Understand Bird Body Language | Ep.143: How Parrots Talk | Cockatude: Cockatoos with Attitude

[@calvinthurston1441]

Thanks for the clarifications!

[@6falconsue]

For your information, Don, feathers around the beak are known as "happy beardy feathers"--lol. Interesting to learn about the neck feathers. I love watching your birds preen each other :)

[@cockatoosmommaryangel6747]

I have 7 cockatoos, 3 umbrellas 2 Tritons , a Goffin, & a lesser sulpher crested. I do read my birds body language & their verbal languages amaze me

[@amandaleeborchert3745]

Very enjoyable to watch these beautiful birds.🥰🥰🥰 Your explanations of behaviors and what to watch for was very enjoyable too!😇😇😇 Thank you for sharing!🌷🌷🌷

[@suzyQ1999]

Very interesting video! Their behavior is something fascinating to me and you've done a good job describing without labeling.

[@ziye717]

I'm Chinese and yes, most of them plan for the next generation, haha! I was caught off guard with that comment. I have a cockatoo sister in China and she is amazing. She's the star of the family since now I'm studying in the US. Our family dog passed away a few years ago and now my mother is walking my sister on her shoulder everyday after dinner. She always has her beak feather all the way up when she gose on a walk. I suppose she really enjoys it in a calm way. I've been contributing small bits through AmazonSmile since 2018. So happy to see the birdies are taken good care of in your care!

[@ChloesanctuaryOrg]

According to my DNA test I am 2% Han Chinese. I have always been fascinated by that culture. I wish I could think generationally. Thank you for your kind words

[@Aaalllyyysssaaaaa]

I appreciate you stating the obvious!! Dogs are counter-intuitive in some ways and not others, just like birds, and I have way more experience with reading dogs, so with learning to read birds it's helpful to know when things that seem obvious are actually as they seem. With dogs, moving away from you can mean they like you and want to get along, and are open to you moving in closer if you aren't too direct. A dog who is saying "stay away" will often be leaning towards you and staring right at you and maybe moving towards you, which is your cue to turn and lean away from them to show that you're giving them their space and you mean no harm. I might have taken a bird moving away from me to mean that they weren't that worried about claiming space from me, and would be okay with me coming in closer.

[@BirdLadySpeaks]

I commend you. You are one special man. I love my Casper but I couldn’t imagine having more than one. I was thinking off adopting a brother for him, but I can handle another U2. For some reason he’s afraid of my sun conure.

[@ginaalwaysavip1177]

If you could provide a P. O. Box I'd love to donate while I can. Thanks Don for sharing with us all. Time to take care of the flock. XOXO

[@ChloesanctuaryOrg]

Much appreciated, thank you. The Chloe Sanctuary, PO Box 1958, Fallbrook, CA 92088-1958

[@SalmanSalman-iy3os]

Beautiful video👍 God bless ❤🙏

[@lolaandmocha]

I have question! do you let them preen your face? just wondering because I get a bit scared when my U2 goes there

[@ChloesanctuaryOrg]

I do. With the exception that I do not let them around my mouth. Mammal mouths are disgusting And can transmit disease. Try to keep my face clean but never with them touch my lips.

[@astra1653]

Please do take this as a compliment! I am applying some of your advice and insight into the "psychology" of birds in the training sessions, and when just hanging out actually, with my Chinese goose. He's a great bird, wonderfully smart, a bit of a dingbat occasionally, but as he has matured, and it's mating season, he now HATES my husband. Sees him as a rival male. It's so much fun. (For me. I think it's hilarious!) But we are working with him, trying to get a working relationship figured out between them. Oz (my goose) is the guard goose for our chicken flock, and he's taken to his job pretty well. When they all settle for their afternoon snooze, you'll see a big white goose surrounded by his fluffy friends that he's grown up with. Heaven help the squirrel that disturbs nap time out there. Oz turns right on into Cobra Chicken! Unfortunately, that's what he had started doing to my hubs as well. It's getting better, little by little, and your advice has helped a lot, so thank you! 🦢💕

[@mayhembeading3737]

It just occurred to me that our scrambled hen Sable uses her beak like a parrot to help her move around, and the other normal chickens follow us around and do the "puppy whine" for treats. Crazy things. These are fascinating birds. Thank you.

[@growingheart8039]

Great video! 🌞 I really appreciate your videos!

[@ChloesanctuaryOrg]

Thank you

[@EricBryan]

Excellent video! One of my favorite things about cockatoos is how expressive they are. Even after 11 years, my goffins still surprises me with the new ways she finds to communicate.

[@ChloesanctuaryOrg]

They are amazing.