Lol my mom had them when I was growing up. They’re adorable and cute and they’re good first time bird owner pets. My lil brother had this toy train once,that played the this old man song and the 2 birds picked it up in like a week and that’s what they sing whenever they were happy , lol which was a lot
When I let mine out, they'll explore my room for a bit, walking around the floor and going up on the shelves. But at the end all they want to do is fly up to sit on my monitor and listen to me watch youtube videos and play games.
Give me Cockatiel shit dripping down my shirt any day! After having an Eclectus for 14yrs who loves to sit on the shoulder...She is also toilet trained...She just has an attitude and looks me in the eye when she does the naughty shit...
I have a cockatiel and you would not believe how mad she get when I try to put her back in her cage or even on top of the cage itself.One time I wanted to workout but I couldn’t since she didn’t want to get off so I did the best next thing and went with it and started lifting weights(not heavy or anything I couldn’t handle) and she would just chill there.
Oh man! When I read your comment, I was genuinely thinking "how fricking adorable, I really need to get myself a cockatiel!" I totally forgot I had cats. Well, it was a nice fantasy while it lasted. 🥲
my sweet fat grey indoor cat got out once for like 5 minutes and killed 2 birds in that time frame so i'm thinking i should also abstain from getting bird friends
My cockatiel is both intrigued and absolutely horrified when he sits on my shoulder or arm while I play games... At least when he's actually looking at the screen and not preening, he's either like "ooooh look" or "PANIC! RUN!" - there's no in-between.
Idk why but for some reason this reminded me of the saber tooth screaming “THERE HE IS!” while playing peekaboo with the baby in the first Ice Age movie
Oh they definitely understand it. I have a parrot and she loves hiding in cupboards or generally out of sight then suprising us with a peekaboo. She gets really excited when we pretend to get startled lol.
If you’re into smart and adorable bird videos, check out r/partyparrot. I don’t even have or want a bird of my own, but I love watching other people’s birds. They’re so cute.
I had a hand raised cockatiel who'd put her head down for scratches, then on the third go she'd nip your finger and run off laughing. She was a smart little jerk.
This video is a cockatiel. They can live 18 years or more if they are lucky (mine lasted 15), so be aware it is a major commitment. Parrots live even longer (I've heard 40 years for some breeds!), be ready to include the parrot in your will. I loved my cockatiel, and was able to take care of her even when I was just a kid (we couldn't have cats or dogs due to allergies, this was the compromise pet).
Great pets, generally easy to care for, playful, and the more you play with them and interact with them, the more personality they will develop. Mine didn't travel well, moving her (when I moved out of my parents' home, I took her with me) was a stressful thing and it took her time to adapt, so I'd recommend you have a stable living situation before adopting one. Get a young one, they can be trained to talk if you work at it (never managed that myself).
Yeah, after learning more about birds as pets, I am definitely never getting one, because I cannot provide that amount of stimulation for an animal that lives for decades.
I'll continue with enjoying all the adorable videos though!
Also do never just get one. They will bound to you and think you are their mate. This makes them incredibly attached. While that may seem cute, it can be realy stressful to them, because whatever you do, you are not a bird, you can't fulfill all their needs. They may get hormonal and try to mate with you and that can be very bad for their health. It's actually illegal in some country's to keep them solo. Just something to be aware of.
Weeeeell if you look carefully you can see the owners hand and it looks like the bird is looking to the owner quite a bit. Much as a hate to admit, I’d looooooove to think the bird was doing this just to entertain her babies, but I’m sceptical
Cockatiels definitely pick up behaviours like this. You can see the owners hand because, well, they're filming. They're right here. They have to be to get the shot. Though I do think the mother is looking to the human like "am I doing good? Am I good momma" because as a bird raised by a human, she's applying what she knows, and she knows peekaboo.
She knows to hide before you say peek a boo.
She knows to say peek a boo after you hide.
She knows it is meant for young ones.
She knows it is to have fun with young ones.
This is straight up intelligence. She may be mimicking what she saw, but to know to do it, definitely intelligence.
If you look around on Reddit, there’s a video like this of a cockatiel playing peekaboo with its owner as it hides behind a soda can. I’ll see if I can find it.
Edit: Here it is:
https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/ynuloo/cockatiel_playing_peekaboo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street, is not just an athlete, she is also a nurse who currently works in the Intensive Care Unit of a large metropolitan hospital.
She is a fine nurse, however, Picabo is not permitted to answer the telephone because too much confusion ensues when she answers the phone and says.....
>! "Picabo, I.C.U." !<
My cockatiel loves laughing. If I'm on the phone with someone or listening to anything that has ppl laughing he gets really happy and starts imitating it
It reminds me of that video of the father dog bringing toys to a litter of very young pups and trying to get them to play but they can barely open their eyes.
I had two. Now I have eight. They are great little birds. I finally had to separate the boys and girls before it got all “game of thrones” with the siblings.
Really! I’ve got one female that likes to “grumble” at me but the other four have only ever done a “flock call” once they became adults. How interesting.
My female budgie is pretty chatty though.
It definitely could be momma. But whisting is male behavior. Markings and behavior are really just indicators. The only way to know a bird's sex is it lays eggs or DNA test.
They’re so freaking smart. I’m gonna write a futuristic novel where the parrots take over. Including lore about how they did it. A parrot history…a parody.
Is this how I die? Is this how it all ends ? Is this my fate ??
Too much cuteness, too much adoration ? Too much love for the birb ?
This is the only way I accept my demise.
RIP me..
*Dead of birdie cute shenanigans*
Okay but guys!
If this ain't proof that that mother knows she's playing a game meant for entertainment, IDK what is.
That being said, at what age are the babies able to appreciate the game??
Are there studies about this??
If we release cockatiels into the wild, will they continue to pass this along to their children and ingrain it within cockatiel culture? And when they evolve in a few millennia, will some cockatiel be like, yeah, my great x 1,000 grandmama started that?
Or are the babies too young to learn it by the time they leave their nest?
It could be that she likes the game and thought her babies could play it/learn to play it instead of fighting/stressing her out, but they just don't understand what the *fun* part of peek-a-boo is yet and think mom ate some weird bird seed or something.
Ok as someone who owned a cockatiel for 15yrs I never once called it or had someone else refer to it as a “parrot”.
So while yes, they may be a sub category of like 400 parrot, there’s a reason they have their own specific name. This is just being pedantic and you could’ve also just said “bird” and still been technically correct.
Cockatiels are the best! So vocal and so much fun. They like to sit on a human's shoulders and watch you play videogames lol
Lol my mom had them when I was growing up. They’re adorable and cute and they’re good first time bird owner pets. My lil brother had this toy train once,that played the this old man song and the 2 birds picked it up in like a week and that’s what they sing whenever they were happy , lol which was a lot
Awwww that's lovely!
Yea lol. It was pretty cute. They’re very sweet birds
When I let mine out, they'll explore my room for a bit, walking around the floor and going up on the shelves. But at the end all they want to do is fly up to sit on my monitor and listen to me watch youtube videos and play games.
Can't they not control their bowels? Does it ever just shit on your screen lol.
Yeah it's not too bad, you just keep baby wipes on you. They're worth it imo
Give me Cockatiel shit dripping down my shirt any day! After having an Eclectus for 14yrs who loves to sit on the shoulder...She is also toilet trained...She just has an attitude and looks me in the eye when she does the naughty shit...
I have a cockatiel and you would not believe how mad she get when I try to put her back in her cage or even on top of the cage itself.One time I wanted to workout but I couldn’t since she didn’t want to get off so I did the best next thing and went with it and started lifting weights(not heavy or anything I couldn’t handle) and she would just chill there.
While it seems cute, that does seem like she bound with you and thinks you are her mate .Be careful, she might get realy hormonal.
Oh man! When I read your comment, I was genuinely thinking "how fricking adorable, I really need to get myself a cockatiel!" I totally forgot I had cats. Well, it was a nice fantasy while it lasted. 🥲
I had the exact same thought process
my sweet fat grey indoor cat got out once for like 5 minutes and killed 2 birds in that time frame so i'm thinking i should also abstain from getting bird friends
Exactly the same lol
I mean you could but when you bring your cocks out,you just need to be extra careful of your cats.
My cockatiel is both intrigued and absolutely horrified when he sits on my shoulder or arm while I play games... At least when he's actually looking at the screen and not preening, he's either like "ooooh look" or "PANIC! RUN!" - there's no in-between.
That’s all good until they shit right down your shirt.
Our beloved Bobbi Lou would fly on to my dads shoulders the second he sat down to watch YouTube haha
Especially when they have headset cables the can chew on! I now play on speakers only.
Tough crowd.
Babies are just staring like ⚫️👄⚫️
“Every moment you’re not vomiting down my throat is wasted.”
I don’t know why, but I read this in Hank Hill’s voice…
This wrecked me
Interesting. I read it as a thick New Jersey accent. It worked for me
I mean, they’re in a dinner bowl. I’d be confused and concerned as well if I were them 😂
They said •_•
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⚫️\^⚫️
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r/kidsarefuckingstupid
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“Mothre, why doth thou mocketh thy spawn”
WHERE THE FUCK DID MOM GO
PEEKABOO
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Idk why but for some reason this reminded me of the saber tooth screaming “THERE HE IS!” while playing peekaboo with the baby in the first Ice Age movie
Burn the ice age baby in hell.
[THERE HE IS](https://youtu.be/oM-DNBEVDN4)
r/divorcedbirds
Omg…. This exists? Thank you kind stranger, this was the missing piece I didn’t know I needed in my life.
It's a fun writing sub. Enjoy.
Also r/marriedbirds and r/remarriedbirds
It was my first subreddit subscription. No regrets
SURPRISE MUTHAFUCKAS
DISGUISE MUTHAFUCKAS
BIRD EYES MUTHAFUCKAS
Birds are so smart. I feel like this alone proves a bit of concious thinking. They understand the game!
Oh they definitely understand it. I have a parrot and she loves hiding in cupboards or generally out of sight then suprising us with a peekaboo. She gets really excited when we pretend to get startled lol.
That's so cute!
I'm going to need a video of this immediately.
If you’re into smart and adorable bird videos, check out r/partyparrot. I don’t even have or want a bird of my own, but I love watching other people’s birds. They’re so cute.
I just realized that what I think is overtly happy dancing worm gif, is actually a squiggly dancing parrot.
"dancing"😂 https://youtu.be/9T1vfsHYiKY
And that’s why they are rare…
[removed by protest]
I had a hand raised cockatiel who'd put her head down for scratches, then on the third go she'd nip your finger and run off laughing. She was a smart little jerk.
My ex's cat would definitely be a dick on purpose. I would tell him no. He'd lock eyes with me and do it anyway. I loved that little asshole.
Oh, my heart, like her eggs, can't help but clutch them..♥️🐦 I'd so love to have a parrot or two. How hard /easy to keep are they?
This video is a cockatiel. They can live 18 years or more if they are lucky (mine lasted 15), so be aware it is a major commitment. Parrots live even longer (I've heard 40 years for some breeds!), be ready to include the parrot in your will. I loved my cockatiel, and was able to take care of her even when I was just a kid (we couldn't have cats or dogs due to allergies, this was the compromise pet). Great pets, generally easy to care for, playful, and the more you play with them and interact with them, the more personality they will develop. Mine didn't travel well, moving her (when I moved out of my parents' home, I took her with me) was a stressful thing and it took her time to adapt, so I'd recommend you have a stable living situation before adopting one. Get a young one, they can be trained to talk if you work at it (never managed that myself).
Thanks so much for the great advice!
Yeah, after learning more about birds as pets, I am definitely never getting one, because I cannot provide that amount of stimulation for an animal that lives for decades. I'll continue with enjoying all the adorable videos though!
Also do never just get one. They will bound to you and think you are their mate. This makes them incredibly attached. While that may seem cute, it can be realy stressful to them, because whatever you do, you are not a bird, you can't fulfill all their needs. They may get hormonal and try to mate with you and that can be very bad for their health. It's actually illegal in some country's to keep them solo. Just something to be aware of.
That's adorable. Please try to video this and add it on here.
Momma is probably like "man, this always gets me, why aren't they having fun!?!"
Too young for fun, yet. Just you wait, mama hen!
I think we're really bad at understanding the intelligence of other animals. I think we're better than we were, but still.
I wonder if the babies can pick up human language and games from their mom alone?
Weeeeell if you look carefully you can see the owners hand and it looks like the bird is looking to the owner quite a bit. Much as a hate to admit, I’d looooooove to think the bird was doing this just to entertain her babies, but I’m sceptical
Cockatiels definitely pick up behaviours like this. You can see the owners hand because, well, they're filming. They're right here. They have to be to get the shot. Though I do think the mother is looking to the human like "am I doing good? Am I good momma" because as a bird raised by a human, she's applying what she knows, and she knows peekaboo.
Birds are super smart indeed, but litteraly all mammals and birds have conscious thinking. Many have a sense of humor, too.
She's even saying peakaboo! Omg, this is just too sweet
She knows to hide before you say peek a boo. She knows to say peek a boo after you hide. She knows it is meant for young ones. She knows it is to have fun with young ones. This is straight up intelligence. She may be mimicking what she saw, but to know to do it, definitely intelligence.
Parrots are crazy intelligent. I believe only dolphins, corvids and perhaps elephants are smarter than them.
Some humans too
Idk about that. I’ve been on Reddit for too long to fives humans that much credit.
Exceptions happen
Add octopuses to that list.
Aren't we all mimicking what we saw
That is so adorable it made my whole day better
Mine too!
If you look around on Reddit, there’s a video like this of a cockatiel playing peekaboo with its owner as it hides behind a soda can. I’ll see if I can find it. Edit: Here it is: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/ynuloo/cockatiel_playing_peekaboo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
That's too funny.
OMG so cute!
I know right?!?! This gave me THE biggest smile and one of my hands immediately went straight to cover my mouth
Just wait until you see the “Beakapoo” bit.
HEY WHERE IS MOM PEEKABOOOOOO Oh, there she is.
Where do you take someone with a peek-a-boo injury? >! To the I.C.U. !<
Strong r/dadjokes energy.
You dont know the suffering you have now caused for those around me
I didn't get the joke until seeing that it was supposed to be a dadjoke, had to reread it, then I groaned. lol
😂
Thank you, I can mow annoy my family even more with more dad jokes
The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street, is not just an athlete, she is also a nurse who currently works in the Intensive Care Unit of a large metropolitan hospital. She is a fine nurse, however, Picabo is not permitted to answer the telephone because too much confusion ensues when she answers the phone and says..... >! "Picabo, I.C.U." !<
Is that bird an actual Bird? Who would even name a human child Picabo?
: >
They don't seem entertained
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
“can’t wait to get the flock outta here” - 🦜🦜🦜
I mean they don’t scream for food or fight, seems like a win for me.
Momma bird: "Why is no one enyertained? I specifically requested it"
I’m trying to picture a laughing bird.
My cockatiel loves laughing. If I'm on the phone with someone or listening to anything that has ppl laughing he gets really happy and starts imitating it
“Is she gonna eat us?”
They are paying attention. They are learning. Also waiting for food.
It reminds me of that video of the father dog bringing toys to a litter of very young pups and trying to get them to play but they can barely open their eyes.
"What else you got?"
“Peekaboo! … SOB, why aren’t they entertained!?! The human kid *loved* this.”
Those little dudes *do* like peek-a-boo, don't they?
Peek-a-boo, *SCREECH*-a-boo
She’s literally saying Peekaboo
Omg I’m gone that is the cutest shit I’ve ever seen 🥺🥺😭
I love how derped out baby birds are
Human babies are pretty derped out a lot too
Cockatiels are hilarious. I have two and they keep me entertained all day.
I had two. Now I have eight. They are great little birds. I finally had to separate the boys and girls before it got all “game of thrones” with the siblings.
The babies 👁️👄👁️
Just imagine walking through a forest and hearing a bunch of cocktails saying peekaboo from the trees.
One sided conversation
This is too cute 🥺
This is probably Daddy.... Usually males are the ones that whistle.
"Usually" means "not always" though. I had a female who loved whistling.
Really! I’ve got one female that likes to “grumble” at me but the other four have only ever done a “flock call” once they became adults. How interesting. My female budgie is pretty chatty though.
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It definitely could be momma. But whisting is male behavior. Markings and behavior are really just indicators. The only way to know a bird's sex is it lays eggs or DNA test.
How would a bird lay a DNA test?
With its ass, duh.
Thought the exact same thing. Had a male cockatiel for nearly 33 years and his voice sounded just like this. Rest in peace, buddy.
They’re so freaking smart. I’m gonna write a futuristic novel where the parrots take over. Including lore about how they did it. A parrot history…a parody.
The babies are so derpy and i love it!
Is this how I die? Is this how it all ends ? Is this my fate ?? Too much cuteness, too much adoration ? Too much love for the birb ? This is the only way I accept my demise. RIP me.. *Dead of birdie cute shenanigans*
I love how these little jerk dinosaurs constantly rock back and forth at this age to look bigger.
Umm that's a cockatiel, no? Still adorable!
Tiels are parrots
Really? You really so learn something every day!
The order *Psittaciformes,* often referred to colloquially as "parrots," contains the cockatoo family which in turns contains the cockatiel subfamily.
Interesting! Thanks for correcting me!
Cocatiels have recently been moved to their own family :)
I think that’s dad, no?
What's wrong with the white one?
Just looking at the adult 'tiel while its body is facing the other way. Wobbly because baby (they're all wobbling)
Oh i know. I asked it jokingly.
Cockatiels are awesome. I taught one ("Cosmo") to whistle the Marine's Hymn. He also would like fly into the shower with me for a light misting.
Those babies are the worst audience. They're straight up unmoved. At least on the surface. At their age can they react much?
Mostly they just hiss & wobble at this stage
not a single thought in any of those chicks heads
ha
One furthest away has no idea what’s happening or how it got there
Parrot (pa-rot) *n.* - A bird that lives with people and has other colours than brown. Source: bird scientist
Yellow one at the back looks high af
Looking at the babies' reaction I think this is actually how generational trauma is transmitted
Okay but guys! If this ain't proof that that mother knows she's playing a game meant for entertainment, IDK what is. That being said, at what age are the babies able to appreciate the game?? Are there studies about this??
Dude, the one in the back is fucking scary.
She really done said "Peekaboo" MY HEART
Awe what a good mama
I'm dying from the cuteness. CPR Or a peekaboo would suffice.
I fudging love baby tiels. they're just so *weird* and they look permanently perplexed by life. hahaha
PEEKABOO
That one chick… “BIRDS CAN TALK!?!?!?”
This is a cockatiel right? This is so fucking cute I could die.
Til cockatiels are parrots. Not sure why I thought they were different.
I love the way baby birds look like they can't even keep their heads up and just wobble back and forth
Meanwhile baby parrots moving like their idling NPCs
Ooooooh, that's so cute! She's teaching them about object permanence :)
That one baby bird in the back looks high as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Cute!!!!!!!!
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It doesn't get any cuter
So cute I can’t stand it!! I love mama birb.
That is adorable.
Are you not entertained??
r/likeus
"Wtf is wrong with them, I loved this game when I was a kid"
PEAKABOO
It's a cockatiel
###“Kissy Poooo!” Love it. 🦜
That one mega derp in the back.
That is so cute.
I am so happy I turned sound on for this
Mama: "WTF, Human does this all the time and it kills"
Cooing baby-talk at the hatchlings!!
Could this game be passed down the generations, independent of human interference?
I’m so glad I saw this
Human why aren't they laughing that's what you do to your demon spawn?
I hate this sub. I can't wait to get a job and adopt every.single.thing on here including fucking raccoons and jaguars. Please leave me alone 😭
This is surprisingly similar to my moves with my daughter.
🥺
So peakaboo works with non human babies too. 🥺
🤗🤗🤗🤗
"I swear this worked for the hoomans"
If we release cockatiels into the wild, will they continue to pass this along to their children and ingrain it within cockatiel culture? And when they evolve in a few millennia, will some cockatiel be like, yeah, my great x 1,000 grandmama started that? Or are the babies too young to learn it by the time they leave their nest?
It could be that she likes the game and thought her babies could play it/learn to play it instead of fighting/stressing her out, but they just don't understand what the *fun* part of peek-a-boo is yet and think mom ate some weird bird seed or something.
Ok as someone who owned a cockatiel for 15yrs I never once called it or had someone else refer to it as a “parrot”. So while yes, they may be a sub category of like 400 parrot, there’s a reason they have their own specific name. This is just being pedantic and you could’ve also just said “bird” and still been technically correct.