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Nature videos of Father God's creation. Every piece of God's creation is a demonstration of His power and wisdom to the world, for His Kingdom and His glory. :-)
Gang-gang update 8 August 2024. Roughly 16-18-20 Gang-gangs today. Yesterday there were 8 babies(!)
Brief Gang-gang update for 8 August 2024, with roughly 16-18-20 Gang-gangs.
The big news was actually yesterday, with two groups of Gang-gangs passing through with roughly 25-30 birds. In the first group were 8 juvenile babies, rather than my usual 6 babies. It was great to see 2 more baby juveniles after our rotten breeding season in my local area.
One of the new babies was a boy with an 'owl' like appearance. I will try to get some video of him in future if he re-visits our feeding table. Unfortunately he didn't visit today (8 August), but hopefully I can get him on camera in future.
The big news was actually yesterday, with two groups of Gang-gangs passing through with roughly 25-30 birds. In the first group were 8 juvenile babies, rather than my usual 6 babies. It was great to see 2 more baby juveniles after our rotten breeding season in my local area.
One of the new babies was a boy with an 'owl' like appearance. I will try to get some video of him in future if he re-visits our feeding table. Unfortunately he didn't visit today (8 August), but hopefully I can get him on camera in future.
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Gang-gang update, 3 August 2024. 14 Gang-gangs this morning. (10 in video).
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A smaller sized group of 14 Gang-gangs this morning. I had some major disruption in my local neighbourhood a few weeks ago but things have quietened down now. The number of Gang-gangs (and Sulphur-crested Cockatoos) visiting has dropped off notably. This could be from the prior disruption, or it might be an indication someone in my local neighbourhood, broadly defined, is also doing some bird f...
Small group of roughly 8 Gang-gangs visit for a late breakfast after a very foggy morning.
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Brief video of a small party of Gang-gangs visiting for a late breakfast after heavy fog disrupted their morning routine. I made a mistake in this video and left the seed container on the feeding table. A Sulphur-crested cockatoo 'bombed' the container and the Gang-gangs flew off. The Gang-gangs didn't come back after that as they were already running late for their morning breakfast, and they ...
A rare Winter appearance by 'Mr Baldy-chest' the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.
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'Mr Baldy-chest' is a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo that lost its chest feathers to some kind of disease but somehow he miraculously managed to survive. 'He' regularly visits our garden in the warmer months, but he recently made a rare Winter appearance, taking advantage of some slightly warmer weather to visit our garden. It must be freezing cold to fly around with no feathers on the chest. When po...
Gang-gang update 6 July 2024. Roughly 20-24 Gang-gangs during breakfast cycle. (Only 8 in video).
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A brief video of the Gang-gangs for 6 July 2024. A smaller-sized advance party of 8 Gang-gangs are seen in this video, making things easier for me to manage and squeeze in a video. Things are fairly routine for this time of year with 20-24 Gang-gangs visiting for their morning Winter breakfast.
Brief Gang-gang update 29 June 2024: Roughly 20-22 Gang-gangs in the morning breakfast cycle.
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A brief Gang-gang update for 29 June 2024. Roughly 20-22 Gang-gangs visited the feeding table during the morning breakfast cycle (not all at the same time). A fairly routine Winter's morning, a Little Corella was trying to disrupt proceedings but I managed to shoo it off.
Gang-gang update 26 June 2024: 20-22 Gang-gangs, including 6 babies (3M, 3F).
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A brief Gang-gang update for 26 June 2024. We had roughly 20-22 Gang-gangs visit the table this morning, including 6 babies (3M, 3F), which was quite encouraging and exciting to see. Last breeding season (2023-2024) we had really heavy rain in my local area, which wiped out alot of the Gang-gang nests, but nevertheless, I can now confirm that at least 6 juveniles managed to survive, still a pre...
Gang-gang update 20 June 2024. Gang-gang numbers down due to massive cold front passing through AU.
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Only 13 Gang-gangs this morning as a massive cold front continues to pass through Australia and the eastern sea board. With the air extremely cold in my local area it makes it a bit uncomfortable for the Gang-gangs to forage as widely as they usually would. In the video we also see that an adult female has sustained a serious leg injury. This is very sad, especially with females being scarce du...
Gang-gang update 15 June 2024. Roughly 20-22 Gang-gangs at the morning breakfast.
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The past few days have been relatively quiet on the Gang-gang front (high single figures, low teens), due to some inclement weather (cold, wet and windy), but today the Gang-gangs were back in force with roughly 20-22 individuals taking advantage of some improved weather conditions to visit the breakfast table.
Gang-gang 8 June 2024 update: Very busy morning, solid 25-30 Gang-gangs visit as winter hunger grows
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A very busy morning for 8 June 2024, a solid 25-30 Gang-gangs visited together as one single flock. Each day varies, but a single large flock like this can be quite common as the winter months progress and the Gang-gangs sometimes congregate into a single foraging party.
3 June 2024 update: solid group of 25-30 Gang-gangs in morning total (not all in camera shot).
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(Video 4 days late). This would have to be my biggest group of Gang-gangs this year, with a solid 25-30 individuals visiting during the morning breakfast cycle.
Gang-gang update: The tail-end of a morning breakfast cycle. Baby boy starts hand feeding.
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In this brief video we see the tail-end of a morning breakfast cycle, with just the last few remaining Gang-gangs finishing. A baby boy has started landing on me to be hand fed in the past week or so, but not being as dominant as the adults, he has to wait his turn. Each Gang-gang has a different personality, and this baby boy evidently is quite happy to be hand fed.
Brief Gang-gang update for 29 May 2024: 23 Gang-gangs during the morning breakfast cycle.
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A brief video update on the Gang-gangs visiting our feeding table. This morning we had a total of 23 Gang-gangs visit us (not all in the video at the same time), so a fairly routine Autumn day. I should note we've had very low numbers of Gang-gangs the past few days due to foggy inclement weather, but the Gang-gangs were back in force today in the good weather conditions.
Gang-gang update 21 May 2024, Part 2. Gang-gangs continue feeding, and 3(!) squeeze onto my hand.
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Part 2 of my brief videos for the morning of 21 May 2024.
Gang-gang update, 21 May 2024, Part 1. 20 Gang-gangs in first wave. Trialing a new camera position.
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Part 1 of my brief Gang-gang update for 21 May 2024. In this video I trial a new camera position, placing it on the feeding table. The Gang-gangs, being a highly intelligent and sensitive bird, were a bit cautious and reluctant to go on the feeding table with the camera there too. If I slowly persist I think they will slowly become acclimatized to the camera, but it might take some time. They a...
Brief Gang-gang update, 17 May 2024. 20-25 Gang-gangs visit during the morning breakfast cycle.
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Brief Gang-gang update, 17 May 2024. 20-25 Gang-gangs visit during the morning breakfast cycle.
Brief video update with a small group of Gang-gangs feeding on the table.
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Brief video update with a small group of Gang-gangs feeding on the table.
Brief Gang-gang update, 8 May 2024. 9 + 13 = 22 Gang-gangs for this morning.
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Brief Gang-gang update, 8 May 2024. 9 13 = 22 Gang-gangs for this morning.
Brief Gang-gang update, 30 April 2024. Three babies (2M,1F), on the feeding table today.
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Brief Gang-gang update, 30 April 2024. Three babies (2M,1F), on the feeding table today.
A Gang-gang has a damaged beak. What is the diagnosis? A disease? :-(
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A Gang-gang has a damaged beak. What is the diagnosis? A disease? :-(
Baby Gang-gang boy visits all by himself again, 25 April 2024.
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Baby Gang-gang boy visits all by himself again, 25 April 2024.
Brief Gang-gang update, 25 April 2024. A routine Autumn day, roughly 14-15 Gang-gangs in total.
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Brief Gang-gang update, 25 April 2024. A routine Autumn day, roughly 14-15 Gang-gangs in total.
Gang-gang update 23 April 2024. 12 Gang-gangs visited and the lorikeets launch their counter-attack.
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Gang-gang update 23 April 2024. 12 Gang-gangs visited and the lorikeets launch their counter-attack.
Gang-gang update 22 April 2024. 20 Gang-gangs today. (Only 5 in video). My first '20' day for 2024.
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Gang-gang update 22 April 2024. 20 Gang-gangs today. (Only 5 in video). My first '20' day for 2024.
A baby Gang-gang boy surprises me, visiting the feeding table all by himself, no parents or adults.
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A baby Gang-gang boy surprises me, visiting the feeding table all by himself, no parents or adults.
Super long Gang-gang video: 14 minutes of a Gang-gang mummy, daddy and baby boy feeding.
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Super long Gang-gang video: 14 minutes of a Gang-gang mummy, daddy and baby boy feeding.
Gang-gang update 17 April 2024. 15-16 Gang-gangs visited today, a baby boy makes an appearance.
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Gang-gang update 17 April 2024. 15-16 Gang-gangs visited today, a baby boy makes an appearance.
Video: Gang-gangs enjoy their breakfast from start to finish, 8 minutes 20 seconds, 16 April 2024.
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Video: Gang-gangs enjoy their breakfast from start to finish, 8 minutes 20 seconds, 16 April 2024.
Gang-gang update 12 April 2024. Ten Gang-gangs this morning. Small, steady numbers in mid-Autumn.
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Gang-gang update 12 April 2024. Ten Gang-gangs this morning. Small, steady numbers in mid-Autumn.
Brief Gang-gang update 7 April 2024: Two baby boys visit our garden with their parents.
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Brief Gang-gang update 7 April 2024: Two baby boys visit our garden with their parents.
I live in lower blue mts nsw for 45yrs...never see them now only upper mts...far too many sulphur cresteds an now rainbow lorries...its changed things...never see galahs either
Hi and welcome to the channel. I'm sorry to hear they've declined in your local area :-( but it sounds like there is still some hope in the upper mts. Maybe they can re-colonise the lower blue mts in future years???
So very cool about the extra babies! Here's hoping owl-gang comes back at some time, because he seems very interesting. I didn't realize that the crèche behavior was something gang-gangs did. Fun that the juveniles kind of do mutual support. I wonder if that extends to calling for each other on a good foraging opportunity.
sooo cute, thanks for sharing! what a wonderful little flock haha. never seen this type of cockatoo before, theyre gorgeous :))
Hi and welcome to the channel. The Gang-gangs are a relatively small but nonetheless really cool cockatoo 🙂
Is this Australia
Hi and welcome to the channel. Yes this is in Australia. 🙂
Where is this, generally?
Somewhere down under.
Hi and welcome to the channel. I don't give my specific location (as a precaution to keep the local Gang-gangs safe), but I do mention in some of my videos that the morning is very cold etc, frost etc 🙂
Perhaps you should give the visiting King Parrot a separate feeding spot?.❤😊 And the same for the other visiting birds?.
Hi and thanks for your suggestion. It's a good idea but I'm a bit limited due to the assertiveness of the bolder birds (Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Little Corellas, Rainbow Lorikeets, Magpies, Feral Rock Pigeons). I give some other food to divert, distract the bolder birds, and then I stand at my little table and baby-sit the Gang-gangs and make some videos. But thanks for the idea, I would try to do it if I could. I really like the King Parrots but unfortunately they just don't have the assertive personality to compete 🙂
@@eaglesandfrogmouthstv2749 I'm sure you'll figure something out eventually.
I'm so jealous of all the exotic birds you get to see in the wild
Hi and welcome to the channel, I hope you enjoy watching the birds 🙂
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So cute❤❤❤
Mr Boldy Chest has to be one tough Cocky to survive some desiease and cold weather with a featherless chest!.❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
They climb in such a funny way 😍 Do you recognize certain individual birds in the flock returning to the table, or do they all look the same even for you?
Hi JUMALATION1. Umm there are a small number that have physical traits or behaviours that distinguish them, but most of them are a homogenous group. 'Big Red' is a male that puffs up his feathers. 'Special foot' is a female with a damaged foot, she disappeared over summer, presumed deceased. 'Sweetie' is a young female that literally climbs all over me. 'Blondie' was a juvenile male with notable blonde feathers in his crest, but now he has turned into an adult male and I'm not 100% sure who he is(!) 'Mr Painful' perches on the tips of my fingers when eating from my hand. 'Sleepy' is a male with a drooping eyelid. 🙂
@@eaglesandfrogmouthstv2749 How cute that they have nicknames! 🤩
Thank you ❤❤❤
Unusual to see so many baby females! Great, but unusual. Can you tell if they are regulars at your table?
Hi, yes we have 3 baby females for this winter season. By now all the local babies in my small local area would have found our garden by now, so yes, these will be 'repeats' if you will, the same 3 individuals repeatedly visiting our garden on a daily basis. :-)
So cute❤😊
Ditto what Olive Grove said: Thank you for giving Mr. Baldy-Chest extra help and attention. Thank you for caring about him. It's unusual to see a wild bird in this condition. If he had been a pet cockatoo, I'd have thought him to be a feather-plucker due to some sort of anxiety or maybe an abusive living condition. Still, even those birds usually have some remnant down on their chests. It doesn't look like Mr. Baldy-Chest has anything at all, poor guy. Very glad he survived whatever happened, and very, VERY glad that he has people like you looking out for him.
Thanks everyone for your comments about Mr Baldy Chest, a true 'Aussie battler'. He has been visiting our garden during the warmer months for a number of years, so his resilience is quite remarkable.
It sounds like beak & feather disease. Poor fella, thanks for giving him extra TLC.
Thank you for capturing the beauty wonder and gentle nature of gang gang cockatoos and adjoining bird life that accompanies them at feeding time.
Five minutes of peaceful bliss. Thank you for this lovely interlude with the gang-gangs.
Did you end up seeing this poor little guy, again?
Yes he does keep visiting the table. The fungal growth got quite large, bulbous and ugly, but he seems to have scratched it off a few weeks ago, and he's looking much much better now, maybe even 90% better.
@eaglesandfrogmouthstv2749 Oh, good! I'm very glad to hear that he seems to have been recovering. It sounds like there was a rough go of it, for a while. Your feeding table was probably instrumental in giving him the extra energy he needed to heal.
Quite the variety of birds visiting your table in mid-winter. I saw gang-gangs (of course), rainbow lorikeets, sulfur-crested cockatoos, that king parrot, and some crested pigeons on the ground. Very nice! The poor king parrot didn't know what to do with all the gang-gangs about; he's not a very assertive parrot. But it was definitely good to see the one gang-gang trying to run off the sulfur-crested cockatoo before the alert call sent many flying. The cockatoo seemed a bit surprised and uncertain about that.
Haha yes the occasional Gang-gang does offer some occasional resistance to the SCCs, with varying degrees of success/failure....
Poor little girl! Praying that she heals fast and fully. Is there any chance that it's arthritis? I once saw a parrot that had healed-injury-related arthritis the acted up in the weather, and he held the impacted foot like that only when it was hurting.
Hi and thanks for your comment. Umm you've raised a new possibility, but I always have a strong suspicion that these are human interventions causing these injuries. I had a wild female Gang-gang in the past who always visited, and she lost some of her toes, but managed to survive, presumably from a suburban garden incident. In contrast to some of the more street-wise and common birds of Australia, Gang-gangs have a pretty strong suspicion of people and garden hazards, so I always find it a bit concerning when I see them damaged like this 😞, not forgetting to mention their endangered status. Thanks for praying for her, I need to do that too.
Was that possibly a record, three gang-gangs on one hand? Just for a moment, but still. Hoping your fingers recovered. Something about their crests slipping about in the breeze made them look extra spunky and cute in this video. Glad to know more about their daily schedule and what they do before coming to your feeding table!
Hi k.jespersen6145, thanks for your concern, yup my hand is good. I've had 3 on my hand a few times but generally it's uncommon. :-)
So cute❤❤❤
So beautiful and cute❤❤❤
So so cute❤🥰🥰🥰
So so cute and adorable 🥰❤
Very cute :-)
Did you say a gang-gang was trying to bite you? That sounds potentially quite painful, given that their beaks resemble a set of steel nippers. Was it a juvenile who was likely still workinf things out?
Yeah the Gang-gang who landed on top of the camera was trying to bite my fingers holding the camera. Usually the Gang-gangs are pretty good but I do get the odd bite from time to time. Every time a new Gang-gang lands on me for the first time it will give my hands an exploratory bite/s to make sure it is safe, these bites can be firm but generally not painful. The attempted bite in this video was because my fingers were grasping the camera so the Gang-gang didn't like the look of it and thus it got annoyed and tried to bite me. (Gang-gangs don't like 'pokey' things, such as pokey fingers, pokey branches, pokey sticks, pokey ears on the human head, anything that disrupts their routine and can be interpreted as a potential threat or just annoying). Sometimes the Gang-gangs on my hands will bite me gently if the food runs out and they are telling me to give them some more. An aggressive bite (which is painful) can be as a self-defence mechanism, when a threat is perceived, or as an act of aggression towards me for some perceived offence. I've had a small collection of 'aggressive bites' and in those instances I verbally express my pain and move my hands away and the offending Gang-gang quickly gets the message that it can't be aggressive towards me. (Being hand-fed is a privilege and not a right!).
@eaglesandfrogmouthstv2749 😂 Can very much understand the gang-gangs not liking potentially pokey things, but the fact that that includes ears is just a bit funny. What birbs they are. It's nice to know that they respond positively to auditory cues and movement. Some parrots just take pulling away with an "ouch" as a challenge. I wonder if gang-gangs are more socially conscious, that way, or if there's something else at play in their behavior.
So so cute🥰I could watch for hours❤
Definitely a cute baby boy. Glad to see him so comfortable. And the gang-gang flying at the camera made me jump back! You must have nerves of steel to not even lean.
Hi k.jespersen6145, yeah the landing on the camera shocked me a bit the first time but now I'm starting to get used to it(!)
So so cute and beautiful 🥰🥰❤❤
this camera angle was super cool !! I love these updates, thank you !
Hi and thanks for the feedback. I like the camera angle too. The Gang-gangs are a bit sensitive about it, but I might set it up again this way in future...???
@@eaglesandfrogmouthstv2749 whatever is best for the Gang-gangs, regardless of the angle, getting to see these beautiful birds is so lovely !!
They were skittish, this time. No wonder you were telling them everything was OK in the first video. Were there predators in the area?
Hi k.jespersen6145, thanks for your comment, the skittishness in the first video was a result of me placing the camera on the feeding table. I find that the Gang-gangs are very sensitive to any disruption of their routine and anything that makes them feel uncomfortable. They are used to seeing the camera hanging around my neck and in my hand, but putting it on the table was a step too far for most of them. If I keep persevering they will slowly get used to it on the table, but in many respects I'm happy to just keep filming them by hand. As a further side comment it is interesting to note how sensitive the Gang-gangs are. For example, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are much more bold and boisterous in regards to handling new things, but with wild Gang-gangs, when you do little things that disrupt their routine they don't like it at all..... :-)
so cute
Very cute :-)
Omg they're beautiful!!!
Hi and welcome to the channel, they are really great birds :-)
Oh my goodness! A shoe-nibbling cockatoo? Hazardous. But being dressed in gang-gangs sounds like fun. 😊
Yeah there are one or two 'biters' amongst the local Sulphur-crested Cockatoos that visit our table that I have to keep an eye on, especially for the sneak attack on the feet(!) :-)
cheeky little birbs
The cuteness is overwhelming. You're such a lucky duck to have worked with them and gained their trust. 😊
Haha thanks, although I'm not a very expressive person I hope in some small way I can share some joy of this experience to my viewers 🙂
Glad to see that so many have returned to your feeding table! That bodes well for keeping them energized during the winter. Thanks for the update.
One brave female remained on the table 😀
they're so adorable ❤❤❤❤
Great! Where is this?
Hi and welcome to the channel. I'm sorry I don't share my location, just to give a little bit of protection to the Gang-gangs in my local area. I find that 99% of people, including yourself are trustworthy, but for the other 1% I am a bit more cautious. Thanks for your views and comments :-)
Just love his Combover….😂😂😂😂😂
Hehe they have got a pretty good Elvis impersonation going on.... :-)
So nice to see babies! 😍 The gang-gang feathers look really soft, have you ever had the opportunity to slightly pet one? Or do you only feel their feet when they stand on your hand?
Hi and good to hear from you. Umm generally speaking I don't pet them, one or two of them don't mind it, but most of them draw a line at physical petting of them. Gang-gangs are well adapted for cooler climates where they need extra warm feathers, so some of their feathers are quite 'downy' and soft. :-)
Hurrah for the presence of the baby gang-gangs! The little girl seems pretty and confident and healthy, so that's really good. Thank you for the update! I hope you have a great day.
Thanks and hi :-)
I envy Australians so much for the chance you have to witness such beautiful animals every day. Then I remember all the spiders and snakes so I guess it balances itself out lol.
Haha, the creepy crawlies aren't too bad once you get used to them :-)
It looks to be an external injury that’s partly healed or scabbed over, they probably got it in a fight. They don’t seem to mind it too much but it could get worse if left unattended. Maybe call a vet/wildlife center if you can?
I haven’t seen this species of parrot before, what a lovely little gentleman.❤
Yeah they are really great little cockatoos, full of character :-)
Thanks for always hoping that we're doing OK. I hope you're doing OK, too! At first, I was impressed that some of the lorikeets were chasing each other off for getting too near the gang-gangs, but they really did end up being a bit obnoxious. Meanwhile, the gang-gang eating out of your hand knew exactly what was going on-- he decided his safest option was to stay put exactly where he was!
It feels like there should be a pithy saying about birds in hand and bush that applies to this particular situation. "Two gang-gangs in the hand are wonderful, and there are more in the bush"? ....Hmm. Will keep thinking on it. That Bible audiobook seems like a pleasant one. Thanks for finding strategies for babysitting the gang-gangs, even when the birds are making things difficult.
He is ADORABLE! He looks so curious and happy about finding sunflower seeds to eat ♥
That's so wonderful! Here's hoping that his strong independent steeak equates to a greater likelihood of surviving. 😊 I love how his red feathers are coming in in stripes across his head. That shouldn't be cute, but it really is. Thank you for posting these videos and sharing your gang-gangs with us. It always makes the day that much better to see a new update on the gang-flock.
That was enchanting! Thank you for filming such a long video and sharing it (also, thank you for your care to pan slowly, that really helps those of us prone to motion sickness). Several interesting points this video you probably see all the time but that are still new to me: --Baby-gang trusts the other birds and is willing to eat with his back to them. It's not until Daddy-gang started interposing himself between Baby-gang and the other birds that Baby-gang became cognizant that they might bear watching. --When Mummy-gang or Daddy-gang are near, Baby-gang resumes his "uncoordinated" movement style, even when he moves perfectly balanced and smoothly otherwise. I guess everyone acts more kid-like while with family. --Mummy-gang immediately started preening Baby-gang when he finished his meal, and he had the typical 'tween reaction, "Mom! Stop it! Not in public." 😂 Typically parrot, those lorikeets think they're the biggest things in the world; pushing around the magpies. And your magpies have the most beautiful calls, with all of those liquid tones. My local corvids just make funny qua-qua-qua noises.
Hi k.jespersen6145, you're detailed observations have shown things I havn't seen before, thanks for that :-)