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Hey guys,
I went up to Grant's Reserve in the Dandenongs today and made one big mistake!
I tried to feed a sulphur crested cockatoo by holding out my hand with bird seed and letting the cockatoo land on my hand.
Within 20 seconds I had a cockatoo biting right into my thumb. I think the bird lost its balance and thought it could hang onto my thumb like a tree branch! Ouch! The beak dug in about 4 millimetres. Hopefully it does not get infected.
I will stay my distance next time! The rosellas and king parrots are fine but the big white cockatoos are not made for hand feeding!!!
Cheers, Glen
I went up to Grant's Reserve in the Dandenongs today and made one big mistake!
I tried to feed a sulphur crested cockatoo by holding out my hand with bird seed and letting the cockatoo land on my hand.
Within 20 seconds I had a cockatoo biting right into my thumb. I think the bird lost its balance and thought it could hang onto my thumb like a tree branch! Ouch! The beak dug in about 4 millimetres. Hopefully it does not get infected.
I will stay my distance next time! The rosellas and king parrots are fine but the big white cockatoos are not made for hand feeding!!!
Cheers, Glen
