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Post by stace on Apr 30, 2015 4:04:53 GMT
Every so often, these guys drop in to say hello. How cute is this guy!  This one's got his tag on.   |
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Post by samwiseg on Apr 30, 2015 7:01:16 GMT
I am soooooo JEALOUS!   What a lovely morning greeting they must be  How many do you usually have arrive stace? |
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Post by OP on Apr 30, 2015 7:29:52 GMT
It must be great having your friends come to see you.  |
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Post by lemonade on Apr 30, 2015 7:33:29 GMT
Amazing! Stace why do they have tags and leg rings on? Are they not wild?
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Post by Moogie on Apr 30, 2015 8:29:50 GMT
OMG i cant believe they are still popping over for tea with you Stace,i remember them first turning up and they still come this is sooooooooooo cool,you lucky lucky lady |
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Post by stace on Apr 30, 2015 9:41:09 GMT
I am soooooo JEALOUS! What a lovely morning greeting they must be How many do you usually have arrive stace? It depends, Sam. Sometimes just one or two. And other times I've had maybe six show up. They like my walnuts, but not the tamarind almonds. Amazing! Stace why do they have tags and leg rings on? Are they not wild? Yes, they are wild birds. That one in the picture will have been tagged so the wildlife people can identify him and study what the wild populations get up to. |
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Post by stace on Apr 30, 2015 9:43:35 GMT
It must be great having your friends come to see you. Yes, I love it when they turn up. They seem to come out of nowhere, landing on the balcony railing in a big whoosh! OMG i cant believe they are still popping over for tea with you Stace,i remember them first turning up and they still come this is sooooooooooo cool,you lucky lucky lady They know now that I'm the mad bird lady. |
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Post by jellybean on Apr 30, 2015 10:37:28 GMT
I'd love that stace, you are sooooo lucky. Beautiful birds. |
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Post by Shirls on Apr 30, 2015 14:11:29 GMT
Absolutely stunning!! I'm so envious! |
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Post by skysmum on Apr 30, 2015 15:11:39 GMT
Lovely to see they still visit stace, i'm well-gel. I'm afraid i may be tempted the lay a walnut trail into the house  |
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Post by stace on May 2, 2015 0:37:15 GMT
Lovely to see they still visit stace, i'm well-gel. I'm afraid i may be tempted the lay a walnut trail into the house If Boo wasn't in here, I would be tempted to do that too. They are huge birds. When they spread their wings they take up a lot of space. |
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Post by stace on May 2, 2015 0:40:57 GMT
I'd love that stace, you are sooooo lucky. Beautiful birds. Absolutely stunning!! I'm so envious! It's lovely when they come. They are very friendly. They very gently take the nuts from my hand. I tried them with carrot but they just tossed those over the balcony. Nuts, please, ma'am! Only nuts! Amazing how they keep their feathers so beautiful and white. |
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Post by Hezz on May 2, 2015 9:42:19 GMT
They produce a powder to cover their feathers to water-proof themselves, rather than the oil that the budgies use. This seems to help keep their white whiter than white. Here I go, playing devil's advocate again, stace, but remember that cockies are one of the worst carriers of PBFD (they are the only parrot whose beaks are affected through the disease) in Australia, anyway, and I know the cockies around my area have had it in the past; I do see some rather sorry looking specimens still, so I don't feed them for this very reason. Sorry to be the grinch; it is just the way I am.  |
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Post by Hezz on May 2, 2015 9:49:47 GMT
Just to add to that, stace, maybe the council or wildlife authorities, WIRES perhaps(?) ..... would be able to tell you if PBFD is in the Sydney cockies. I think I would want to know. They do look beautifully healthy ........ |
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Post by sweetpea on May 5, 2015 21:58:46 GMT
I have just read a horrible news story of cockatoo smuggling in Indonesia. I won't put a link here as it's too upsetting but you can google if you want the horrific details. If a smuggler was on stace's balcony, all they'd see is dollar signs...  |
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What a lovely morning greeting they must be 
