r/australian • u/MammothRun4561 • 1d ago
Spring is here!
First day of Spring, the sky is blue, sun in shining, and cockatoos are humping on my balcony. They enjoyed postcoital snacks afterwards…
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u/Sufficient_Local5025 1d ago
You know, I see hundreds of these cockys in my area.
Why have I never seen a baby one?
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u/dmk_aus 1d ago
Because until they have their adult feathers, they can't fly and so can't leave their nest. So you never see the babies and the juveniles look a lot like their parents.
Oh, and they nest in hollows, often very high up, so you don't get babies safely falling in backyards as often as other birds with unstable twig on branch/lower to the ground nests.
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u/FuriousDrizzle 1d ago
I'm three days into owning a bicycle and got swooped today for the first time, feel like I'm really living the culture
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u/ratsta 22h ago
When I was a teenager, my nanna lived with us for a few months before she passed. One morning we're sitting having breakfast and watching the Rainbow Lorikeets dancing around on the branches of the gum tree outside the window. Then Becky decided that she also wanted to smash.
As teens, we were fascinated and actively learning something new. M&D on the other hand were dying inside and trying to direct attention away because nanna was there. No idea if I thought it at the time but today, I'd be like "Dad, nanna produced four children, is in her 80s and isn't burdened with religious hangups. You're the one making this awkward!"
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u/hilltravel-24 17h ago
A while ago an old bloke told me cockies only eat with their left foot/hand/paw…on my walks I have noticed that this may just be true 🤔😀
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u/LookToTheCookie50 1d ago
Getting more action that me! 😂