Years ago I went to a zoo that had a lorikeet encounter. A big, netted area where the birds were free to fly, perch, eat... and guests could walk through.
Signs everywhere said "Birds may land on you, but please do not touch them." Fair enough, they warned me.
Those birds spent the next half hour all over my head and shoulders. Got some fantastic pics of me and the wife. But when it was time to move on, they could NOT be removed.
I leaned over to the perches and food to try and entice them to get off, but they were always replaced if they left at all. I raised my hand to "shoo" them off, but not to touch.
The zoo employee inside the exhibit just gave a tepid "please don't touch the birds."
I replied "Hey man, I'm totally open to any suggestions on how to get them off of me so we can leave," but, apparently, that was the extent of his job, because he didn't do anything else.
He did his job so you’re free to brush them off imo. From my experience of owning one of these persistent grooming bastards stroke towards their legs and they’ll step up and then just yeet them like a frisbee.
Heh... If it was later in the day I probably would've been a bit more hands on.
But we had JUST gotten into the zoo and this was basically the first real thing we did.
I didn't want something that silly to be the reason my day came to an end before it started!
Kicked out for bird touching!
😄
I’m telling you. These birds are the most persistent arrogant grooming bastards known to man. Mine would pluck at my weak stubble whilst I’m playing games and I’d just grab him and put him by his seeds and water on my desk and NOPE homie back collecting my hairs for a nest. Absolute menace but damn I miss him
Like a frisbee… hilarious.
I once had a domestic parrot land in my yard- I fed him and looked for the owner. Thinking he would safer at my home for the night - I kept him where the dog slept.
Released him the following day. At night came back to my house. I continued to search for the owner- after a couple months of caring for him at night, the bird became very demanding- if I didn’t come home by a certain time- he would attack me. And eventually kicked out my dog from his sleeping area.
I found a nice person who would care for him. But some bird can be grouchy.
this place looks identical to a budgie aviary that I visited at the Virginia Safari Park; they also have a drive-thru safari with tons of animals you can feed as you’re going along and other cool encounters
ahhh it’s very possible, i don’t remember trees being over/next to the one at the safari park so you may be right but I haven’t been to busch gardens in so long that I didn’t even know/remember that they had one lol
I’ve been in one of these bird enclosures and was swarmed by birds landing all over me. My family was very entertained. Me less so. Those things pecking at you hurt! They will draw blood!
Meanwhile my parrotlet hates my guts and will only sit on my finger for millet. Even hired a bird trainer to try to help and she told me “your bird will never love you”. Life’s not fair!
She's getting a full grooming treatment! Our Budgies love grooming faces, our late boy Schnitty used to sit on my mic bit of the headset to groom me. He also plucked my left eyebrow the lil shit, usually while I was trying to game. One of our girls, Chippie, will nibble your face and loves when my husband let's her nom his hand, can't put seed in his hand, must be empty l9o
Oh god, my father used to keep about 100 of the feathery little bastards in two large sheds in the garden. God I can still remember the smell of it 20 years later.
Every so often one would make a break for it when he had the cage door open and the fluttery shits would take ages to get caught and put back, that's if they didn't disappear out of the shed door that he had left open.
Fun fact not only is it the salt on your skin but it's a grooming thing. If parrots find their roommate or cagemate to be unclean they will groom themselves. That's all it is. They smelled the sweat, thought you to be unclean and wanted to clean you
Must have been hot outside. They wanted the salt form your sweat.
They crave the minerals
Electrolytes!
It's what birds crave
BULLS EYE!
Is it a “feet cleaning fish” situation where they starve the performers to force them to act?
lol, probably not. Salt is tasty. She tastes like salt. Doubt they are intentionally removing salt from the birds diet to get them to do this.
You’ve been accepted into the bird community 😊
I love how they perched on the glasses.
They're grooming her
Homer, there’s a bird on your head!
I'm told reddit doesn't like that
I guess Alfred Hitchcock film was kind of right. Might take a few months but those things will nibble that person down to the bone!
Years ago I went to a zoo that had a lorikeet encounter. A big, netted area where the birds were free to fly, perch, eat... and guests could walk through. Signs everywhere said "Birds may land on you, but please do not touch them." Fair enough, they warned me. Those birds spent the next half hour all over my head and shoulders. Got some fantastic pics of me and the wife. But when it was time to move on, they could NOT be removed. I leaned over to the perches and food to try and entice them to get off, but they were always replaced if they left at all. I raised my hand to "shoo" them off, but not to touch. The zoo employee inside the exhibit just gave a tepid "please don't touch the birds." I replied "Hey man, I'm totally open to any suggestions on how to get them off of me so we can leave," but, apparently, that was the extent of his job, because he didn't do anything else.
He did his job so you’re free to brush them off imo. From my experience of owning one of these persistent grooming bastards stroke towards their legs and they’ll step up and then just yeet them like a frisbee.
Heh... If it was later in the day I probably would've been a bit more hands on. But we had JUST gotten into the zoo and this was basically the first real thing we did. I didn't want something that silly to be the reason my day came to an end before it started! Kicked out for bird touching! 😄
I’m telling you. These birds are the most persistent arrogant grooming bastards known to man. Mine would pluck at my weak stubble whilst I’m playing games and I’d just grab him and put him by his seeds and water on my desk and NOPE homie back collecting my hairs for a nest. Absolute menace but damn I miss him
Like a frisbee… hilarious. I once had a domestic parrot land in my yard- I fed him and looked for the owner. Thinking he would safer at my home for the night - I kept him where the dog slept. Released him the following day. At night came back to my house. I continued to search for the owner- after a couple months of caring for him at night, the bird became very demanding- if I didn’t come home by a certain time- he would attack me. And eventually kicked out my dog from his sleeping area. I found a nice person who would care for him. But some bird can be grouchy.
In bird culture, you are considered a good bird.
Damn, that is one salty ass bitch -the birds
Beware the bird lady.
The mortal enemy of the cat lady.
Free exfoliation 🤣
It's most likely your body wash. You probably use a fruit smelling bw and they thought you were a fruit tree.
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this place looks identical to a budgie aviary that I visited at the Virginia Safari Park; they also have a drive-thru safari with tons of animals you can feed as you’re going along and other cool encounters
Interesting because I was thinking it looked like the one in bush gardens which is also in virginia
ahhh it’s very possible, i don’t remember trees being over/next to the one at the safari park so you may be right but I haven’t been to busch gardens in so long that I didn’t even know/remember that they had one lol
You're now a Disney princess ✨️
Next time, don’t wipe birdseed on your face before going!
Lmao she must sweat a lot
She’s just so nutty
i mean, they're eating her skin, right?
I’ve been in one of these bird enclosures and was swarmed by birds landing all over me. My family was very entertained. Me less so. Those things pecking at you hurt! They will draw blood!
Soooo adorable!!❤️
Keets! Keets everywhere.
Salt
Pulling out the stray hairs
Meanwhile my parrotlet hates my guts and will only sit on my finger for millet. Even hired a bird trainer to try to help and she told me “your bird will never love you”. Life’s not fair!
But did they do her chores?🧐 If so…I must find this place
So adorable!! Living the bird dream, for sure.
She's getting a full grooming treatment! Our Budgies love grooming faces, our late boy Schnitty used to sit on my mic bit of the headset to groom me. He also plucked my left eyebrow the lil shit, usually while I was trying to game. One of our girls, Chippie, will nibble your face and loves when my husband let's her nom his hand, can't put seed in his hand, must be empty l9o
Oh god, my father used to keep about 100 of the feathery little bastards in two large sheds in the garden. God I can still remember the smell of it 20 years later. Every so often one would make a break for it when he had the cage door open and the fluttery shits would take ages to get caught and put back, that's if they didn't disappear out of the shed door that he had left open.
when the budgies feast on your mites
That is my dream
want too!
All adorable and cute till one of them decides to taste piercing too
my neck shrunk feeling ticklish just watching this
They're licking her. She probably has sweaty skin.
So I hear cats?
Everyone had a budgie when I was growing up, nearly always called Joey for some reason.
Elephants do the same: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/11/the-salt-mining-elephants-of-mount-elgon.html?m=1
Eating those mites.
That would have creeped me out immensely.
What kind of face lotion did u use that morning lol
Where is this place? 😍🥰
Fun fact not only is it the salt on your skin but it's a grooming thing. If parrots find their roommate or cagemate to be unclean they will groom themselves. That's all it is. They smelled the sweat, thought you to be unclean and wanted to clean you
Can she get bird flu 😷
They kicking salt for electrolytes on her sweaty ass
Birds can see small bugs and mites and smell weird smells. Probabaly think its a big ass bug or something