Why Does My Yellow Macaw Do THIS?

[@B1rdLadee]

30 solid seconds of foot check, followed by fluff, cuteness, and sunny feathers. Thank you for drowning out the dreariness of the current world for a few minutes. It is needed, and appreciated. ❤️☀️

[@KimBouchard]

I thought he was praying, lol!

[@sunflowerfina1]

I think he is signing you to pick him up☺️

[@cathyhavrilla8063]

Love this cutie. Glad his feet are still there 😳❤️

[@shortscenes9338]

It's good to confirm.

[@HannahGoergen]

Man compared to your blue throat macaw this guy is SO MUCH MORE CHILL-night and day! I just watched the video before this one of the blue throat and he wouldn’t stop touching you and pulling your hair and running around bopping up and down-screaming ah!! And this guy is just standing in one spot and won’t bother pulling/nipping u at all but still loves to be close to you and loves you!! Way to go comet for good behavior!❤

[@bunnibloopers8466]

No one: Comet every 5 seconds: Mwh

[@WafaOmar-o4y]

Lol

[@lushie6223]

“Brb mum , just checking my feet”... “yep buddy they are still there ! “This is my new favourite Comet video. He’s so adorable I just can’t.... 😍

[@jirahjashmiermacalino7556]

I like how Jamie giggles every time their birds do something cute/adorable Sending love💕💕

[@MeMakeSparks]

I agree! You can tell she really loves and cares for her pandemonium

[@LindaEll89]

That " foot staring" is such a funny thing he does, it looks so cute. Also to me his face looks still like a young cchick, witch is cute. 😁🇳🇱

[@christine3021]

Being quirky takes talent. Comet checking for your foot & your rollovers makes us happy we can't contain are smiles. Thanks for sharing him Jamie.

[@bobbistevens746]

Haha he has to quadruple check they are still there because he likes to walk so much more than flying.

[@tempieelder9916]

Watching Comet, Tusa, Jinx and all the other macaws when they’re flying. Whole new meaning to kite tail. Just gorgeous. I’d like to see a flock of them flying

[@tamipalin8171]

His foot checks are just so endearing!!! I have one of your T-shirts with Comet on it that says "be where your feet are," I love it!!

[@jordonaforsythe1655]

just pick up my sun conure baby yesterday! ik they are loud but my family and i don’t mind. i love comet and his foot checks :)

[@carolinapinzon6736]

Omg i LOOOVEEEE conuressss i wish you the best of luck with it!

[@mohammedashfaq8191]

same i love the wonderful colours of a sun conure good luck!

[@MrJdubz100]

How is your sun conure? I just got my third parrot, a Catalina macaw!

[@jenwilmes6983]

Thanks for the "special features" on the individual birds! Love your content!

[@MeMakeSparks]

I never realized how big that bird is :-O His beak is almost half the size of your face?!?!?!

[@starburst1902]

Comets cutest trick is definitely a roll!!! 😍

[@beckylynn9640]

Comet checking if his feet are still there never gets old ❤ sweet boy!

[@marielcorbalan2293]

I love comet!!! he is so cutee, i think i fell for him on the video with morgan where he would run from one spot to the other lol

[@Hx3ney]

Why wonder? I bet finding their lost brother or sister wouldnt be too hard. Youd get relief knowing and a family reunion for sure would be super cool to see.

[@qbblackpath]

8:27 he was just looking at the pictures heheh... he has been doing this for a while though, so cute😍

[@lisalynn1]

Comet belongs on Wiki feet for Parrotts. He has some good looking ones....or at least he thinks so.

[@simonsays5552]

He would tuck and drop...hmm that sounds like a certain object falling from the sky ... ☄️ 💫! Just wanted to live up to his name! 🤣🥰

[@alexanderjansevanrensburg7390]

Hi Jamieleigh I have been a fan of you and your husband since I wanted a parrot and that was about 4 years back and I just want to say that thanks because you and your husband gave me allot of advise and I finally got a parrot.Thanks Allot ❤️

[@k8h991]

Bless. Needed this. I call “foot checking” “you found your toes?” Lol

[@mimthyss]

How do you tell the difference between a foot-check and him putting his head down for scritches? 😊💖

[@Dubanx]

Yeah, that looked like he wanted you to scratch his head to me. Seemed really insistent about it too.

[@Secure-Pay]

If he was to beg for head scratches, his head/neck feathers would fluff up.

[@MISSPHOTOGENICBABY]

Have you ever tried to find the other one? It would be a cool to know what happened to their sibling☺️

[@Bullen_3]

He is so pretty,and I have never another macaw even close to his colors.

[@jolr8068]

Hahahaha he asks like you've completely interrupted him when you talk to him while he's doing a foot check

[@joyavenzant5086]

"Hes definitly the easiest to get distracted" then precedes to check out the feet again 😂😂😂 love all the personalities including you guys lol binge watching again don't mine me

[@angelabailey1286]

Comet is so cute. I have watched this video a couple times now just for some giggles. His foot checking is so adorable and cute.

[@theftking]

I loved the vid. That said, I am an avian behavioralist, and new research indicates that birds who stare at their feet are _actually_ trying to communicate that they are being mistreated. In this case, the foot staring was of a longer duration than most, which is how exotic parrots like Macaws communicate that their owners are very good at concealing the abuse, and that despite outward appearances, their allegations of neglect should be taken seriously. It’s either that, or the bird could be trying to communicate that they need to poop soon.

[@wolfhugger3344]

Once I have practice with birds I might think about getting a rescue blue macaw but that won’t be for a very long time. So I am vicariously living through yours!

[@sampanyofella5832]

Congratulations on 200k birdtricks!! I joined at 175k and I'm so sorry for myself that I wasn't there earlier! ♥️♥️♥️

[@girlinblue2738]

"Tuck, drop, cling on." this reminds me of leaving your bff even if you'll see each other the next day.

[@lottierhodes334]

I absolutely love comet and Tusa. Also congrats for for reaching 200k subscribers Edit:now you’ve got 201k. Congrats.

[@EmilyMeredith]

JamieLeigh, I love your videos-- they have helped me sooooo much with my corella cockatoo Maui Lynn. Thank you ♡♡♡ Btw, Maui gets REALLY EXCITED when I play one of your videos lol. She has come to anticipate a training session after them, and she LOVES when your birds make any noise lol. She always says, "Hello!" To you when the videos play lol!!

[@Loveofpets]

He is so beautiful!

[@bkm2797]

So glad you did a video with Comet, he's such a beautiful McCaw with striking colors. When you were describing how to tell Comet and Tusa apart from the back, it works well. I've always wondered why some birds are fascinated with their feet, but then I think they look so different from the rest of their body, so why not, lol. He's healthy and Happy and Content, can't ask for more.

[@sydneykendall7125]

Interesting speculation. "Why don't my feet have feathers?"

[@Shazza75]

He's a smart beautiful boy! 😊🕊💛💚🧡💙

[@sonicbeans]

I love comet, he’s such a cutie. Love that he checks to see if his feet are still there, it’s his cute little quirk

[@michaelhoggard591]

I think it's really cute that he keeps checking his feet. Beautiful bird!

[@marishasveganworld2240]

He is beyond beautiful creature.

[@goldengirl54]

My bird loves to "foot check' and does it all the time. Too cute! :)

[@lisadavis1896]

He is adorable!! Do think it is a submissive act for a head scratch, instead of a foot check?

[@DominoGalaxy]

I'm new to seing Comets behavious and that is just the funniest thing !!! Tcheking if his feet are still there ? I coudin't stop smiling XD

[@ryy2203]

I really like your channel ❤ i like your personality & kindness & the way you treat your birds. You are amazing person . God bless you & your family.

[@sandraraituma]

Yay, congrats on 200 k subs!!! :) Precisely 200 000 as I write this (checked in socialblade) Comet is such a cutie, foot checks and all :) :) :)

[@SciTrekMan]

I love his colors. I love seeing all your birds. My cockatiel, Peanut, just died a month ago at 29 and 8 months. I miss her a lot.

[@jackandmore5358]

It’s fantastic the way you let Capri be with and respect the birds. So many families who don’t own birds as a profession will just straight up rehome a bird if it doesn’t work out the first time with a kid instead of teaching the kid and the bird to respect and be respected

[@Macaw1313]

He is so beautiful and I love the sounds he keeps making.

[@olawad1473]

Congratulations on 200 K subscribers! Happy to be a part of this group supporting your mission to save one bird at the time ❤️

[@janazelenak9778]

When my Cocatiel Annie does foot checking she is actually asking to be help with head feathers or just to be scratched on her head - and actually she get demanding to be scratched and few times correct me to scratch her as she prefers, it’s more adorable think ever, it almost like appreciation from her point of view

[@conniemuttart8601]

So cute! I love the foot check. Sorry I didn’t count how many in this video but I love it! Jamie, you’re the best!

[@mariemcgrath7619]

You have a beautiful relationship with Comet.

[@barbarastone604]

All the foot checks!! Yay Comet!

[@Smedis]

I think he has through unintentional positive reinforcement learned that he often gets some kind of reaction or attention if he bows down his head, which has increased the frequency of it occurring. But it’s super cute!!!

[@lillireading4730]

Lol i love this!! Gotta make sure his feet didnt blow away!!

[@EmilyMeredith]

Ok so I know you've probably thought of this and you are so wayyyy more experienced than I could ever be-- but my corella started doing "prolonged foot checks" last year kinda out of the blue. For a couple days I didn't think anything of it, checked her feet, no problems, so I left her be. She kept doing it, so I wanted to look once more fully. I ended up finding the tiniest of splinters on the underside of one of her feet, so small I would've never seen or felt it otherwise. It wasn't inflamed or anything. I believe it was from a wooden perch she had gnawed on. Now I sand down every natural wood perch and check them by running my hand across them every so often.

[@zarahunt7621]

I love this boi so much, im happy that his feet are okay, he takes good care of them 😶😶

[@josiesullivan6204]

I love him!!! So cute!

[@azraaebrahim8198]

Congratulations on hittting 200k keep doing what youre doing

[@CinnaMothRoll]

Now that I’ve seen a macaw in real life they look so tiny. I always thought they were much bigger until I saw one at a bird rescue. Still love them tho!

[@MrJdubz100]

They are rather large in my opinion! Especially hyacinths.

[@STRSHADOW]

Awesome, I love these videos! Thanks Comet & Jamie!

[@began8674]

“Quadruple check your feet are still there” 😂😂😂

[@Joice_M]

SWEEET Comet boy, he got fancy feet

[@gingercasciato6565]

His foot checks are super cute 😍😂

[@alanjanos652]

That's Admiral Comet contemplating his naval . . . . . responsibilities.

[@angeladengg3169]

😂😍 such a funny sweetie oh my god ... love that it makes you laugh every time he is foot checking 🤣 “still there? .... oh wait have to me sure.,.. let’s check the other one real intense” 😂

[@FinnyAde26]

Congrats on 200k!!!! Finally!! So deserving 💕 Also, love that Comet boy lol.

[@flipsiderainbow]

He's so cute, I just love him.

[@meiracoster69]

You’re so experienced!!!i think you should really try to get a Hyacinth Macaw!!!he/she would have so much fun with you!!!you are so maxing with birds!!!i really admire your relationship!!!!

[@rgac24]

Comet is awesome bird. I think he looks at his feet to get attention or he pouting for something. It could be quite few things.

[@LindaLuxable]

That's funny about Comet and his foot-checking habit. Maybe there's a Bird Recovery Program for that!

[@joyces3777]

He is so adorable 😍

[@Mastercheef.]

I would love a macaw they are such beautiful birds.

[@Seruxey]

Same but they are like $4000 in my country

[@tuliplouart]

My cockatiel also started staring at his feet recently lol. It's pretty funny.

[@mirzafaisalbaig8988]

Your birds choice is Amazing , good luck

[@aspena7883]

WHo else thinks his foot checks are the cutest thing in the universe!!!

[@crystalokelly1032]

Love it!!! The foot check is definitely a Comet thing. He's the only bird I've ever seen do that, but that's not saying a lot because of my lack of exposure to different types of birds.

[@kiaraluciano9218]

Comet is the cutest giant sun conure ever

[@Sky-xl2ml]

You don't understand he has to count his toes too. He is adorable💗🌷🌸💐🌻🌼🌺❤

[@alisha-rhymer682]

I cant believe I didnt watch this love the macaw videos or just and of the parrots update...

[@itsyaboythewendigo8321]

He's such a beautiful bird

[@cuzican1902]

When Jamieleigh sat down and said to Comet, you foot checking? I thought she said fact checking and maybe he is. Maybe he is in fact checking that Jamieleigh is correct when she said his feet are still there. He's just being a team player :)

[@meltona2]

That is crazy. My first parrot was a scarlet macaw from Mirror Lake Exotics. How cool.

[@CZFanGrrl]

Is Comet footchecking or just waiting for a head scratch because you’re there? With my Sennie, it’s a sure sign he’s angling for a head scratch, the other sign he give and is a personal invitation to scratch his head, is when he starts scratching his own head if I or my husband are near by. Making pincher motions with the thumb and forefinger triggers him to start scratching his head, which is then also an invitation for a head scratch. I use this as a receptivity gauge. He’s natural wary of strangers (stranger/danger!), but if they do the finger pincher motion and he starts scratching his head, it means he trusts them to scratch his head and will not bite. If he doesn’t start scratching his head, it means “you’re getting bit if you come near me”. I love your channel and despite having my lovely little Senegal for 23 years, I’ve discovered that I (and he) can still learn new tricks. I’ve started target training using pecans or favorite fresh fruits as a treat, discovering he’s more motivated by some treats than by others. Ie. Offering a pecan can sometimes gets a look of indifference, other times he targets right away; strawberries will get an immediate target without a second of hesitation after only a few times working with the target training. Pretty impressive system. He’s never shown an interest in flying, preferring to walk everywhere, but I would love to be able to take him out and fly him, providing it’s safe (we have a lot of sharp shinned hawks in the area because I feed the sparrows and woodpeckers), last thing I want is for a Sharp Shinned to think I’m ringing the dinner bell. I’d be absolutely devastated if anything bad happened.

[@w0rthlessburden381]

I have never seen a yellow Macaw! Beautiful! I'm terrified of birds. Tips on getting over a fear? I know the damage they can do with their beaks (and probably talons too).

[@Gupadodo]

You know...I had been noticing a serious lack of foot check content recently, and then this video came a long and I realized that Comet was just saving it all for his interview haha! Thanks for sharing another slice of Bird life. It's really cool getting these little 1 on 1 sessions with all your feathered family members :D

[@MyJAG12345]

I didn't realise how much they used their tail for flying. That is interesting! My Ringneck damaged his tail as a baby and it took a year to get him to fly now he is crazy!!

[@gelignite664]

He seems camera shy. lol

[@uberbeast113]

hey Jamie this is probably pretty obvious to you by now but i had a sudden thought re the foot checking. It's not asking for a head scritch is it??

[@edrichco4606]

Congratulations on 200k!

[@marenhaugen5283]

Is the foot check really asking for head scratches and cuddles? Just love the video and knowing more about Comet. Also, could you ever ask the person that retired where the third baby went?

[@mikeaninger7388]

Jamieleigh: “I want her to have a healthy respect for Comet, which she does...” Comet: “Oh really...” *takes a 💩

[@alohadani123]

Hahah, my green cheek does foot checks. I didn’t know it was a thing, but my thinking was that he’s always checking out the different textures and surfaces he’s standing on. 😆

[@fin6266]

Glad Comet still has his feet! : )

[@Twizle1957]

My Caique love's her feet rubbing. X

[@coolparrots2672]

These are my favorite shows, where you profile your birds!

[@jaelelizabethc]

Hey is it a foot check or he is looking at the silver band on his foot. Because it is silver and shiny. Just wondering.

[@nikita__8273]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 200K SUBS

[@AnnaMishel]

I think it feels good when he stretches his neck. “It’s a neck stretch” IMHO