Bird Crazies: while he is very clever he is also very stupid

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Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Tendai posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJaNDBI87s

Not a parrot but I thought this thread would appreciate this, taken from PYF. It makes me laugh so hard I think I'm about to pee myself.

When he came to allocate a scientific name to this bird, he called it

WOO HOO

WOO HOO

# ¿ Jun 27, 2015 10:21

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 14:07

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

I'm sure this has been done before but it's still :kimchi:

# ¿ Jul 4, 2015 00:56

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Monsters like that need a steiner scout party at the least

# ¿ Jul 30, 2015 10:30

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

he's a cute little drummer

I wish my financial situation was better so I could seriously look into getting a bird.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2015 17:41

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Jose Oquendo posted:

Got home from work and opened up the bird cages. My grey climbs down his cage and proceeds to shuffle his way to the bathroom while whistling Blue Danube.

Birds.

good taste in music

# ¿ Dec 11, 2015 12:26

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Tendai posted:

Max is a good example of how even a healthy cockatoo getting its needs met is still going to be an outrageous rear end in a top hat at times

Much like a normal child. :v:

# ¿ Dec 14, 2015 16:41

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaI6SWfDnTc

Look at this sassy bird. :kimchi:

Eejit posted:

e: I also learned I can cradle him like a baby, probably because he is so good about being burritoed for nail trimming

I wanna bury my face in him, he looks so fluffy

# ¿ Dec 22, 2015 19:36

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

free him

I had to go to petco to pick up my family's dog from grooming and had a few minutes while they finished so I wandered over to the bird section.

This little guy ran right up to the viewscreen on his enclosure and would bob his head along with me and stuff. :3:

And these two would not stop running around together and doing that. :3:

Semi-related note, how reasonable is it to buy birds from a chain store like that? I'm not sure how many breeders would be in my area, or if they'd be any better or worse. Are there online guides for that sort of thing? Like a national association of whatever? I don't wanna support any uncouth practices when I'm finally financially stable enough to buy a bird.

# ¿ Dec 30, 2015 14:28

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

https://vine.co/v/iwlIqVP0LTu

# ¿ Mar 20, 2016 22:04

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

https://vine.co/v/ie3m6q5Muub

# ¿ Mar 23, 2016 05:44

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

https://vine.co/v/iJt91xEeHm3

# ¿ Mar 27, 2016 19:11

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

https://vine.co/v/ipIMV2XFOTm

# ¿ Mar 31, 2016 22:20

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

I always thought it had to do with makin' yourself pretty to get some gently caress, but it's cool to learn it's how they get stuff back to make a nest.

https://twitter.com/Nuts0634/status/989860068018417664

cute birb

# ¿ Apr 29, 2018 13:47

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

# ¿ May 22, 2018 00:43

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

So what exactly are pinfeathers? I know they're basically like, waxy blood tubes that turn into feathers, but are they unpleasant for birds to have or such and that's why they get grumpy during molts?

# ¿ May 28, 2018 04:31

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

So it's kinda like the birdy feather version of a scab in that it's itchy and irritating, got it.

# ¿ May 28, 2018 23:03

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

EVIL Gibson posted:

It's like you are giving blood and the needle is in your arm. It won't , of course, hurt unless you move it around.

Then a nurse comes in and moves it because ...reasons; in and out, all around, and pressing down on it.

That is how a bird pin feather do.

this is a much more visceral explanation thank you but also argh

# ¿ May 29, 2018 09:59

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

A pair of (I think) mourning doves built a nest in a small bin of parts in my stepdad's leanto by our garage and had a baby and they are the most chill family of wild birds I've ever seen, they'll all let you get right up by the nest and watch them through the holes in the box and stuff while just calmly looking at you and cooing quietly, it's amazing. Cute as a button too. Is this how they normally act or will I give the poor things a bird heart attack if I go near again to take some pics for the thread?

# ¿ Jun 2, 2018 20:24

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Captain Log posted:

This cockatoo is so mean, it bit THROUGH my friends palm

Do you mean drew blood or do you mean 'a hole'

# ¿ Jun 4, 2018 02:45

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Good luck, CE and Crouton

# ¿ Jun 5, 2018 15:00

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Super chill mourning dove (I think) that's nested in a parts box in my stepdad's leanto off the garage. They've already had at least one chick hatch, and they keep adding to the nest. Is that normal? How long will they hang out anyway. In northern PA, specifically.

Kitfox88 fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Jun 13, 2018

# ¿ Jun 13, 2018 21:41

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Well the place they built the nest is high up under a roof and blocking most wind so I guess we have some mourning dove tenants through fall. I had no idea they bred so fast though.

# ¿ Jun 13, 2018 23:56

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Cythereal posted:

They are a dumb, slow-moving prey species of bird. They survive and indeed thrive mainly by reproducing so prolifically.

Well, the tall-rear end pines about 30 feet from their nest have some bigass vultures nesting in them so we'll see how long the doves last. :gibs:

# ¿ Jun 14, 2018 01:56

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

I never knew before this thread that birds could be so cuddly with other birds outside their species, it's super heartwarming. :kimchi:

# ¿ Jun 29, 2018 10:02

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:

Crouton got ~~THE CONE~~ THE CYLINDER COVERED IN ELASTOPLAST. She was kept in overnight to make sure she didn't react too badly but was happily eating and doing bird things and being well behaved. She is now back home reunited with Galbedir. The only damage done is to her dignity.

On the one hand, poor birb.

On the other hand that is absolutely goddamned hilarious.

# ¿ Jul 3, 2018 14:14

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Poor birb.

# ¿ Jul 6, 2018 07:16

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Captain Log posted:

My new browser plugin isn't doing much...

No joke tabs open, 8/10 (the 8 is from birb)

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 16:33

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

https://twitter.com/aochan_06/status/1020277243346501633

bird has good taste in music

# ¿ Jul 21, 2018 19:17

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Enigma posted:

Updated on Peck-a-cles:

Tracked the band to an owner in a city two hours away. The phone number is disconnected, and a reverse Google suggest the owner is (was?) 90 years old. Can't find an address or any other info, so that's a dead end.

Given the age of that lookup the owner may be too, if it's correct.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2018 18:44

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Jesus, how much did that visit cost? :v:

# ¿ Aug 15, 2018 00:06

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

The expression on the fireman's face is some A+ poo poo

# ¿ Aug 15, 2018 02:57

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Bicyclops posted:

I love birds, everybody. Today, I was lying back, with my infant son sleeping on my chest, and Yoshi the budgie standing on my foot and making a puffy happy face at the baby while my wife watched and smiled, and I'm just... I'm very lucky. I love birds.

Has Yoshi kinda put together that baby = new friend? Pets interacting with babies can be some of the cutest poo poo, my grandma's dog would curl up with my younger brother when he was an infant and we'd visit. :3:

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 22:16

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Bicyclops posted:

Yeah, sort of. He's learned the baby's name now and says "Hi [baby]!" which was really quick, even for him to learn, and he walks as close as we'll let him and makes tiny chirps at him.

Tendai posted:

When Judah learned that my niece was a friend when she was about 2 he'd always just chatter up a storm at her

# ¿ Sep 1, 2018 23:24

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

god drat i love derpatiels

# ¿ Sep 2, 2018 05:46

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Captain Log posted:

When she walked inside the first words out of her mouth were, "What sort of pitiful nerd would have birds?"

how the gently caress can you think that's an appropriate thing to say to someone you've presumably just met

# ¿ Sep 6, 2018 04:24

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Potato Salad posted:

FYI Chapo Trap House stumbled across Skillet's "Bush did 9/11" video they love it

Just thought you should know in the unlikely event one of them actually links it

Can I get a link because if it's a bird screaming about 9/11 conspiracies like some sort of avian Alex Jones I need that poo poo in my life.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2018 17:10

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Clary posted:

This one is much better! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB5I_klBLJ4

Incidentally, I have a metric gently caress ton of videos I never got around to editing. I kind of lost steam when I broke my phone. May try and pick through and get some up.

Mirthless posted:

that's great, i'm glad they enjoyed it

practically the intended audience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOpqwn9NHJo

we've got some more of these kicking around somewhere, this was just the one most at hand

holy poo poo

# ¿ Sep 14, 2018 18:09

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

My stepdad spent a few days at home recently with a Hickman Line when he was back from chemo at the hospital and I felt so bad for him. poo poo looks like a massive pain in the rear end and he couldn't really take a proper shower because he had to basically cover the entire side of his torso with it in saran wrap so it couldn't get wet. Worst I've ever had to put up with was the phlebotomist during a hospital stay being totally unable to get a vein to the point they said gently caress it and went for my foot instead.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2018 00:50

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

Captain Log posted:

Just be glad they didn't bust out the ultrasound machine and an 18 gauge needle.

Just...be glad.

Pookah posted:

Lady budgie lovin' update: After they were done trying to mate, Bean sat there looking like a smug potato and Miss Lady got all tall and chesty and made heartwings at her.

Adorable lesbians

# ¿ Sep 20, 2018 10:16

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 14:07

Kitfox88: Aug 21, 2007; Anybody lose their glasses?

He's missin' the little chef hat.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2018 14:26

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