Birds

[pfeff]

Do you have a flight cage for it?

Have a look around you can get bird leashes so you can take it outside with you. Also bird diapers are handy if its an inside bird.

[pfeff]

I don't know what MM's are like but my scaley was a projectile splatterer...

[mitsui]

Birds (insert shudder here)

The most scariest thing on this planet!

[Exotic Aquatic]

i have to agree!!!

[b/n guy]

I keep various parrots, if anyone in brisbane has one for sale PM me please.

[pfeff]

Birds (insert shudder here)

The most scariest thing on this planet!

What?

You've had a bad experience I guess?

[pfeff]

Any pics of the beautiful girl?

for those of you not familiar with a Major Mitchel here is a photo

[BobbyBruce]

Hi Pfeff,

I am sure that she hasn't been taken illegally but bird smugglers do still operate throughout Australia and as you will be aware with the cost of this girl, it is quite a lucrative trade.

The Major Mitchells are now quite rare and in 15 years in the Territory where you are "most" likely to see them in the wild, I have seen only 6. One of these was at a nesting site, three at a water hole 100 km out of town, and, surprisingly, a pair at the side of the road leading into Simpson's Gap about 25 km out of town.

They are my favourite cockatoo, enjoy.

Regards,

Bob

[m.ingram]

I use to have an albino Cockateil .He was my little buddy he use to Whistle the song La cucaracha while he was having a shower .He was Very Funny little fella .

[pfeff]

Hi Pfeff,

I am sure that she hasn't been taken illegally but bird smugglers do still operate throughout Australia and as you will be aware with the cost of this girl, it is quite a lucrative trade.

Not sure where the bit about bird smuggling came from, BigDaddyAdo seems to be doing things by the book by getting the correct class 1 license to keep such a bird.

I am aware of the black market bird trade and if you frequent places like petlink you often see ads posted about stolen blue/gold macaws (up to 5k per bird) etc.

I've seen some major mitchels in the wild in qld but yes they are rare.

What I find facinating is that here in sydney (on botany bay) there is a resident flock of Sulpher Crested Cockatoos but there are about 6 yellow tailed black cockatoos that flock with them. I've see what I think is the same 6 black cockies with this large flock of sulphers for about 3-4yrs now.