I wish you had an Instagram account or a more "personal" channel where we could see updates on what Leporello is up to, just a place that doesn't require fancier editing and stuff so it doesn't take a lot of your time, you know? I miss seeing his little face! You guys have such a nice bond.
Hi Melyuya, I can totally see where you're coming from! I am self-employed and work really long hours, but on rare occasions I can still carve out time to make a video. I'm already really bad with posting on social media for my job, and if I had to post to yet another Instagram account, I think I might lose my mind ;) Thank you for your understanding!
My cockatiel eats out of my hand perfectly, anytime my finger goes near him he opens his mouth a little bit and makes a popping noise, I have touched him but he won’t let my finger go anywhere near him without a treat, he hasn’t bit me yet. But I fear he will. I have a high pain tolerance but it’s still very hard for me to do anything with him. He won’t let me hold him.
I LOVE this video! It brings so much hope to those of us who have scared our bird(s). Since I began watching your videos I started experimenting with a colony of birds around the pond where I work. As of this last week, there is a red winged blackbird that has been following me & "chatting" with me on my breaks. Yesterday it had a worm. It chirped at me, landed above my head in the tree I was under, & then it went to it's nest & I heard babies! Then it came back & chatted me up as usual. Thank you so much for sharing your information to the world. You are making a difference in many lives. Don't ever stop 💖
Thank you for your kind words, Leilu - it is comments like yours which keep me going! :) What a lovely story about the red-winged blackbird. I had to google the name, since we don't have them in Europe - fascinating creatures!
New follower!!! Hello from a relieved Canadian :) I have been looking for informative info/videos on finches and am so thrilled that I found you and Leporello; I love him and you're both helping me so much!!! TY!!! :)))))
Thank you for giving little updates every now and then. It means a lot that you use what little free time you have to make such high quality and informative videos for strangers on the internet. Best of luck with your work and life! I hope things are going well for you. :)
Does someone know why a bird starts being aggressive towards you out of nowhere? A few months ago my grandma got a parrot and although I'm more of a cat person and don't have any experience with birds I really like them, for the same reason I only handled the bird once or twice and didn't pay much attention to him, then one time I wasn't aware he was out of his cage while I was looking for something and out of nowhere he started attacking me, he bit me in the neck and since then he gets really angry whenever I'm around, he's only aggressive towards me as far as I know and it makes me sad.
Yes, and it is important to understand why your grandmother's bird acts the way he does. You say you are not much of a bird person - that is completely okay. But it likely also means that you may not be able to read bird body language yet. Birds, especially parrots, tend to bond with a single person; they have a tendency to defend their person against rivals (you), especially at this time of year, when it is mating season. Unfortunately, with some parrots, there is little that can be done except staying out of "their" territory (the room that they're normally in). But what you can try is 1) read about parrot body language online, so that you can spot the signs before an attack, and 2) occasionally do some positive conditioning with your grandmother's parrot (feeding him treats when he ignores you/isn't aggressive, and most of all: moving VERY slowly and predictably when you're around the parrot). Hope this helps!
PS. It's also important to remember that the parrot's actions are his naturally programmed behaviour, and that it doesn't have anything to do with you as a person. He's simply bonded to your grandmama and does what he would do in the wild: try to protect her and their living space. Just as a bit of consolation :)
Hey, geht es euch beiden gut. Es kam lange kein Video mehr und du warst der Grund warum ich mir auch einen Stieglitz angeschafft habe obwohl ich nie ein Vogel Besitz habe davor. Sehr schönes Tier und hab in mittlerweile schon echt gern haha
So does that mean a bird that only get along Well with one person and hates everyone else and attacks them doesn't actually hate other people or is a mean bird it just lack trust and is fearful ?
Hello, my parrot tries to escape from an empty food containers (2/4 of them are filled). We feed it, give it love, it has a mirror, ladder for fun even snacks, it still opens one of the empty containers and tries to escape
Hi there, parrots are incredibly intelligent species with a strong flock drive. Your parrot escapes because he is bored and lonely. First of all, please remove the mirror. They are harmful to birds for a multitude of reasons. Second, please consider getting a second parrot of the same species, or if that's not possible, rehoming your current parrot to a place where he has companionship. They absolutely must not live alone or they will never be happy.
My birds weren’t behaving and I didn’t have ways to get them in their cage or near me even after the two weeks they need to be alone in the cage. I made the mistake of being forceful traumatizing and fear inducing, is there any hope?
hey, i dont know if you will answer but i need to ask a question: what do i do when my canary bites me? i read somewhere that if you let them bite you then they will learn it does nothing and will stop, but ive been trying and it hasnt been working. should i ignore it, slowly back away or something?
The Greatest Telling about birds I've ever heard. As far as I see , you' re a very Successful Analyst of birds' behaviours.I believe you deeply search for this subject.🐦I Congratulate You. 😊What did you study at University or Are you still receiving an education at University? Are you majoring in Ornithology?
@@leporellothegoldfinch I lived with canaries since my childhood too and my current bird is a 3 years old, male canary "Fernando" But ,I call him as "Lucie" shortly :)) Surprisingly, he's a fan of the Cartoon "Caillou".I put my mobile next to his cage when it begins,and he comes near to watch it.He enjoys the music and the sounds in Caillou very much and watch it carefully. :) And whenever I get prepared for leaving my house for shopping or something else,he feels it and begins tweeting in a question mood .🐦😊😊
Hi! I am new to your channel, and I am learning so much. I got my parakeet, and I still gaining her trust. Right now she is comfortable with us. She is always with us in her cage in the living room, because I know being with the family can make her more comfortable. Even we are walking near her cage, she is calm. I always try to place my hand outside her cage to make her realize that my hand is not a threat. Next week, I will try to hand her some treats on a stick, and gradually shorten the distance of my hand to her. Thanks.
There are some animals that can feel hatred, like dolphins and elephants (they have been shown to recognize peoples faces and some even exact revenge). However, birds cannot hate. Other then that great video and keep up the content!
all i ever do is give my new bird treats... and he just decides to bite. i think he is territorial, but I've had him for a year or so and he is sooo agressive STILL and protective of my other bird (who loves me)
Yesterday My mom just got me 4 birds and one of them hates me. I heard that spending time with your bird and giving them treats might stop hating you. I tried to give him a treat but is very afraid of me and doesn’t want to get out of his cage he doesn’t play with his toys and is very bored I got so many toys but he doesn’t even play with them but he does eat a lot. And spends time with his other friend . I tried to get him out of the cage but he’s scared and doesn’t want to get near me. For no reason
Please respect that bird. He is likely afraid to death of you. He might just be timid, shy, or he might be ill. If he seems apathetic, take him to the vet. NEVER force an animal to do something. It will backfire spectacularly, and everyone will be unhappy.
Also, trust isn't built in minutes, it's built over weeks and months. You wouldn't get into a car with a stranger offering you candy, would you? (I hope you wouldn't.) So don't expect your bird to.
Sometimes causing fear is unavailable. At least I can't get any of my birds to the vet without having to catch the sick bird. Thankfully this hasn't happened too often and after I don't have to catch any bird for vet trips or medication anymore they usually relax after a couple of days.
Here's a tip to catch a bird while minimising fear: Take the cage to a room that can be completely darkened (e.g. the bathroom). Turn off the lights. Birds see very poorly in the dark. Now you can easily pick them off the perch with no chasing at all. Still stressful for them, but not as stressful as being chased by their human in broad daylight.
@@leporellothegoldfinch that's what I'm doing. Often works quite well, but not always. Last year one of my birds had an eye infection and he HATED the eyedrops. And after a couple of days he actually got better at giving me a hard time catching him. Interestingly enough the bird that got the medication was the first one to relax, while the other 5 were a bit weary of me. I don't think it can be done without causing any stress (except if you have a very tame bird). But given the fact that them being a bit weary of me never lasted long lets me hope I successfully minimised the fear I had to cause.
Also I just realized how I said my bird really HATED the eyedrops on a video about how birds don't hate 😂🤦 But given his reaction it must have been very unpleasant. At some point he was in such a bad mood that the vet had to be careful to not be bitten by him 😅
Hey! I'm about to get myself a canary and I really dig your channel. It's been super helpful. I'm a bit worried about frightening him. I'll keep him in my home office where it's quiet and peaceful 99% of the time, but there are times when I have to record music and loud vocals in the same room. Is it okay to move his cage out of the room while I do this?
Hi, sure, shouldn't be a problem to move the little guy out of the way! - Just make sure you don't move him to the kitchen - this is the most dangerous environment for a bird due to fumes from cooking and non-stick pans (absolutely deadly).
@@leporellothegoldfinch Thank you! I was a bit afraid that it might make him uncomfortable to be moved around so he can't get 'used' to any one place. I'd put him in my bedroom during the one-two hours in which I record (which isn't very common anyway). Thank you very much again!
hi I have an cocktail and he is acting strange he stand on my hand and eat from my hand and stand on my body but when I pet or touch him he get angry and afraid and I need help
This is normal. Many birds do not like being touched - accepting touch is there utmost demonstration of trust. Keep working with your bird, feed him treats but don't touch him (yet) - at some point in the future he will trust you enough to let you touch him, just not now.
Hi there, if your bird bites/chases you, that means you are violating her boundaries in some way. This channel has a lot of videos on how to understand bird body language and how to be a better owner. There is no such thing as an aggressive bird once you understand them and their needs.
I’m terrified of not being able to regain my cockatiel’s trust. i gained it and then lost it when i made him feel stressed and scared when i had to get him back into his cage as a matter of urgency. since then it has incredibly hard to make him trust me and like me again. he used to eat treats out of my hands but now runs away and hisses whenever i get near his cage. is it to late to begin the taming process again? he is around 15 weeks old :(
It's never too late! Take it as a life lesson in patience (and that sometimes, spending five minutes extra can save you a lot of time in the long run). Start over in your taming process and treat your bird as if he was new. Make sure to respect his boundaries, reward him when he stays calm and when he hisses, back off/don't feed him treats! 15 weeks is very young for a bird, everything is possible -- you can do it!
According to studies on Alex the Parrot, who you would probably find interesting too if you're a "bird person", at least some birds actually do have a basic understanding of abstract thought, (though definitely not on the same level as people)! It is very interesting stuff. Alex, for example, seemed to have the understanding that a small child would, because he was taught to speak very basic language without copying people. He was also very capable of feeling anger or frustration. Other birds may also be able to at least get frustrated by things, though probably only in the same way that a toddler does, so it is not the same thing as feeling hatred. In addition to this, experiments have shown that crows will hold grudges and harass people they believe to have hurt one of their kind! Crows are one of the most intelligent birds, so this definitely doesn't apply to all birds, but it's still interesting all the same, because it shows that there are animals that have a very simple grasp on the idea of "hatred", but most of them of course probably don't. Anyway, keep making good content! I love your videos, and they've helped me a lot when it comes to bonding with my bird. It is very hard to find videos about actually bonding with finches, since most finch owners do not bother with it.
im sorry but bird and parrot are not intelligent as humans parrot cant even recognise themself in the mirror also parrot just copy and mimic they dont really understand what there saying
My canary is afraid of my hands because I have to grab him sometimes, but is not afraid of the rest of my body. And he is not afraid of my hands of I'm wearing gloves. How can I make him feel safe about my hands? Rarely I can cuddle his hear and back with my fingers.
Why do you have to grab him? Your bird is naturally wired to fear things that grab him. As long as you keep reinforcing this fear by grabbing him, there is nothing you can do. The easiest thing is to stop grabbing him.
I know birds can't understand things like hatred or love, but how much are they capable of attachment? If i gain the trust of my bird and then say, go on a trip without him and come back, will he have "missed" me to an extent?
Yes! By "not understanding love", I mean that they don't understand romantic love the way we do, with our projections and complex feelings. Rather, animals form bonds based on repeated positive interaction. At some point, a bird will start associating positivity and pleasantness with YOU, not the things you do - which is why it's important to not only train using food (otherwise you'll always be just a source of snacks, lol). Now, birds can get VERY attached to their owner - and unlike other animals such as dogs or cats, they generally won't automatically get attached to everyone who feeds them. They are profoundly capable of affection for "their" human, if you're willing to put in the effort and time to earn it.
heyyh who are hope all your studying is going on well hope your bird has been well "we know your working hard for study dont worry were still here " awesome video like always, my mule died last tuesday i was in shock i trained him from all your videos 😢 i dont think any other bird can replace him had him since birth , well hope the best for you both hope you reach a million sub soon congrats on the 8k subs
Hey HugaBuga, lovely to see you around - but with what terrible news! I can't imagine what you must be going through, I am so sorry for your loss. If it's any consolation, Schopenhauer also said that every bird automatically contains the essence of all other birds - so despite your understandable pain, if you ever get another bird, you'll be able to find a lot of your mule's spirit and little antics in the new one. Your little friend may have passed, but his nature and spirit lives on forever, indestructibly - in all the mules which exist today and will exist in the future. You have lost the one you knew - but there is still much of his nature in this world, and you might just find him again. Sending you lots of love!
@@leporellothegoldfinch Thank you soo much i am a ypung breeder and i stop for a year unfortunatly not enough room so i kept that mule to my self for a year because he is 1 years old and 6 months thanks for your words they realy insipred me thank you i gave away my goldfinch dont want to sing or anything and its a male (maybe shock or somthing o dont realy know ) just kept eating and fighting had to give him away thanks for every video your videos help me and inspire me i love your work i have been breading for 6-7 years now
Whenever I put my hand inside of the cage , my bird bites me and attacks. When he is out , he never even comes near to me. I've tried everything. Plz tell what to do.... Ringo is a sun conure.
Your bird is moulting! There are some videos about this on this channel. Make sure to provide good nutrition, lots of rest and a chance to bathe. Your canary will naturally start singing again once he's finished with his moult.
Leporello the Goldfinch - Birdtaming Tips & Tricks does moulting take more than 6 months? Because he hasn’t whistled in a while now, when in the past he used to sing beautifully!
Any tips for taming my bird, I have a green cheek conure that’ll let me be near him without panicking and he’ll take treats out of my hand but I’m having a hard time on getting him to step up I tried to also using a perch to start with but he flies away whenever I try :(
Check out the birdtaming playlist on this channel, it will help you understand why your conure behaves like this and what you can do to help him trust you.
I have a problem. I need to refill my new lovebird's food and water and when I try to open the cage, he gets scared and starts flying around. How do I handle this?
Heya! Ummm I have a two year old budgie but he is really scared of us. We also have another budgie and they live in the same cage. I would love to know how to tame budgies while we also have 2 dogs and 2 cats... so we cant really let them out of the cage alot and we cant really afford another cage..
I'm going to make this brief. If you can't let your birds out of the cage every single day for at least 4-6 hours, please find another home for them which can. Birds must fly; when they don't, they get stressed, anxious and depressed, not to speak of the whole slew of physical health problems that comes with lack of exercise (which birds need to survive, unlike mammals). Third and finally, you also can't form a relationship with a purely caged bird. So, in this case, my advice would be to think about rehoming (!) the birds ( _not_ setting them free).
Acually, birds can understand time and things like the past and the future. Other animals are incapable of this and I think this is what makes birds so appealing to have as pets because they are like humans i this way.
Sure! There's a birdtaming playlist on this channel which explains everything. Start with the first video and only progress to the next once you've firmly established the step.
I'll try to avoid bo4 my pet birds that I might get but I have a pet cat and I don't know how that's going to go and I live in a small apartment that only has like 3 Rooms help...😐
Don't get a bird if you have a cat. Period. Not only is it a disaster waiting to happen, but it also causes stress for both animals. The cat, because it can't live out its hunting instinct, and the birds because they would be in constant fear. Just don't do it.
Hello! My goldfinch is acting so stramge lately, he doesn't stop sleeping like right now with the music in a normal volume and I have cheecked the faeces and the color is the same like always and he eats normally, should I take him to the vet?? Also this week has started th cold and our house is cold but Im not sure is that
@@leporellothegoldfinchHello again!! My mother finally took him to the vet and so he has a flu and we have to add some medicine in the water, but he doesnt want to drink it and he just eats and eats, we try it but it is impossible, any tip??
What if I travel every summer back to my hometown with my bird. That's a case of inevitable fear. Could you make a video about travelling with a pet bird?
Yes, as long as they are calm around you when they're in the cage, you can let them out even if they aren't completely tame yet. There's another video on this channel advising how to get birds back into their cage stress-free as well.
Hi, I really loved this video however I’m studying birds to see which fits my daily routine. Do finches not like humans? Do they like being alone? Just asking :)
Finches do love humans and can bond deeply with their owner, but they take a lot of expertise and patience to train to this point. If you're a first-time bird owner, it's better to start out with more agreeable species such as parakeets or cockatiels (both always in pairs).
Hello again.. you always manage to find such an interesting topic. But they do show the opposite as in love, right? Gigi is ok, this weekend I did not manage to spend the amount of time I usually do with him.. but anyway.. still bonded with me :) A couple of weeks ago I went to Munich and a day trip to Salzburg.. how beautiful and perfect.. my wife and I loved it. First time I went to Austria. Bought some Mozart chocolates of course :) :) Nice day..
Hi there, I'm sure Gigi and you are inseparable by now :) I'm not sure whether animals understand love as we do, I'm leaning towards the opinion that it is mostly procreative instinct + good experience... though Schopenhauer would say that the same goes for humans, too 😆 Salzburg is a very pretty town, a bit like Vienna but in miniature. Glad you enjoyed it! :) Greetings to your wife, and of course to Gigi!
Take it slow, repeat lessons, always stop BEFORE your bird gets tired/nervous, and think in the span of weeks and months, not days. Your bird will get there!
@@TheGrandCOL The bird I already had was a girl but I thought it was a boy. And my uncle brought be another girl and we thought they could make eggs, I returned the other one and kept the same one I always had. It made me feel horrible but the fact that they where both girls made me feel better. Now my current bird is starting to trust me again like it used to, and the other one even has a mate. They are doing a lot better except for the fact that they aren't together anymore.
@@bythenamemango I'm sorry to read that you had to return the second bird, but at least they're both happy and doing well now! And I hope you can find a partner for your girl sometime
Hello! I have a question. When I go to my bird early in the morning he starts to look at my direction and start to open and close his mouth making quiet chirps, I don't think it's the agressive kind too. What kind of behaviour is this?
What bird do you have? Some birds like canaries and many finches just naturally hate being touched. One can train them but they're biologically hard-wired to not like it (not even from other birds). Birds tend not to be cuddly pets in general.
Leporello the Goldfinch - Birdtaming Tips & Tricks I have a cockatiel, 8 months old rn. He just doesnt like me petting him at all. When i put my hand near his cage he instantly bites me or opens his beak in a biting position. Or when he’s perched, ill try to get him to step up ( he has learned how to do that) he just bites me. Idk why.
but no.. birds does have a concept of time and space, if they understand these abstract things whats to say they dont understand the concept of hate and love.
Help me My Bird IS NEVER GONNA GET TAME. I think my bird is heartbroken because her mate died. Can you pls help me tame my two birds?! I rlly want to play with them but they dont like me they just fly and run away can you please walk me through it?
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@@leporellothegoldfinch very nice i have the same
I wish you had an Instagram account or a more "personal" channel where we could see updates on what Leporello is up to, just a place that doesn't require fancier editing and stuff so it doesn't take a lot of your time, you know? I miss seeing his little face! You guys have such a nice bond.
Hi Melyuya, I can totally see where you're coming from! I am self-employed and work really long hours, but on rare occasions I can still carve out time to make a video. I'm already really bad with posting on social media for my job, and if I had to post to yet another Instagram account, I think I might lose my mind ;) Thank you for your understanding!
What an adorable thumbnail! Leporello is such a cute bird, and this was an informative video as always 😊
Long time no seen ❤ we've missed you both
Likewise, glad to see you're still around! :D
My birb can reason. He yells at me because he thinks hes the superior species between the two of us 😂
My cockatiel eats out of my hand perfectly, anytime my finger goes near him he opens his mouth a little bit and makes a popping noise, I have touched him but he won’t let my finger go anywhere near him without a treat, he hasn’t bit me yet. But I fear he will. I have a high pain tolerance but it’s still very hard for me to do anything with him. He won’t let me hold him.
I LOVE this video! It brings so much hope to those of us who have scared our bird(s).
Since I began watching your videos I started experimenting with a colony of birds around the pond where I work. As of this last week, there is a red winged blackbird that has been following me & "chatting" with me on my breaks. Yesterday it had a worm. It chirped at me, landed above my head in the tree I was under, & then it went to it's nest & I heard babies! Then it came back & chatted me up as usual.
Thank you so much for sharing your information to the world. You are making a difference in many lives. Don't ever stop 💖
Thank you for your kind words, Leilu - it is comments like yours which keep me going! :) What a lovely story about the red-winged blackbird. I had to google the name, since we don't have them in Europe - fascinating creatures!
New follower!!! Hello from a relieved Canadian :) I have been looking for informative info/videos on finches and am so thrilled that I found you and Leporello; I love him and you're both helping me so much!!! TY!!! :)))))
Hello Kimberly, welcome to the community :) Thank you for your kind words, always a pleasure. Greetings from Austria!
Thank you for giving little updates every now and then. It means a lot that you use what little free time you have to make such high quality and informative videos for strangers on the internet. Best of luck with your work and life! I hope things are going well for you. :)
That was a nice video, nice to see leporello again
Lepo is such a ferocius finch!. He thinks he´s an eagle, LOL. No jokes!!
You got it! Dynamite comes in small packages.
Does someone know why a bird starts being aggressive towards you out of nowhere? A few months ago my grandma got a parrot and although I'm more of a cat person and don't have any experience with birds I really like them, for the same reason I only handled the bird once or twice and didn't pay much attention to him, then one time I wasn't aware he was out of his cage while I was looking for something and out of nowhere he started attacking me, he bit me in the neck and since then he gets really angry whenever I'm around, he's only aggressive towards me as far as I know and it makes me sad.
Yes, and it is important to understand why your grandmother's bird acts the way he does. You say you are not much of a bird person - that is completely okay. But it likely also means that you may not be able to read bird body language yet. Birds, especially parrots, tend to bond with a single person; they have a tendency to defend their person against rivals (you), especially at this time of year, when it is mating season. Unfortunately, with some parrots, there is little that can be done except staying out of "their" territory (the room that they're normally in). But what you can try is 1) read about parrot body language online, so that you can spot the signs before an attack, and 2) occasionally do some positive conditioning with your grandmother's parrot (feeding him treats when he ignores you/isn't aggressive, and most of all: moving VERY slowly and predictably when you're around the parrot). Hope this helps!
PS. It's also important to remember that the parrot's actions are his naturally programmed behaviour, and that it doesn't have anything to do with you as a person. He's simply bonded to your grandmama and does what he would do in the wild: try to protect her and their living space. Just as a bit of consolation :)
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I love this chanell🙂great connection with bird
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Thank you! :)
This kind of intelligent bird thanks for the video
He is so Adorable ❤❤
i see birb i click
Good to know Lepo is alive and well 😍
Very interesting and informative.
Thank you, I love your channel - I'm always astounded how you cope with 44 pets!
Leporello has the best little personality lol
Wonderful video^-^
I finally found your channel again,congratulations for your subscribers,you deserve more^-^
Hi there, long time no see :) Hope you've been well!
@@leporellothegoldfinch I've been ok,I'm happy to see that your bird is healthy and adorable😊
Hey, geht es euch beiden gut. Es kam lange kein Video mehr und du warst der Grund warum ich mir auch einen Stieglitz angeschafft habe obwohl ich nie ein Vogel Besitz habe davor. Sehr schönes Tier und hab in mittlerweile schon echt gern haha
Hi, wie schön zu hören! Wie heißt Ihr Stieglitz? Grüße aus Österreich :)
F I N A L L Y! Im looking forward to watching this one as my arms have been mauled today by a little zebra finch...
"Vicious beast severely attacks owner"
That's true but...I don't like the way he is looking at me right now and it hurts when he bites me💀
Lucky you! If you ask why; because when my goldfinch sees me, he starts to fly inside the house instead of beside me at home.
No luck involved, just patience, work and time - this could be you in two to three months' time :)
@@leporellothegoldfinch I hope you are right. Maybe I just need patience, work and time.
Aww Leporello is so cute :3
This is very motivating.
You can do it!
So does that mean a bird that only get along Well with one person and hates everyone else and attacks them doesn't actually hate other people or is a mean bird it just lack trust and is fearful ?
Yes! That's exactly what it means!
Hello, my parrot tries to escape from an empty food containers (2/4 of them are filled).
We feed it, give it love, it has a mirror, ladder for fun even snacks, it still opens one of the empty containers and tries to escape
Hi there, parrots are incredibly intelligent species with a strong flock drive. Your parrot escapes because he is bored and lonely. First of all, please remove the mirror. They are harmful to birds for a multitude of reasons. Second, please consider getting a second parrot of the same species, or if that's not possible, rehoming your current parrot to a place where he has companionship. They absolutely must not live alone or they will never be happy.
@@leporellothegoldfinch thank you, not sure if my mom will want one, ill take care, thank you :) ☺️
Agreed.
Great video
You are amazing and i've learnd so much from you thank you
My birds weren’t behaving and I didn’t have ways to get them in their cage or near me even after the two weeks they need to be alone in the cage. I made the mistake of being forceful traumatizing and fear inducing, is there any hope?
hey, i dont know if you will answer but i need to ask a question: what do i do when my canary bites me? i read somewhere that if you let them bite you then they will learn it does nothing and will stop, but ive been trying and it hasnt been working. should i ignore it, slowly back away or something?
Very nice video!!Well done!
they dont reply me anymore, just talk amongst themselves
The Greatest Telling about birds I've ever heard. As far as I see , you' re a very Successful Analyst of birds' behaviours.I believe you deeply search for this subject.🐦I Congratulate You. 😊What did you study at University or Are you still receiving an education at University? Are you majoring in Ornithology?
Thank you for your kind words. I studied music but have lived with birds almost all my life. They really are of a kindred spirit. :)
@@leporellothegoldfinch I lived with canaries since my childhood too and my current bird is a 3 years old, male canary "Fernando" But ,I call him as "Lucie" shortly :)) Surprisingly, he's a fan of the Cartoon "Caillou".I put my mobile next to his cage when it begins,and he comes near to watch it.He enjoys the music and the sounds in Caillou very much and watch it carefully. :) And whenever I get prepared for leaving my house for shopping or something else,he feels it and begins tweeting in a question mood .🐦😊😊
Finally a new video of Leporello :)
Hi! I am new to your channel, and I am learning so much. I got my parakeet, and I still gaining her trust. Right now she is comfortable with us. She is always with us in her cage in the living room, because I know being with the family can make her more comfortable. Even we are walking near her cage, she is calm. I always try to place my hand outside her cage to make her realize that my hand is not a threat. Next week, I will try to hand her some treats on a stick, and gradually shorten the distance of my hand to her. Thanks.
Hi Eunice! Sounds like you're on the right track. Nice work!
How did it go
There are some animals that can feel hatred, like dolphins and elephants (they have been shown to recognize peoples faces and some even exact revenge). However, birds cannot hate. Other then that great video and keep up the content!
all i ever do is give my new bird treats... and he just decides to bite. i think he is territorial, but I've had him for a year or so and he is sooo agressive STILL and protective of my other bird (who loves me)
i still think about giving him away sometimes. i sometimes keep them in separate cages, sometimes no. he us aggressive to the sweet bird too.
he can even do tricks and knows so many words but he just randomly bites me or attacks the other bird.
Hi Clover, what species of birds have you got?
Yesterday My mom just got me 4 birds and one of them hates me. I heard that spending time with your bird and giving them treats might stop hating you. I tried to give him a treat but is very afraid of me and doesn’t want to get out of his cage he doesn’t play with his toys and is very bored I got so many toys but he doesn’t even play with them but he does eat a lot. And spends time with his other friend . I tried to get him out of the cage but he’s scared and doesn’t want to get near me. For no reason
Please respect that bird. He is likely afraid to death of you. He might just be timid, shy, or he might be ill. If he seems apathetic, take him to the vet. NEVER force an animal to do something. It will backfire spectacularly, and everyone will be unhappy.
Also, trust isn't built in minutes, it's built over weeks and months. You wouldn't get into a car with a stranger offering you candy, would you? (I hope you wouldn't.) So don't expect your bird to.
I have 3 zebra finch and I really want them to understand I want the best for them and want their trust.
Hey can we tame 4 birds at once in one cage
Does this apply to one person birds ?
Great to see the little fellow again, I still miss Zoro! Hope you are well, if your ever in Edinburgh let me know, diner on me.
Sometimes causing fear is unavailable. At least I can't get any of my birds to the vet without having to catch the sick bird. Thankfully this hasn't happened too often and after I don't have to catch any bird for vet trips or medication anymore they usually relax after a couple of days.
Here's a tip to catch a bird while minimising fear: Take the cage to a room that can be completely darkened (e.g. the bathroom). Turn off the lights. Birds see very poorly in the dark. Now you can easily pick them off the perch with no chasing at all. Still stressful for them, but not as stressful as being chased by their human in broad daylight.
@@leporellothegoldfinch that's what I'm doing. Often works quite well, but not always. Last year one of my birds had an eye infection and he HATED the eyedrops. And after a couple of days he actually got better at giving me a hard time catching him. Interestingly enough the bird that got the medication was the first one to relax, while the other 5 were a bit weary of me. I don't think it can be done without causing any stress (except if you have a very tame bird). But given the fact that them being a bit weary of me never lasted long lets me hope I successfully minimised the fear I had to cause.
Also I just realized how I said my bird really HATED the eyedrops on a video about how birds don't hate 😂🤦
But given his reaction it must have been very unpleasant. At some point he was in such a bad mood that the vet had to be careful to not be bitten by him 😅
Thank uuu
Hey! I'm about to get myself a canary and I really dig your channel. It's been super helpful.
I'm a bit worried about frightening him. I'll keep him in my home office where it's quiet and peaceful 99% of the time, but there are times when I have to record music and loud vocals in the same room. Is it okay to move his cage out of the room while I do this?
Hi, sure, shouldn't be a problem to move the little guy out of the way! - Just make sure you don't move him to the kitchen - this is the most dangerous environment for a bird due to fumes from cooking and non-stick pans (absolutely deadly).
@@leporellothegoldfinch Thank you! I was a bit afraid that it might make him uncomfortable to be moved around so he can't get 'used' to any one place.
I'd put him in my bedroom during the one-two hours in which I record (which isn't very common anyway).
Thank you very much again!
hi I have an cocktail and he is acting strange he stand on my hand and eat from my hand and stand on my body but when I pet or touch him he get angry and afraid and I need help
This is normal. Many birds do not like being touched - accepting touch is there utmost demonstration of trust. Keep working with your bird, feed him treats but don't touch him (yet) - at some point in the future he will trust you enough to let you touch him, just not now.
I have already tamed my bird but she actively tries to bite me chase me and abuse the fact that I take care of her.
Hi there, if your bird bites/chases you, that means you are violating her boundaries in some way. This channel has a lot of videos on how to understand bird body language and how to be a better owner. There is no such thing as an aggressive bird once you understand them and their needs.
I’m terrified of not being able to regain my cockatiel’s trust. i gained it and then lost it when i made him feel stressed and scared when i had to get him back into his cage as a matter of urgency. since then it has incredibly hard to make him trust me and like me again. he used to eat treats out of my hands but now runs away and hisses whenever i get near his cage. is it to late to begin the taming process again? he is around 15 weeks old :(
It's never too late! Take it as a life lesson in patience (and that sometimes, spending five minutes extra can save you a lot of time in the long run). Start over in your taming process and treat your bird as if he was new. Make sure to respect his boundaries, reward him when he stays calm and when he hisses, back off/don't feed him treats! 15 weeks is very young for a bird, everything is possible -- you can do it!
Hi I have a young goldfinch Male and a female red Siskin same age but thay do not get along how can I get them to like each other
These species might not get along. It's best to separate them, otherwise their fighting can lead to injury or even death.
According to studies on Alex the Parrot, who you would probably find interesting too if you're a "bird person", at least some birds actually do have a basic understanding of abstract thought, (though definitely not on the same level as people)! It is very interesting stuff. Alex, for example, seemed to have the understanding that a small child would, because he was taught to speak very basic language without copying people. He was also very capable of feeling anger or frustration. Other birds may also be able to at least get frustrated by things, though probably only in the same way that a toddler does, so it is not the same thing as feeling hatred.
In addition to this, experiments have shown that crows will hold grudges and harass people they believe to have hurt one of their kind! Crows are one of the most intelligent birds, so this definitely doesn't apply to all birds, but it's still interesting all the same, because it shows that there are animals that have a very simple grasp on the idea of "hatred", but most of them of course probably don't.
Anyway, keep making good content! I love your videos, and they've helped me a lot when it comes to bonding with my bird. It is very hard to find videos about actually bonding with finches, since most finch owners do not bother with it.
im sorry but bird and parrot are not intelligent as humans parrot cant even recognise themself in the mirror also parrot just copy and mimic they dont really understand what there saying
Alright I've got two zebra finches- male and female.I tamed the female, but the male is still scared of me. What should I do?
My canary is afraid of my hands because I have to grab him sometimes, but is not afraid of the rest of my body. And he is not afraid of my hands of I'm wearing gloves.
How can I make him feel safe about my hands?
Rarely I can cuddle his hear and back with my fingers.
Why do you have to grab him? Your bird is naturally wired to fear things that grab him. As long as you keep reinforcing this fear by grabbing him, there is nothing you can do. The easiest thing is to stop grabbing him.
@@leporellothegoldfinch I had to grab him to give him medicine.
I already stopped. What can I do?
I know birds can't understand things like hatred or love, but how much are they capable of attachment? If i gain the trust of my bird and then say, go on a trip without him and come back, will he have "missed" me to an extent?
Yes! By "not understanding love", I mean that they don't understand romantic love the way we do, with our projections and complex feelings. Rather, animals form bonds based on repeated positive interaction. At some point, a bird will start associating positivity and pleasantness with YOU, not the things you do - which is why it's important to not only train using food (otherwise you'll always be just a source of snacks, lol). Now, birds can get VERY attached to their owner - and unlike other animals such as dogs or cats, they generally won't automatically get attached to everyone who feeds them. They are profoundly capable of affection for "their" human, if you're willing to put in the effort and time to earn it.
@@leporellothegoldfinch thank you for the explanation! Cool animals 10/10
heyyh who are hope all your studying is going on well hope your bird has been well "we know your working hard for study dont worry were still here " awesome video like always, my mule died last tuesday i was in shock i trained him from all your videos 😢 i dont think any other bird can replace him had him since birth , well hope the best for you both hope you reach a million sub soon congrats on the 8k subs
Hey HugaBuga, lovely to see you around - but with what terrible news! I can't imagine what you must be going through, I am so sorry for your loss. If it's any consolation, Schopenhauer also said that every bird automatically contains the essence of all other birds - so despite your understandable pain, if you ever get another bird, you'll be able to find a lot of your mule's spirit and little antics in the new one. Your little friend may have passed, but his nature and spirit lives on forever, indestructibly - in all the mules which exist today and will exist in the future. You have lost the one you knew - but there is still much of his nature in this world, and you might just find him again. Sending you lots of love!
@@leporellothegoldfinch Thank you soo much i am a ypung breeder and i stop for a year unfortunatly not enough room so i kept that mule to my self for a year because he is 1 years old and 6 months thanks for your words they realy insipred me thank you i gave away my goldfinch dont want to sing or anything and its a male (maybe shock or somthing o dont realy know ) just kept eating and fighting had to give him away thanks for every video your videos help me and inspire me i love your work i have been breading for 6-7 years now
My canary bites my hand. How can I tame him? Every time I try to feed him by hand, he attacks my hand. What do I do?
Gusiowy ruclips.net/video/Edx5XzvOrp4/видео.html
Whenever I put my hand inside of the cage , my bird bites me and attacks.
When he is out , he never even comes near to me.
I've tried everything.
Plz tell what to do....
Ringo is a sun conure.
Obvious mistake! Start here: ruclips.net/video/b2Iic7zzGw4/видео.html&lc There's also a birdtaming playlist on this channel which will help you.
My canary stopped whistling! How do I get my bird to start singing again?
Your bird is moulting! There are some videos about this on this channel. Make sure to provide good nutrition, lots of rest and a chance to bathe. Your canary will naturally start singing again once he's finished with his moult.
Leporello the Goldfinch - Birdtaming Tips & Tricks does moulting take more than 6 months? Because he hasn’t whistled in a while now, when in the past he used to sing beautifully!
Awe such a cute bird.
Do you have any direct tips? Anybody? It's been a year. Maybe there is something wrong with me. I honestly don't know but I am trying so very hard.
Superb! Can you please do a video on regarding his complete diet ? ?
Thanks! Leporello eats Goldfinch seed mix, cucumbers, lamb's lettuce, wild grasses I pick, and a little egg food every now and again.
@@leporellothegoldfinch Is that fortified seed mix ?? How does he gets other vitamins as well ??
Any tips for taming my bird, I have a green cheek conure that’ll let me be near him without panicking and he’ll take treats out of my hand but I’m having a hard time on getting him to step up I tried to also using a perch to start with but he flies away whenever I try :(
Check out the birdtaming playlist on this channel, it will help you understand why your conure behaves like this and what you can do to help him trust you.
helloin may i ask you information about goldfinch his cycle of life especialy his nutrition a good seed composition a, book to suggest thank you
I have a problem. I need to refill my new lovebird's food and water and when I try to open the cage, he gets scared and starts flying around. How do I handle this?
This video, the description and the comments will help you: ruclips.net/video/b2Iic7zzGw4/видео.html
@@leporellothegoldfinch I am aware of that, and I never put my hand into bird's cage, but I need to open it somehow.
Hi there,
You are very helpful and motivating
That’s my bird
Heya! Ummm I have a two year old budgie but he is really scared of us. We also have another budgie and they live in the same cage. I would love to know how to tame budgies while we also have 2 dogs and 2 cats... so we cant really let them out of the cage alot and we cant really afford another cage..
I'm going to make this brief. If you can't let your birds out of the cage every single day for at least 4-6 hours, please find another home for them which can. Birds must fly; when they don't, they get stressed, anxious and depressed, not to speak of the whole slew of physical health problems that comes with lack of exercise (which birds need to survive, unlike mammals). Third and finally, you also can't form a relationship with a purely caged bird. So, in this case, my advice would be to think about rehoming (!) the birds ( _not_ setting them free).
Thank you so much for your priceless informations as always
Could you make a video on different chirps and their meanings?
Acually, birds can understand time and things like the past and the future. Other animals are incapable of this and I think this is what makes birds so appealing to have as pets because they are like humans i this way.
Your goldfinch seems to be trained just like a parateer. Can you teach me how you did it, my birds fly around when I try to approach the cage
Sure! There's a birdtaming playlist on this channel which explains everything. Start with the first video and only progress to the next once you've firmly established the step.
@@leporellothegoldfinch Thank you
Please make a tutorial for how to hand tame a canary
There's an entire playlist about this on this channel...
I'll try to avoid bo4 my pet birds that I might get but I have a pet cat and I don't know how that's going to go and I live in a small apartment that only has like 3 Rooms help...😐
Don't get a bird if you have a cat. Period. Not only is it a disaster waiting to happen, but it also causes stress for both animals. The cat, because it can't live out its hunting instinct, and the birds because they would be in constant fear. Just don't do it.
Hello! My goldfinch is acting so stramge lately, he doesn't stop sleeping like right now with the music in a normal volume and I have cheecked the faeces and the color is the same like always and he eats normally, should I take him to the vet?? Also this week has started th cold and our house is cold but Im not sure is that
Hi Laura! If your bird sleeps more than usual, then it's definitely a good idea to see a vet.
@@leporellothegoldfinchHello again!! My mother finally took him to the vet and so he has a flu and we have to add some medicine in the water, but he doesnt want to drink it and he just eats and eats, we try it but it is impossible, any tip??
@@leporellothegoldfinch Nevermind he passed away this morning I feel so sad
What if I travel every summer back to my hometown with my bird. That's a case of inevitable fear. Could you make a video about travelling with a pet bird?
Thanks for the help!
My birds do trust me btw i have 2 budgies but when i get it to step up they feel scared. They can eat from my hand
Amazing could you please show us the best ways to get over. Fear my goldfinch still have fear and not stable even in the cage thank you
The birdtaming playlist is linked at the end of the video :)
Wher are you
Hello I have a question can you leave your untamed birds out of cage?
Yes, as long as they are calm around you when they're in the cage, you can let them out even if they aren't completely tame yet. There's another video on this channel advising how to get birds back into their cage stress-free as well.
Thank you❤️
Hi, I really loved this video however I’m studying birds to see which fits my daily routine. Do finches not like humans? Do they like being alone? Just asking :)
Finches do love humans and can bond deeply with their owner, but they take a lot of expertise and patience to train to this point. If you're a first-time bird owner, it's better to start out with more agreeable species such as parakeets or cockatiels (both always in pairs).
Why is my bird keep folow me AND SINGING NEXT to my ear
He loves youuuu!
Hello again.. you always manage to find such an interesting topic. But they do show the opposite as in love, right?
Gigi is ok, this weekend I did not manage to spend the amount of time I usually do with him.. but anyway.. still bonded with me :)
A couple of weeks ago I went to Munich and a day trip to Salzburg.. how beautiful and perfect.. my wife and I loved it. First time I went to Austria. Bought some Mozart chocolates of course :) :)
Nice day..
Hi there, I'm sure Gigi and you are inseparable by now :) I'm not sure whether animals understand love as we do, I'm leaning towards the opinion that it is mostly procreative instinct + good experience... though Schopenhauer would say that the same goes for humans, too 😆
Salzburg is a very pretty town, a bit like Vienna but in miniature. Glad you enjoyed it! :) Greetings to your wife, and of course to Gigi!
@@leporellothegoldfinch I agree.. with your theory though some species of birds have been known to die after their partner dies.
Have a nice day..
My bird dosent want to learn😢
Take it slow, repeat lessons, always stop BEFORE your bird gets tired/nervous, and think in the span of weeks and months, not days. Your bird will get there!
I've had a lovebird for 7-8 months now. But on my bday my dad surprised me with another one. Now both of them hate me 😔😭😭😭 I have no idea what to do
How are your birds doing now?
@@TheGrandCOL The bird I already had was a girl but I thought it was a boy. And my uncle brought be another girl and we thought they could make eggs, I returned the other one and kept the same one I always had. It made me feel horrible but the fact that they where both girls made me feel better. Now my current bird is starting to trust me again like it used to, and the other one even has a mate. They are doing a lot better except for the fact that they aren't together anymore.
@@bythenamemango I'm sorry to read that you had to return the second bird, but at least they're both happy and doing well now! And I hope you can find a partner for your girl sometime
@@TheGrandCOL thank you very much! You don't know how much that means to me.
@@bythenamemango 😊
I love your videos!
Well if a hade a bird
Hello! I have a question. When I go to my bird early in the morning he starts to look at my direction and start to open and close his mouth making quiet chirps, I don't think it's the agressive kind too. What kind of behaviour is this?
That means he loves you :) Bird species who don't like physical contact (like finches) show their affection in this manner.
everytime i try to pet my bird it bites me :( only when i give it food it doesnt... im very sad now
What bird do you have? Some birds like canaries and many finches just naturally hate being touched. One can train them but they're biologically hard-wired to not like it (not even from other birds). Birds tend not to be cuddly pets in general.
Leporello the Goldfinch - Birdtaming Tips & Tricks
I have a cockatiel, 8 months old rn.
He just doesnt like me petting him at all. When i put my hand near his cage he instantly bites me or opens his beak in a biting position. Or when he’s perched, ill try to get him to step up ( he has learned how to do that) he just bites me. Idk why.
Also ive been thinking about getting a budgie or another cockatiel( male so they dont mate) but im not so sure because of his behaviour.
I cant cuz my brother keeps scaring my bird
Birds can distinguish between people...
@@leporellothegoldfinch ty for telling me
I have a bad memory I don’t know if I’m scaring my bird :(
but no.. birds does have a concept of time and space, if they understand these abstract things whats to say they dont understand the concept of hate and love.
Thank you fore the info mation
This is a 4 minute video about how your bird also doesn't love you.
Help me My Bird IS NEVER GONNA GET TAME. I think my bird is heartbroken because her mate died. Can you pls help me tame my two birds?! I rlly want to play with them but they dont like me they just fly and run away can you please walk me through it?
There's a birdtaming playlist on this channel which will help you step by step.
@@leporellothegoldfinch Ok can you tell me the videos?
3 months ago!!
Yes, sorry...
Hi! Where are you from?
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