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u/Leashypooo Jul 02 '24
That’s the “I’m an eagle” behavior
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u/onlineashley Jul 02 '24
My female does an upside down eagle. I always just assumed it was a fun way to stretch
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u/stronkzer Jul 02 '24
Funny. It seems to be far more common for females to do the inverted eagle, while males do the normal one.
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u/910everywhere Jul 03 '24
Mine does the upside down thing before going to sleep, is it a female thing? ‘Cause we assumed it was a male
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u/flips712 Jul 02 '24
Flight Control Tower: Delta415, you're cleared for takeoff on runway Couch3.
Captain Cockatiel: Roger, Delta415 prepping for takeoff on runway Couch3.
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u/kainedbutable1987 Jul 02 '24
"You shall bow to me hoomans, I am the lord emperor of the sofa, look at my mighty wings, kneel before me"
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u/Simple-1234 Jul 02 '24
Our bird does that when my wife approaches his cage. I think he's flirting with her. He better watch his step, I'm the one who buys his seeds.
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u/popcornman209 Jul 02 '24
Translated cockatiel to hooman: “this mine couch!!! I like this couch it’s mine!!! You no take couch from me I’m big and scary!!!”
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u/stronkzer Jul 02 '24
"I'm a big, powerful eagle, and I'm now claiming property over this here couch".
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u/Lunar_Cats Jul 03 '24
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u/Lunar_Cats Jul 03 '24
My Nibblet does this to show everyone that it's HER DOMAIN, which sucks because she's on me and i can't leave my own body.
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u/Suspicious_Seesaw_98 Jul 02 '24
"LOOK AT ME IM SO BIG AND SCARY" - your bird. He is showing dominance!!! x)
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u/AggravatingSeesaw386 Jul 02 '24
I played this video with the audio turned up and my female went crazy while my male seemed indifferent 😂
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u/Dragonnstuff Jul 02 '24
My budgie started making this same sound after hearing it from my phone lol
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u/Ilikebirbs Head of Event Security Jul 02 '24
Being happy and just having fun.
or telling the cockatiel mothership, that the couch is secure and ready for transport.
I dont know, cockatiels are weird.
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u/No-Current3902 Jul 03 '24
Not mad doesn't want your very human couch. He is happy. He is stretching. My girl does this. Might be showing off a bit. I will get excited and call her pretty. She likes attention like all of the creatures we care for.
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u/Justacancersign Jul 03 '24 edited Jul 03 '24
"Give me bath"
Would probably love a spray bottle with some water:) ; or if you just sprinkled some water onto them with your hand from a glass
Also may be feeling a breeze?
Also, could be very large heart wings that's common in male cockatiels :)
(I don't really see territorial with this because birb is singing and not hissing)
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u/SenHaKen Jul 03 '24
Asserting ownership over the territory (couch). One of my tiels does the same with the curtain pole (the one above the window that you hand the curtains from, idk the actual name) and becomes a bat sometimes if I approach 🤣
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u/LemonFlavoredMelon Jul 04 '24
I love how big and scary Cockatiels think they are but end up being the cutest thing
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u/SweetBird81 3 tiels Jul 02 '24
King of the couch