"he's gone full popcorn!" (birds puff out their feathers when fierce and a puffy cockatoo=popcorn)

[cimorene]

me: [SHOWING MY WIFE MY NEW SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO PHONE BACKGROUND AND PALM COCKATOO LOCKSCREEN]
waxjism: So are you in parrot fandom now?
me: [SHRUG EMOJI]

Specific parrot species that I am especially fond of include the palm cockatoo, the umbrella cockatoo, and every other kind of cockatoo; the caique; the budgie; the cockatiel; the rainbow lorikeet; and most recently, thanks to krait for informing me of their existence, the pacific parrotlet (but I also spent a long time looking at pictures of other types of parrotlets).

Specific individual birds that I am a fan of include Gotcha the cockatoo, Harley the cockatoo, Pedro the talking budgie (there's several videos of him talking nonstop for 20+ minutes 😂), Alex the honking cockatiel (his 'honk' is more of a squeaky toy squeak), and Charlie the parrotlet. Finally, allow me to include this parrots swearing compilation, because it's a beautiful and amazing thing when the tiny budgie says "Fuck off".

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[lazaefair]

because it's a beautiful and amazing thing when the tiny budgie says "Fuck off".

THANK YOU.

[krait]

Yesss!!

Another convert for the flock. So to speak. :D

...Now I need a parrotlet icon, I suppose.

Oh, and a drive-by fun video rec: Mikey the Macaw and his owner: Don't buy a Macaw! Unless

Their aviary setup is excellent - especially for a couple living in a flat! - and a few excellent clips of recall training. They also make some sobering points about parrot ownership (Mikey's owner now effectively can't move back to his home country!) with good humour. :D