"She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot" - Mark Twain
This is a testimony to the beautiful spirit of love flowing within everything our Creator makes, it seems only humans have the ability to "block the flow of love".
A TRUE OZZIE LOVE STORY...
A Story of Love, Compassion, Friendship & Loyalty
About eight years ago a wild Australian Sulphur Crested Cockatoo flew into a car and broke its wing. The motorist took it to the Vet in Nerang, Queensland, who had to amputate the wing. We adopted her - for which we needed a National Parks and Wildlife permit - and kept her in a cage outside where she was often visited by wild Cockatoos. One of the things that impressed us was how she would push lettuce leaves through the bars of the cage, offering food to visitors.
Last Sunday 23 July 2006, she again had a visitor.
As usual he spent a lot of time sitting on the cage with a tamper proof latch. There was a lot of talking and grooming.
A bloke has to look presentable when courting a bird!
Things got interesting when he approached the front door. . ..
The clever fellow figured out how to undo the tamper proof latch!
He opened the door for a lot of mutual
grooming and food sharing...
Oooh that's nice!
Scratch a bit more on that side, dear...
He was not shy to get into the cage and would
go in and out a number of times.
They mated!
We are looking forward to beautiful baby cockatoos.
Will keep you posted.
Later on, the whole extended family came visiting but the special mate was back every day so far.
We leave the door open during the day but if we forget, it doesn't matter - cockatoos have intelligence that rival primates.
Because she has only one wing, she stays inside or just sits on top. Guess what happened next...
The Babies
At first it seemed as though he was annoyed because she did not fly off with him and he would squawk a lot. He soon came to understand that she could not fly so he just stayed. However, she was no longer returning to her cage. The two of them would stay in the trees in our garden and because the yard is well fenced, they were safe from dogs but the neighbour's cat is not kept indoors at night and we often have to chase it away. Chances are the cat would come off second best in a confrontation with a Cockatoo but at night cats remain a danger because they could stalk a sleeping bird on the ground.
Cockatoos make their nests in hollow logs but we noticed the male hard at work digging a hole under a clump of Lilly Pilly trees. We put down a hollow log for them but they just ignored us. The nest he dug was a hole with a short tunnel leading off to where she laid her eggs. Once there were eggs in the nest, the male became extremely aggressive. You better not get near the nest or he will take chunks of flesh from your foot. It was difficult to take these pictures because I literally had to steal them while running away from the male.
We kept a vigil to see how things were progressing.
They took turns incubating the eggs and covering the tunnel.
After about three weeks, the eggs hatched.
Have a careful look at this picture and try to spot the bit of yellow fluff.
Whenever Mum & Dad Cockatoo leave the nest, we try to get a look but you have to do it while running because Dad Cockatoo is chasing you!
Second lap running around the Lilly Pilly trees!
Well, I hope his mother thinks he is pretty and eventually I might think so too but at the moment, both of them just look like pink balls with a bit of yellow fluff.
How's that for a true Aussie Love Story???? Definitely has theaaawwwwwfactor!
AWWWWW ... what a sweet story!!!
It woulda been better if the pictures woulda came out.
Next time you use a pair of rubber gloves, you're going to smile when you think of this: A dentist noticed that his next patient, a little old lady, was nervous, so he decided to tell her a little joke as he put on his gloves. 'Do you know how they make these gloves?' he asked.. 'No, I don't,' she replied. 'Well,' he spoofed, 'there's a building in Canada with a big tank of latex, and workers of all hand sizes walk up to the tank, dip in their hands, let them dry, then peel off the gloves and throw them into boxes of the right size.' She didn't crack a smile. 'Oh, well. I tried,' he thought. But five minutes later, during a delicate portion of the procedure, she burst out laughing. 'What's so funny?' he asked. 'I was just envisioning how condoms are made!' (Gotta watch those little old ladies! Their minds are always working!) Be afraid of old ladies! Be very afraid! They have been there and done everything!
That brought back a lot of memories and laughs... chicken feet ... we had a great time, non-stop laughing and good times ...
Lol camel toes & chicken feet...Yes Indeed!
LOL ... how do you have a camel toe when your naked in the shower??? Maybe we should use mail for this before we both get kicked off
Ahh hell, thats what u was talking about...lmao! I was refering to another time and place...lol I'm laughing now so hard I think Mack has a smile...lol That was a funny site...lol Wished I had me camera for that one
Glad ya had a good laugh! We should continue this conversation in private ...
This is a testimony to the beautiful spirit of love flowing within everything our Creator makes, it seems only humans have the ability to "block the flow of love".
A TRUE OZZIE LOVE STORY...
A Story of Love, Compassion, Friendship & Loyalty
About eight years ago a wild Australian Sulphur Crested Cockatoo flew into a car and broke its wing. The motorist took it to the Vet in Nerang, Queensland, who had to amputate the wing. We adopted her - for which we needed a National Parks and Wildlife permit - and kept her in a cage outside where she was often visited by wild Cockatoos. One of the things that impressed us was how she would push lettuce leaves through the bars of the cage, offering food to visitors.
Last Sunday 23 July 2006, she again had a visitor.
As usual he spent a lot of time sitting on the cage with a tamper proof latch. There was a lot of talking and grooming.
A bloke has to look presentable when courting a bird!
Things got interesting when he approached the front door. . ..
The clever fellow figured out how to undo the tamper proof latch!
He opened the door for a lot of mutual
grooming and food sharing...
Oooh that's nice!
Scratch a bit more on that side, dear...
He was not shy to get into the cage and would
go in and out a number of times.
They mated!
We are looking forward to beautiful baby cockatoos.
Will keep you posted.
Later on, the whole extended family came visiting but the special mate was back every day so far.
We leave the door open during the day but if we forget, it doesn't matter - cockatoos have intelligence that rival primates.
Because she has only one wing, she stays inside or just sits on top. Guess what happened next...
The Babies
At first it seemed as though he was annoyed because she did not fly off with him and he would squawk a lot. He soon came to understand that she could not fly so he just stayed. However, she was no longer returning to her cage. The two of them would stay in the trees in our garden and because the yard is well fenced, they were safe from dogs but the neighbour's cat is not kept indoors at night and we often have to chase it away. Chances are the cat would come off second best in a confrontation with a Cockatoo but at night cats remain a danger because they could stalk a sleeping bird on the ground.
Cockatoos make their nests in hollow logs but we noticed the male hard at work digging a hole under a clump of Lilly Pilly trees. We put down a hollow log for them but they just ignored us. The nest he dug was a hole with a short tunnel leading off to where she laid her eggs. Once there were eggs in the nest, the male became extremely aggressive. You better not get near the nest or he will take chunks of flesh from your foot. It was difficult to take these pictures because I literally had to steal them while running away from the male.
We kept a vigil to see how things were progressing.
They took turns incubating the eggs and covering the tunnel.
After about three weeks, the eggs hatched.
Have a careful look at this picture and try to spot the bit of yellow fluff.
Whenever Mum & Dad Cockatoo leave the nest, we try to get a look but you have to do it while running because Dad Cockatoo is chasing you!
Second lap running around the Lilly Pilly trees!
Well, I hope his mother thinks he is pretty and eventually I might think so too but at the moment, both of them just look like pink balls with a bit of yellow fluff.
How's that for a true Aussie Love Story???? Definitely has theaaawwwwwfactor!
Next time you use a pair of rubber gloves, you're going to smile when you think of this: A dentist noticed that his next patient, a little old lady, was nervous, so he decided to tell her a little joke as he put on his gloves. 'Do you know how they make these gloves?' he asked.. 'No, I don't,' she replied. 'Well,' he spoofed, 'there's a building in Canada with a big tank of latex, and workers of all hand sizes walk up to the tank, dip in their hands, let them dry, then peel off the gloves and throw them into boxes of the right size.' She didn't crack a smile. 'Oh, well. I tried,' he thought. But five minutes later, during a delicate portion of the procedure, she burst out laughing. 'What's so funny?' he asked. 'I was just envisioning how condoms are made!' (Gotta watch those little old ladies! Their minds are always working!) Be afraid of old ladies! Be very afraid! They have been there and done everything!
That brought back a lot of memories and laughs... chicken feet ... we had a great time, non-stop laughing and good times ...
Lol camel toes & chicken feet...Yes Indeed!
LOL ... how do you have a camel toe when your naked in the shower??? Maybe we should use mail for this before we both get kicked off
Ahh hell, thats what u was talking about...lmao! I was refering to another time and place...lol I'm laughing now so hard I think Mack has a smile...lol That was a funny site...lol Wished I had me camera for that one
Next time you use a pair of rubber gloves, you're going to smile when you think of this: A dentist noticed that his next patient, a little old lady, was nervous, so he decided to tell her a little joke as he put on his gloves. 'Do you know how they make these gloves?' he asked.. 'No, I don't,' she replied. 'Well,' he spoofed, 'there's a building in Canada with a big tank of latex, and workers of all hand sizes walk up to the tank, dip in their hands, let them dry, then peel off the gloves and throw them into boxes of the right size.' She didn't crack a smile. 'Oh, well. I tried,' he thought. But five minutes later, during a delicate portion of the procedure, she burst out laughing. 'What's so funny?' he asked. 'I was just envisioning how condoms are made!' (Gotta watch those little old ladies! Their minds are always working!) Be afraid of old ladies! Be very afraid! They have been there and done everything!
That brought back a lot of memories and laughs... chicken feet ... we had a great time, non-stop laughing and good times ...
before we both get kicked off 
