Miffy Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 Some wild Cockatoos spotted Walter and were trying to come inside to pay him a visit, or perhaps just be near the heater
birdhouse Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 So cute! Almost looks like he's asking Walter to come out & play. It's a little hard for me to wrap my head around parrots being outdoors in the dead of winter because I'm from NE US. I don't remember seeing if you mentioned it. Are you from New Guinea or Australia?
Miffy Posted August 17, 2012 Author Posted August 17, 2012 Australia it's about 10 Celsius at moment (winter)
birdhouse Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) That's not winter!! lol Ok, I know it is by your standards. Lucky you! Where in Australia? Hope you send lots of outside pics when the weather "warms up". I think your plants & birds & all are amazing. Edited August 17, 2012 by birdhouse
Ray P Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 wild cockatoos flying around your house has to be awesome.
judygram Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 That would be totally awesome to see those birds outside your windows, do you ever see any rose breasted toos and you probably have lorikeets also, though I guess it can get very noisy if you have more than a few show up. I agree with Val, 10 celcius is not cold at all but guess you are looking forward to spring just as we here are looking forward to fall, tired of the heat and it has been a long hot summer to say the least.
Sarasota Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 Australia it's about 10 Celsius at moment (winter) It was 112 Degrees F at my house last weekend. I wanted to eat my own head off!!!
FirstPenguin Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 That's crazy. It's hard being anywhere in North America to wrap your head around looking out the window and seeing anything with a hookbill just chilling there.
Sarasota Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 We have tons of wild parrots in Southern California....but I've never seen one come up to the window. Just awesome!
FirstPenguin Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 We have tons of wild parrots in Southern California....but I've never seen one come up to the window. Just awesome! Correct me if I'm wrong those are living wild but are introduced species? Like the quakers and cherry head colonies you find throughout the country?
Sarasota Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong those are living wild but are introduced species? Like the quakers and cherry head colonies you find throughout the country? The SoCal flocks are really exciting!! Check this site out: http://www.californiaparrotproject.org/ Some are actually now considered "established' species. We have 13 species living here...some since the 60s! Red crowned, Lilac crowned, mitered parakeet, etc. http://www.californiaparrotproject.org/id_guide.html
Greywings Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 I understand Canberra had a snowfall yesterday so it must have been cold there. Love sharing a look at your wild neighbors!
Luvparrots Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 Oh I love Australia. My oldest granddaughter is an Aussie and she is going back there to finish her medical schooling. Beautiful country with the kangaroos and cockatoos all around!
katana600 Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 What an experience you have to look outside and see the beautiful parrots in the wild. I love the name Walter. He is just precious sitting there looking out his window at a potential playmate. That photo is priceless, thanks for sharing it with us.
Miffy Posted August 19, 2012 Author Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) That would be totally awesome to see those birds outside your windows, do you ever see any rose breasted toos and you probably have lorikeets also, though I guess it can get very noisy if you have more than a few show up. I agree with Val, 10 celcius is not cold at all but guess you are looking forward to spring just as we here are looking forward to fall, tired of the heat and it has been a long hot summer to say the least. Where I live I'm surrounded by Rose breasted cockatoos (or galahs their correct name), corella cockatoos (I think you call them goffin), sulphur crested, yellow tail black cockatoos (winter), gang gang cockatoos in summer. Rainbow lorikeets are always around too. But yeah Galahs are everywhere and worth about $50 here. Can hand feed the cockies on my balcony. Also have some wonderful kookaburras which I would love my grey to imitate Edited August 19, 2012 by Miffy
birdhouse Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 I know the damage 1 parrot can do in about 10 minutes. So I understand how the native species could be a real problem. Especially when I've seen vids of 100's in a single flock. But our birds are generally small. The male Cardinals, Blue Jays, some weavers & finches are colorful. Other than that, our birds are pretty much shades of brown. Maybe some splashes of subtle color, like Robins. So that might give you some idea of why what you're describing sounds so wonderfully exotic to me! Makes me hope even more that you'll let us see lots of pictures! And it will be interesting to hear how the African species relates to the Australian birds. Mine talk to the birds outside, especially in the early spring. So Walter might very well pick up the kookaburras language. All I've heard is the mating call. But that could certainly get Walter's attention.
Sarasota Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 Also have some wonderful kookaburras which I would love my grey to imitate He will! My grey is fluent in Green Aracari, Chestnut-eared Aracari, Collard Aracari, Western Scrub Jay, Mockingbird, Pigeon, Song Sparrow, dog and Guinea Pig.
FirstPenguin Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 He will! My grey is fluent in Green Aracari, Chestnut-eared Aracari, Collard Aracari, Western Scrub Jay, Mockingbird, Pigeon, Song Sparrow, dog and Guinea Pig. Do guinea pigs even make enough sound to mimic? Hows that even work?
Timbersmom Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 LOL, my guinea pig did! I had one years ago when the kids were small. He lived to the ripe old age of almost nine, which was pretty good for those times at least. He made an eee eee eee squeak that I could imagine Timber doing with gusto. You heard it any time it was time to feed him, or any time you were eating something and he didn't have any.
Miffy Posted August 21, 2012 Author Posted August 21, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong those are living wild but are introduced species? Like the quakers and cherry head colonies you find throughout the country? No the cockatoos,galahs, corellas, lorikeets etc that I mentioned are all wild and native to Australia.
FirstPenguin Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 No the cockatoos,galahs, corellas, lorikeets etc that I mentioned are all wild and native to Australia. Thanks, but I was referring to the parrots in north america that got mentioned earlier.
Sarasota Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Do guinea pigs even make enough sound to mimic? Hows that even work? I babysat my friend's guinea pig when she went on vacation. It made a couple of different sounds. Here's a video example (not mine, just found it on YouTube): Sondhi makes about two of those noises.
murfchck Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 That is so beautiful! It would be heaven on earth to me!
Greywings Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 One of Greys was part of a road side Zoo before she came to us and does a pop top can opening, Sparrow, Jay and Cardinal calls.
adina_floyd Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 I would be out there building a warm hut for the lil guy...awwww
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