apple or two with them. On my front porch. They were very courteous. I suspect I was one of several humans who they visited 😊

[@terramater]

How cute!

[@hereandthere6001]

there are so so many on the north shore, I miss them so much since I recently left sydney 😟

[@darylcheshire1618]

Magpies knock on my door.

[@mehere8038]

there's clearly weekday only feeders on the north shore. I get gangs of them on the weekends too, My weekend ones tend to be a little bit badly behaved. I have a weekday family as well, who arrive & sit quietly & wait for me, giving a quite little "hello/I'm here for dinner" call on arrival & then just sit quietly waiting till I'm ready. I also have toys for them & they play with those while waiting patiently each day :). If I take too long though, they do go to their next feeding location & then there next, there's numerous units near me that I see them visiting & sitting on railings at, waiting for food at different times of the day. They obviously have a schedule of who to visit when lol

[@RUHappyATM]

I think it's Bond-die beach, not Bond-dee. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@Provost69]

Correct, it's the hard I sound, Bond-I.

[@ericg5791]

PS: I'm gonna say it now. If i was not born English,i'd sure as heck wished i was born Australian. Just love the country,the continent,.even with the beasties some are scared of,even with the way they end each sentence on a high note and call everyone and everything ending with an O (i'm just pulling your legs). The place has so much natural beauty and amazing wildlife. Good on ya,mates

[@6Fiona6_P_6]

I live in a Western suburb of Sydney. Years ago I started feeding Pigeons in my backyard. Then about five years ago Sulphur Crested Cockatoos started showing up. And now they’re regular visitors to my backyard. They can be real cheeky critters. If you put out birdseed sticks for birds a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo just might pinch it and take off with it. That happens with monotonous regularity for me. And these gregarious birds have real personalities as well…⚛️☮️🌏

[@terramater]

Interesting visitors you have!

[@AGalahcalledSammi]

My galah and I enjoyed this very much.😊🦤

[@user-cs1xg1rf3n]

I have my own little visitor...I named him Cocky and already he is trying to say hello. He likes his almonds and has the occasional parrot lice dart through his feathers...so cute. He has also taken to trying to rip my fly screen door off its hinges.

[@stevebennett9839]

This is cool, id love to be there and take part in this myself.

[@terramater]

That's a pretty exciting project, right?!

[@Astonyshing]

Many birds are very adaptable and learn how to take advantage of urban culture. My favourite story from the different places where I have lived and worked in Europe is how the grey herons have moved into the area around the markets in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is far easier for them to find fish to eat there than sitting on a stream or a lake waiting for a meal to turn up.

[@Rubytuesday1569]

We have a lot of cocky's in Perth too, they are delightful, just like naughty teen-agers really. We have a family who visit us every day, it started with a pair and it's their grand-birds now. They happily say 'Hello' every day. They also pulled our TV antenna to pieces and threw it on the ground. Currently, they're working on pulling our wooden pergola apart... Little buggers! ☮️

[@mehere8038]

You need to give them toys :) I mostly give mine bells, but also select pet toys. I'm very careful to choose ones that won't encourage chewing, but that will allow them to "mouth" different textures to meet that need them seem to have. They really like macrame cotton ropes I've hung various things only & kinda like things like natural leather & various natural rope type textures, such as seagrass, jute, sisal etc. Plastic, colourful kids/baby toy parts they like too. Shadecloth they like mouthing too Mine know my lattice is out of bounds for chewing, but anything hanging on a particular landing perch I've made for them is fine to chew & explore & I feed with dog smart toys too, so as to give their minds a workout & give them that stimulation they need to stop them shredding my home

[@flamingfrancis]

Perth, especially the south west cormer, is also home of large numbers of the two species of Black Cockatoos,,Barnaby's,Gang gangs etc. Reports of their numbers diminishing are well known. Cockatoos have good memories and known to not like having their traditional habitats destroyed.

[@simonf8902]

Never here when we were kids. They’ve massively adapted to the city.

[@terramater]

It's really fascinating to see it!

[@flowerpower8722]

Fires, drought, and easy living.

[@theseriesofheroesrise2149]

Awesome.❤ All birds love to steal our foods but you gotta love them. 😂

[@terramater]

Hi @theseriesofheroesrise2149! haha. They are sneaky but also cute, right? ;)

[@theseriesofheroesrise2149]

@@terramater Yip, they are.

[@Jonnyrockin71]

There was a cockatoo that came to our balcony every day; we named him Fred and fed him and his buddies.

[@terramater]

That's pretty cool!

[@blackie8306]

There's a cockatoo in a cage in Orson Welles' 1941 film, Citizen Kane. It's in a cage in the background, and it lets out a screech.

[@terramater]

Really?! We need to rewatch it!

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

We put plastic bird spikes on our antenna to stop them destroying it....that worked for a week until they thought it was so funny to remove it all lol

[@flamingfrancis]

In Australia we use the traditional spelling for the element SULPHUR for which these cockatoos are named after with their bright yellow crests. Let's us not Americanise everything in the English dictionaries. Their natural bushland habitats are being overun and hence the reason for them seeking out food in city "bushland" areas.They are very clever birds.

[@natalia_juniper]

Thank you, there was a lot of interesting information 👍🏻 I would like to live among these cute vandals 😁 Only the music was too disturbing to listen to, I had to turn off the sound and watch with subtitles ☹️

[@terramater]

Thanks for the feedback and for watching it!

[@TheSamleigh]

Love it!

[@terramater]

Thanks for watching it!

[@asadtariqkwt]

Amazing...

[@terramater]

Thanks for watching it :)

[@birbluv9595]

I was is Sydney for five days at the end of November 2018. I did not see a single cockatoo 😢😢😢 Their antics make me think of super-smart squirrels where i live in the eastern U.S.

[@terramater]

Oh no! Hope next time you see one 🥰

[@gigijordan8960]

Here, in Montreal, we have pigeons. In Sydney, they have cockatoos...Wow!

[@terramater]

😅

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

As an Australian, I love em. 🇦🇺👍🦘

[@matibirdcockatiel]

I am in Turkey now, but I would love to come and call my cockatiel in Australia and he will sing there.😍💚

[@terramater]

Good to know! They are pretty cool!

[@revrndcast3918]

0:57 look a lot like Corella's and not Sulphur Crested Cockatoos

[@susanboswell6428]

“ Centuries ago there were no sightings of cockatoos around Sydney…”. Wait. What?? Centuries? 😂😂

[@Alabaster335]

They're all fun and games until they chew your house apart.

[@coralreef909]

If you think about it, humans are really the invasive species.

[@vladsnape6408]

4:08 '... breakfast at Bondee beach'

[@jsmith3980]

Beautiful birds.

[@the-first-sin-Yuma_A.e]

Can you talk about Black palm kackatoos?

[@terramater]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@the-first-sin-Yuma_A.e]

@@terramater wait it's actually good?

[@joannemurdock7899]

​@@terramateralso the cassawarys , Thank You a great video loved it ❤

[@Bshwag]

In the Us we are starting to get more and more interactions with deer and a hybrid species called the coywolf. Maybe in the future we will be lucky enough to have our own wild friends like you guys.

[@terramater]

😱

[@mehere8038]

"wildlife corridors" of trees throughout cities is the first step to getting there. Building habitats for them within backyards comes next, so nest boxes etc to replace lost tree hollows. Seems to me you already have at least some of this stuff anyway though but don't appreciate it. I think racoons are adorable, I'd love to build a box for one to live in & have it visit me daily for a feed & to say hello in the way the cockies & possums & lorikeets & all the other wildlife do at my apartment in Australia, but so many there seem to hate instead of encouraging racoons. I don't get that

[@flamingfrancis]

Introduced Deer species have become a problem here in Australia too. For some time they have been "coming down from the mountain" into some suburbs, following creeks and grassed areas. I am aware of one local council that has had eardication programs

[@JoJosAnimals]

Is it just me or do the cockatoos on the thumbnail look different? No hate just curious cause I love animals

[@shabbirmanji4190]

2:07 This is how a videos to be made, which made a difference. I learned about cockatoo, why are they important & even though they are different how can i cannot stop loving them & make others love,aware & contribute. Since youtube started its all about information but never shown contribution. Good job Aussies

[@terramater]

Thanks for your feedback!

[@DogFoxHybrid]

When you happen to convergently evolve to make a super-smart ape happy. They're basically real-life Disney animal friends- really smart and emotive. PS: Parrots don't have "tallons," that's the claws of predatory birds. Parrots have nails convergently evolved with primates.

[@johnhynes7784]

We feed several cockies regularly. I saved footage from my cctv of a cockie going to the table we feed them at, pushing a moderately big container that held the seed, out from underneath the table and moved it until it was on its side and it could lift the lid up. The hinge would have stopped it opening down. You could see him looking at it and figuring out what to do next.

[@XolaresTiberius]

We now also call them bin chickens 😂

[@amay167]

The cockatoos at my place actually knocks my door using the door knockers at my front door whenever they are hungry. Or knock on my window.

[@DieWitness]

our new Bin Chickens

[@mariefeeney6664]

My budgie is my best friend here in England!❤

[@aliimran5281]

Which country

[@terramater]

Australia!

[@shreoshidutta5083]

They are naughtily cute❤❤

[@RachelDavies-wn7ir]

Yahoo news au has an amazing photo by Graeme Toft of a sulphur crested cocatoo flying upside down. I'd put a link, but I believe YT does not allow them.

[@xyz7572]

I wish wild parrots lived where I live. They’re so cool 😊

[@terramater]

They're so gorgeous!

[@mariahsart]

That app is honestly so cool

[@Rdrake777]

Love it

[@okinsunshine]

So many people STILL feeding bread to birds, surely we all know by now how harmful this is?

[@luminouspositivity3243]

And here I thought feeding wildlife in Australia was illegal...

[@mehere8038]

@@luminouspositivity3243 not illegal, that could never be enforced. Is discouraged in many cases/by many people, due to what people feed them, but in modern times, those that used to take that path have started to change strategy & choose to educate on good food, rather than insist on no feeding. Some councils do ban feeding in particular areas where there are problems with large numbers of birds, due to large amounts of feeding

[@flamingfrancis]

Many supermarkets and certainly produce stores stock Wild Bird seed mix. It is not ALL breads that are harmful, those with high seed content that do not develop mould as quickly are not harmful like the fully processed flour breads. It is the mould in breads that is harmful.

[@okinsunshine]

@@flamingfrancis nope, not the mould, Bread offers wild birds absolutely ZERO nutrition. Simply, bread fills up a small stomach in a hurry. The bird doesn't know the food is useless, but leaves feeling full and satisfied, nonetheless. This is a deadly combination of factors.

[@auzziewoz3620]

I’m alway battling cockatoos in my garden. When I put plants on the ground they have a nasty habit of ripping them out. They ignore the established plants and just rip out the new plantings. Grrr

[@DM-fj8wv]

They're thriving? Sort of, they're surviving, given this city was once their home - contrary to the video commentary, but is now covered in concrete, glass, metal, with some tokenistic parks. They need old trees with hollows to nest, and these are fiercely competed for due to such extensive habitat loss. It's us humans who are the strangers in their land, which we've largely annihilated, simple as that. It would serve to remember this for most Sydneysiders, and Aussies generally. Cheers.

[@TheCofeecup]

Australia!! Iknew to the deep of my heart that this is my soul country 🤍

[@papermaniac]

These birds are highly intelligent, that makes them highly adaptable

[@terramater]

True that!

[@Ozvideo1959]

It's not just cockatoos in Sydney. Most Australian cities and suburbs are regularly visited by cockatoos, king parrots, crimson rosellas, galahs or some other type of parrot. Cockies and galahs are even in the desert.

[@terramater]

Really?! Crazy!

[@einienj3281]

I would love having them in the wild here.. are they domesticating themselves?

[@terramater]

They're highly adaptive!

[@MrDragon7742]

I wouldn't say they're domesticating themselves. The video focuses on them interacting with people, but most of the time the cockatoos around Sydney are doing their own thing foraging for (natural) food in grasses and bushes and trees, and not really interreacting much with people, and certainly not reliant on people for food or shelter.

[@snuscaboose1942]

A common sight is a flock of them on a single tree, and that tree is suffering with the cockies just stripping the tree, not to eat just to rip off and drop to the ground. They're something else and funny as can be.

[@einienj3281]

@@snuscaboose1942 😄

[@flamingfrancis]

@@snuscaboose1942 Cockies are natural "pruners" of larger species of Eucalypts especiallly. While some see it as destructive, they are actually eating a small section of the branch that is otherwise falling to ground (good for mulching) I have a very large Spotted gum on nature strip and have to rake up heaps of little chewed branches from the street twice a yeear.

[@susanm9124]

Awwww sweeties 😍😍😍😍

[@terramater]

❤️

[@flowerpower8722]

There is a problem that when you get a plague of any species in one area, other birds suffer for food/nesting spaces. They should also be concerned about the probable corresponding decline of other parrots and birds. For example, are there still great flocks of galahs there? Probably not. Human interference for the favoured ones brings its own destruction.

[@mehere8038]

yup, plenty of galahs. Main loss is to small birds, due to the prevalence of meat eating larger ones such as magpies, currawongs, butcherbirds etc. Cockies, lorikeets, possums, owls, kookaburras & a range of others all fight over nest sites, which is where human provided artificial ones are so important. Even so, PBFD is a major problem, due to nest hollows not getting rests between breeding cycles. Lorikeets in particular are carriers & opportunistic breeders, so they will breed as soon as the cockies have finished & anytime there's a hollow free & next round of other parrot babies is then exposed to fresh PBFD microbes in the nest

[@flowerpower8722]

@@mehere8038 Interesting info, thanks. I know in my area in QLD the tiny little finches and wrens have completely disappeared (to my eyes, anyway) a good 15 years ago. Another thing I just recently became conscious of is common sparrows have completely disappeared in the last few years.

[@flamingfrancis]

@@flowerpower8722 But that will happen with ANY species that is affected as their feeding areas become developed for suburbia If areas near you are being developed they don't have that to feed on and are likely to move on.