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We had cockatoos who lived with us north of Melbourne (out St Andrews way). They are great birds, and fascinating to watch, and also, if you feed good quality b
by doctor_eval 5y ago
We had cockatoos who lived with us north of Melbourne (out St Andrews way). They are great birds, and fascinating to watch, and also, if you feed good quality bird seed then they will come around at the same time every day, and be your friends, and if one day you don't feed them for some reason, they deliberately throw your pot plants off your window ledge, one by one, smashing them to the ground, and then you swear never, ever to feed the brilliant little fuckers again.
- rbut 5y agoLived out that way growing up. They gnawed at our weatherboards and deck railing. Always a major PITA.
- NeoVeles 5y agoYears back when I lived in South Morang, they would go house to house digging through the rubbish bins. Even if you put bricks on the lids, they would team up to topple them off and get the lid open. Nowadays I live a little further south, we have clouds of screaming Cockies every morning. I wouldn't dare feed them for fear they would bring the entire hoard. They are cool birds bu very... independent if you will.
- justinclift 5y ago> Even if you put bricks on the lids, they would team up to topple them off and get the lid open. Sounds like a perfect opportunity to place a jack-in-the-box. :)
- msrenee 5y agoI'd be worried they'd plot some kind of revenge.
- Mandatum 5y agoAs they slowly dismantle your house, your car, your life.
- Mandatum 5y agoAs they slowly dismantle your house, your car, and ultimately.. your life.
- nerpderp82 5y agoBird Spotting
- nojs 5y agoCan confirm this is 100% true. They are super smart and super destructive.
- paranoidrobot 5y agoRainbow Lorikeets are similarly fascinating birds. However like Cockatoos, if you forget to feed them, they will happily destroy everything. I remember seeing photos years ago of someone who'd been feeding Rainbow Lorikeets regularly from their wooden balcony. They went away for a few weeks and came back to find that most of the balcony railing where they'd normally provide feed had been torn apart like a thousand tiny little woodchippers had been at it. It was one of those stories that I've remembered and repeat to anyone who decides to feed the cute birds that come around.
- peanut_worm 5y agoI got the opportunity to see some in an aviary. They are so friendly and vibrant.
- please-reread 5y agoPot plants, you say? I am sorry for your loss.
- flybrand 5y agoIn 2007, our one year old son was tossing them food while we’d turned around. We were on a 9th floor patio and hadn’t seen the bird join us. We just avoided him getting pecked!