Parrot Body Language 101

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MY BIRDS (Oldest to Youngest) 🐦❤
BONDI 💗 Galah | hatched 2005
CRESSI 💗 Congo African Grey | hatched 2007
BANDIT 💙 Galah | hatched 2008-2019 💔
JINX 💙 Blue Throat Macaw | hatched 2008
COMET 💙 Yellow-Dominant Camelot Macaw | hatched 2008
TUSA 💙 Blue-Green Dominant Camelot Macaw | hatched 2008
ROCKO 💙 Toco Toucan | hatched 2011
LILY & PHOEBE & DETKA 💗 Sun Conures | hatched 2011
BLUEBERRY 💗 Budgie | hatched June 2019

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BirdTricks is a husband-wife team; Dave and Jamieleigh Womach specialize in parrot training and companionship.

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[boilingsoda]

Jamie: I don’t want to make it too complicate or boring-
Everyone: WE LIKE BORING AND COMPLICATED

[bluetastick]

I’m so happy you did this! And please do 200!

[GerlindeGronow]

You are my favorite "animal" Youtuber, and I don't even have birds! The message I take away is: respect the animal, pay attention, communicate clearly. I think this is going to improve everyone's relationships with their pet, no matter the species. But at the same time I also simply enjoy seeing all those amazing, beautiful birds!

[birdandcatlover]

that macaws wave was like"im gonna hold your finger like a walnut, and eat it" it just looked creepy

[bellablue]

One of the macaws at work always says “c’mere, c’mere!” right before he lunges for a bite. Then afterwards he says “ouch!”

[sweanna]

You should do a channel just on bird body language. So interesting and important!

[yamunadevi]

I love that statement “the bird knows itself best” 👍🏽❤️

[daanroelofs]

I'm impressed with how Capri handles the other Quaker parrot. she went in and immediately noticed the signs that a step up wasn't gonna happen

[ashjvlogs]

I'm a care worker and one of my clients has an amazon (love going to their house for obvious reasons) and I noticed how he had very different body language towards different carers. I wasn't 100% sure which behaviour was which but from previous videos I had a vague idea of his reactions. After watching this I know he gets excited/happy when he sees me which is so nice!!!

[kristenyoung]

Jamie: Don't judge a species based on experience with singular birds.

Cockatoos: 👀👀

🤣🤣 All in good fun, I know you have tons of experience over the years. Also, I would 100% watch 200 more body language cues. Maybe a series? Or patreon exclusive?

[claudiablanco]

I'm absolutely addicted to this channel and I don't have birds nor do I plan to have them. It's just so instructive and interesting I don't miss a single video and I'm always wanting the next one 😂

[lindalundblad]

Thoroughly enjoy your videos. A long time ago we frequently visited a pet shop that had a wonderful Mulluccan Cockatoo. After many visits we were very tempted to purchase the bird. (We had experience with budgies and cockatiels previously.).

Fortunately the shop owner showed us the many reasons why it would be a very bad idea for us. And actually said she would not sell him to any one that worked and the bird would be alone all day. She, of course, was right. We were not prepared and would have ended up with a failure. We have always been grateful to this very ethical shop owner for her insight.

[spiritmatter]

Hah, these are not only bird tricks but life lessons! (Re: Not carrying assumptions from prior experiences with other/similar birds!)

[vee]

I’m sure I’m not the only one that would happily watch all 202 body language cues!! Really helpful and informative video, thank you!

[Namoraslife]

Damn, that clip with Comet, Tusa an Dave cracked me up. So hillarious. But I see what you said about their body language and their excitement, it's still super funny :D

[skk]

Now, when I watch those cute/funny bird compilations, after having watched most of your videos and learning so much, I can spot the behaviors of a lot of those birds that are actually hormonal or aggression rather than playful and cute... it's a little upsetting because I used to be ignorant of that and just thought they were cute, but at the same time I'm glad I now know what you've taught me about birds.

Also, specifically what you said about two birds of the same species being completely different, it's the same with dogs. Just because you've had, for example, a golden retriever who was the best dog in the world, it doesn't mean the next one will be the same. Every individual animal has its own personality.

[avatravis]

I had a cockatiel, Shay, who would jump onto me if I was around and opened the cage door. I was used to tiels doing this since my friends had tiels that enjoyed being on shoulder's but not touched. So I let Shay do that thinking it's ok, Shay acted nothing like my last tiel and I was just trying to understand what it wanted or what he/she was doing. One day when I was at my kitchen table having tea and reading, Shay climbed from my shoulder to my chest right under my chin. She kept putting her head down in front of me, then peaking to a side to look at me, then flatten her feathers (I think if I remember correctly) and with her beak open kinda tap or hit or graze over my chin. It was never painful or caused me pain, but I was very confused. My last cockatiel, Ash, had been a bird I picked up from an abusive home, his wings were mutilated so he could never fly again. I was pretty ignorant as a kid, but learned later on. Anyway he did this beak motion when I cleaned his cage as an aggressive display to leave him alone. He was a grumpy untrusting bird, which I understood since his last family abused him.
Shay was doing something similar to him, so I wasn't sure if she was upset or what I did wrong. At one point I went to push or tap her head with a finger to see if it was a truly aggressive behavior. She pushed her head into my finger and I kinda froze like what's happening 😂. When I did nothing she did that same weird beak motion where her beak was open and she moved her head around my finger making what sounded like an unhappy squeak sounds. I moved my figure over her head and she fluffed her face feathers and stayed there, moving her head to a different side every now and then. Whenever I stopped she got upset or mad at me and would grab my finger to get me to do it again 🤣😂, I was really strange and funny for me. No idea if i interpreted that wrong, but I think she want preening on her head. She did this whenever I sat in one place too long.
Sorry of the long story, congrats if you read this far;!! And I'm sorry I babbled😅

[MacsUsername]

When my amazon puts her head down, it means one of two things: either "leave me alone, " or "I want scratches." She's learned that if I ask for a step up and she rubs her beak on the perch, I walk away, so now that's her cue that she doesn't want to interact. When she wants scratches, her head will be to the side of her feet and she'll fluff up her head feathers as she sees my hand approaching. It's also important to note that I am her favorite person and only one she lets pet her. I would never, EVER let someone else try to pet her if she put her head down.

[jennabeverley]

Who else loves Jamieleigh, Dave and Capri!! 🥰🥰

[jessnw]

Ok, I've watched the Comet and Tusa bit like six times now... "hello!"