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20 Comments to “AUSTRALIA’s WILD PARROTS & COCKATOOS - PBS SPECIAL - Part 1 of 2”
tyshawilliams, … tyshawilliams, thanks for the info about the parrots in brooklyn. It’s their food source during Winter and how they cope with the cold that surprised me. I’ve learned something new today!
Hahaha, of course, … Hahaha, of course, the ibis. I don’t really see em down my way but when I go up to my Dad’s place in the northern suburbs I see them loitering around. They make me laugh.
Hey! Dont forget … Hey! Dont forget the urban menace - the Ibis!!
You telling me you haven’t seen a thilthy ibis or twenty picking rubbish scraps out of the city trash bins? They LOVE garbage dumps too. LOVE EM!
Their behavior makes their image associated with thilth and grime, well to me and many I know it does anyway.
I live in Adelaide, … I live in Adelaide, South Australia and there are parrots everywhere all year round. Every day you see Cockatoos, Corellas, Lorikeets, Rosellas and Galahs in flocks. I’ve been to both New York and L.A. and it is a definate impossibility for any parrot to survive in New York…
In L.A. or Phoenix maybe… But if you wanted the big parrots in your city it’d probably take centuries of planting River Red Gums, Sugar Gums, sheoaks, Hakeas, acacias etc… Most of them need proper bushland.
Actually you don’t … Actually you don’t see hardly any parrots in the cities of Australia when compared to the thousands and thousands you see out in the bush. They don’t fair well in cities at all even if there are plenty of trees and one reason is because many of them have very specific needs in reguards to nest for breeding. For example many of them require very old trees which have hollows in them and most trees of that age are removed from biult up areas. However Lorikeets fair pretty well in suburbia
Woah man take it … Woah man take it easy, not all pet parrots are kept in cages, i have a pet Rosella and Cockatiel and they only go in their cages to sleep and eat. They both managed to get outside once but as soon as they did they came straight back. And thats quite a feat seeming our rosella was origionally wild-ish, we took him in after we found him during a heat wave he was so exhausted that he came to us for help. He may have been from an avary we don’t know but he trusted us very quickly.
I think Parrots are … I think Parrots are wonderful and can adapt to our urban wastelands from LA to New York without displacing native species, It’s a testament to the resiliance of nature. I wish they had more in Phoenix.
I DO THE SAME THING … I DO THE SAME THING TO MY BIRDIE!
I mean, he can not fly around the whole house whenever he wants, but he has a great space of my apartment in here.
Just for people to have an Idea : You could have a party with 3 people in this space im talking about. and it has a great view for the city, he can even see the sunset.
I love my birdie, i love him from the bottom of my heart.
Because they … Because they decimate crops. Cockatoos LOVE corn - and they’ll destroy a farmer’s crop…so to protect crops there is open hunting/shooting of cockatoos all year long!
little zebra … little zebra finches too! it’s heaven on earth! As far as making parrots pets being a sin, well, it would seem as though maybe you’ve never known someone who shared their home with one. I don’t know about the rest of you but my birds use their cage as home base. They are not confined to it. They fly around as they see fit. I have at least two of each species I keep so they are not alone. I’d have to say that they all seem to be pretty happy here.
How beautiful to … How beautiful to see them in the wild–they DO NOT BELONG in homes–in CAGES–suffering they belong out in GODS GREEN EARTH!!! Making parrots pets is a sin, how can something that needs to fly around make it inside in a little cage
July 26th, 2009 at 11:44 am
0:14 “Eeeraaaraauuu …
0:14 “Eeeraaaraauuu” so cute!
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I fell bad that i …
I fell bad that i put my budgies in a cage, they look so happy in the wild!
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
tyshawilliams, …
tyshawilliams, thanks for the info about the parrots in brooklyn. It’s their food source during Winter and how they cope with the cold that surprised me. I’ve learned something new today!
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Hahaha, of course, …
Hahaha, of course, the ibis. I don’t really see em down my way but when I go up to my Dad’s place in the northern suburbs I see them loitering around. They make me laugh.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Hey! Dont forget …
Hey! Dont forget the urban menace - the Ibis!!
You telling me you haven’t seen a thilthy ibis or twenty picking rubbish scraps out of the city trash bins? They LOVE garbage dumps too. LOVE EM!
Their behavior makes their image associated with thilth and grime, well to me and many I know it does anyway.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
google parrots in …
google parrots in brooklyn,they have them here in this urban environment!
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I live in Adelaide, …
I live in Adelaide, South Australia and there are parrots everywhere all year round. Every day you see Cockatoos, Corellas, Lorikeets, Rosellas and Galahs in flocks. I’ve been to both New York and L.A. and it is a definate impossibility for any parrot to survive in New York…
In L.A. or Phoenix maybe… But if you wanted the big parrots in your city it’d probably take centuries of planting River Red Gums, Sugar Gums, sheoaks, Hakeas, acacias etc… Most of them need proper bushland.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
And what sort of a …
And what sort of a life are most of them going to.Shuffled around from one place to another.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
man i would lvoe to …
man i would lvoe to go to Australia and sit amongst a flock a wild parrots
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Actually you don’t …
Actually you don’t see hardly any parrots in the cities of Australia when compared to the thousands and thousands you see out in the bush. They don’t fair well in cities at all even if there are plenty of trees and one reason is because many of them have very specific needs in reguards to nest for breeding. For example many of them require very old trees which have hollows in them and most trees of that age are removed from biult up areas. However Lorikeets fair pretty well in suburbia
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Woah man take it …
Woah man take it easy, not all pet parrots are kept in cages, i have a pet Rosella and Cockatiel and they only go in their cages to sleep and eat. They both managed to get outside once but as soon as they did they came straight back. And thats quite a feat seeming our rosella was origionally wild-ish, we took him in after we found him during a heat wave he was so exhausted that he came to us for help. He may have been from an avary we don’t know but he trusted us very quickly.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I think Parrots are …
I think Parrots are wonderful and can adapt to our urban wastelands from LA to New York without displacing native species, It’s a testament to the resiliance of nature. I wish they had more in Phoenix.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I DO THE SAME THING …
I DO THE SAME THING TO MY BIRDIE!
I mean, he can not fly around the whole house whenever he wants, but he has a great space of my apartment in here.
Just for people to have an Idea : You could have a party with 3 people in this space im talking about. and it has a great view for the city, he can even see the sunset.
I love my birdie, i love him from the bottom of my heart.
Unfortunantly, I don’t believe in sins.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Because they …
Because they decimate crops. Cockatoos LOVE corn - and they’ll destroy a farmer’s crop…so to protect crops there is open hunting/shooting of cockatoos all year long!
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
little zebra …
little zebra finches too! it’s heaven on earth! As far as making parrots pets being a sin, well, it would seem as though maybe you’ve never known someone who shared their home with one. I don’t know about the rest of you but my birds use their cage as home base. They are not confined to it. They fly around as they see fit. I have at least two of each species I keep so they are not alone. I’d have to say that they all seem to be pretty happy here.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
How beautiful to …
How beautiful to see them in the wild–they DO NOT BELONG in homes–in CAGES–suffering they belong out in GODS GREEN EARTH!!! Making parrots pets is a sin, how can something that needs to fly around make it inside in a little cage
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
It aired in January …
It aired in January 2008…you can purchase the DVD in January 2009 from the PBS website.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
when did it …
when did it broadcast on chanell 11
???
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
My budgie loved it …
My budgie loved it (so did i)! He likes the bit with all the birds round the waterhole.
July 26th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I am a bird lover , …
I am a bird lover , and i am so happy i found this video because now i can subscribe to you and see more.