Wow, my African red-bellied parrot freaked out at this one big time -- I had to comfort him after hearing it! He was born and raised here in the States, but his parents were said to be from the highlands of Tanzania or Ethiopia.(Red-bellied's natural range in the wild) Could it be that there's a cultural transmission of sorts? Or perhaps just sheer instinct? Thanks again so much for sharing. From now on, I'll be a little more careful when I click "play" on a bird video with him nearby....
@@GeorgeVlad I agree, and therefore am somewhat of a hypocrite. Skeeter was a “rescue” - previously kept 24/7 in a cage for the first ten years of his life, and then surrendered up only to be rejected by a breeding program because he’d irrevocably imprinted on humans and attacked any other birds he came into contact with. I didn’t understand it fully when we took him in, but now I do: parrots are indeed wild, highly sociable creatures and should not be kept as pets.
@@LauraGYoungSo many parrots in capativity suffer because many people don't understand what they get themselves into and what parrots need. They actually need more than we humans can offer them in capativity.
Check out some behind the scenes footage from the expedition: ua-cam.com/video/yu0nMVIDNlU/v-deo.htmlsi=NGWOhw-cfzJeGHKA
Thank you, George. Certainly, one of the most handsome of buzzards.
Couldn't agree more, just look at them!
Thats quite awesome. It sounds like it was close your rig 😊
It was! All that hiking was worth it.
I'm no good at buzzards but i teach people to do lion impressions - i'm doing a roaring trade !
I think my neighbors have pet Agur Buzzards.
That must be why I can hear weird noises from their appartment.....🤐
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Wow, my African red-bellied parrot freaked out at this one big time -- I had to comfort him after hearing it! He was born and raised here in the States, but his parents were said to be from the highlands of Tanzania or Ethiopia.(Red-bellied's natural range in the wild) Could it be that there's a cultural transmission of sorts? Or perhaps just sheer instinct? Thanks again so much for sharing. From now on, I'll be a little more careful when I click "play" on a bird video with him nearby....
I don't know about that and I think keeping wild animals as pets is ethically and morally wrong.
@@GeorgeVlad I agree, and therefore am somewhat of a hypocrite.
Skeeter was a “rescue” - previously kept 24/7 in a cage for the first ten years of his life, and then surrendered up only to be rejected by a breeding program because he’d irrevocably imprinted on humans and attacked any other birds he came into contact with.
I didn’t understand it fully when we took him in, but now I do: parrots are indeed wild, highly sociable creatures and should not be kept as pets.
@@LauraGYoungSo many parrots in capativity suffer because many people don't understand what they get themselves into and what parrots need.
They actually need more than we humans can offer them in capativity.
@@Blue_Lugia So very true.