It breaks my heart that he can’t fly just yet. Birds are meant to soar in the winds and feel free and he can’t do it due to his poor feather conditions. But he’s so determined because of how gentle and motivating and caring you guys are. You guys are truly a gift to birds and their owners. Thank you guys for all you do. 🐦 ❤️
It messes with my head that an adult bird would ever have to be "taught" to fly.. or "allowed" to fly might be a better word. It's literally what they're here to do! Sad. Sunny's hesitant (and then more confident) little wing flaps were absolutely precious.
Yes and whats more heartbreaking is some other birds like cockatoos pluck every single feather of their wings due to stress. And they can never ever fly.
I just bought a green winged macaw who’s in the same condition as sunny. He was locked in small cage in the store for 5 months with no interactions or even caring for him they will catch him and hold him down with a towel to trim his nails so now when I approach him he’ll put his leg on my hand not to step up but to keep me from touching him . I’m experiencing the same thing you are experiencing with sunny and having a slow progress but that’s fine this is my favorite bird and I can’t wait till he’s ready for his first flight. Btw all my knowledge and progress I got from watching your guys videos thank you so much for the information and love for birds you guys are giving us ❤️
Sunny: look human I can fly standing here on this thing Dave: Thats a great job Sunny u will do the flight soon... This is amazing he has come so far...thank u for doing wat u do not just for humans but for the birds...
I adore seeing Sunny’s transformation from not trusting anyone, to actually wanting to step up! I cannot wait until he can hopefully fly one day, it will be so amazing!❤️
Sunny melts my heart. As I watched him stretching and flapping his wings I was actually crying. My heart was breaking for his past and happy for his present. He’s an amazing boy and I think he will be one of the most rewarding birds you’ve EVER worked with. He’s finally going to know love and the feeling of being safe. What they did to his wings should be a crime.
Dave you already have such a strong bond with Sunny. I don't know how you're going to be able to say "good-bye" to him when you're done training him. He would miss you tremendously. Your experience with him reminds me of Jamieleigh's and Morgan's experience together. So many great "break-through" moments. I hope you keep him. He's such a sweet bird.
Amazing video! Great work, Dave! 🥰 So inspiring! I had 2 breakthroughs just this week. My grey Ligaya took awhile to embrace showering. She always just tolerated it at best but didn't show signs of liking it as much, but strangely just this week at 2 yrs old she suddenly started almost begging for it every afternoon, and dances/vocalizes/flaps as I spray! 2nd, my bird finally accepted perching on my hand this week instead of my shoulder when we go for walks outside. Though seemingly simple it's kind of a huge step for her to do that. She's always been so secure on my shoulder but I've been working on weaning her off it.
I rescued an IRN about the time you guys had touché and lefty. I found him on Aussie craigslist (called Gumtree). He had a head injury (degloving) and we were home number 4. He was 18 months old. He came to us with a tonne of issues. Hand fear, poor diet, injured head, savage wing clip. I took him to a good avian vet and once I got the all clear, my husband and I got to work. We had a consult with Jamie Leigh (to help us navigate a severe hand fear). We target trained him, which led to teaching him some tricks. Cut forward, his flight feathers are in and we’ve taught him to recall. This week, he’s decided that I’m allowed to pet him on his head. He’s just been a super slow bird- but I absolutely love him to bits. I don’t mind that he’s slow- we’ve hopefully got 30 years!
The patience you have to show and the knowledge you have to have in order to take a million baby steps to in actuality take a few properly sized steps is utterly astounding. What you're doing is nothing short of incredible, it's so awe-inspiring and heart-warming at the same time. You are a real-life miracle worker.
I adopted a green cheek conure a little over 1.5 year ago. He was 7 months old and I am his third family. Poor Mango was afraid of hands. Even today if I move my hands too fast he gets startled. With love and patience he now accepts to be handled and loved! He still has that feisty character but its him. He gets along great with my Timneh Grey too!
Sunny seems to be coming along really well, it seems like it's going to take at least 6 months before those badly cut wings can grow back. I'm so happy for Sunny, each day he works with you his world gets a little fuller.
Thank you for all you and your family do. I don’t trust too many people. I would trust you all through and through. My dear friend lives in Cedar City and it’s Gods Country out there. Both of us are Photographers and go out to the Flats and Moab as well. Good luck with your endeavors my friend! You all deserve it. My family is looking for a bird and to have one as beautiful as him. That would be amazing.
Oh, what a sweet bird Sunny is! It breaks my heart to see his awful wings but to know that he hasn’t lost hope and is in the best hands possible to give him that chance to fly is so heartwarming. And I loved seeing Capri flying Cressi! It’s amazing how much she has grown in her confidence and ability to work with the birds. Just love all you do!
I've noticed throughout a lot of bird videos that if you're a domestic bird, you've got to learn to love getting your little cranium kissed by your humans, because that's what humans do. 😘
Heart warming... Made me cry. I'm so happy that you were with him. You showed him your love language to Sunny. Head kisses...💕 He does deserve all of the love he can handle.
I rescued a 23 year old B/G macaw a few years ago, and was basically told she can't be around cats, dogs, she bites, and she only ate grapes and monkey nuts! Her cage was so tiny she couldn't open her wings and her tail dragged on the floor. She was also outside in an unheated shed (I live in England). Lady is the 1st bird I've had, so was definitely in at the deep end! She now has her own room, with ever changing jungle gym, tree etc and is no longer scared of other animals. I only found you guys at the end of last year and have learn so much, I've changed her sleep pattern, her diet, we are working on the bathing, she target trains now, although still working on being gentle and not biting the stick. And she learning step up, we are now at the stage of stepping up by targeting, and not luring, but my biggest problem is moving hercwhike on my hand, she's so unstable and doesn't like it if I move at all while holding her. She is starting to hold and eat treats while kn my hand instead of stepping down to eat them, so I guess we are moving forward but its a learning experience for both of us.
Amazing progress! He even looks happier somehow, and definitely healthier. Your patience, persistence, and perseverance has changed his quality of life and his self-worth/value. In the conditions he lived in, it tragically seemed like he was waiting to pass on - which literally makes my heart ache. You and Jamie not only improve their environments, you give these “project” birds the love and confidence they need.
He is coming along brilliantly!! I’m so glad you guys are able to work with him and show him life can be sooo much better and way more fun! Hopefully on his next malt his mutilated feathers will come in as beautiful as bubba’s.
It’s so cool to see his progress. He does seem like a loving bird. I’ve been around animals my whole life and I’ve trained all of my pet companions myself. Recently, I’ve adopted an adult cockatiel that was deemed un-adoptable. I was told that he bit people, didn’t like anyone. Completely unsociable. I love a good challenge so I took him in. After about 4 months of training, we’re completely un-separable. He never bit me, and just wants to cuddle and be loved. Keep on with the great videos guys. I really enjoy them.
These videos are a great reminder to be patient with your new bird. We have a Macaw & African Grey They are very opposite in personality right now. The African Grey is very social & likes to be with people. The Macaw is scared of so much. She won’t step up easily. She is getting better at Target training. She is also eating the new BT diet better than the Grey. Seeing your videos remind me that it is not just our Macaw. They will do it on their own schedule. Patience & time for our Macaw.
He’s not dumb. He’s just careful as he’s learning to trust. Trusting someone is the hardest thing for him obviously. First he needs to trust in himself, then trust in Dave. He’s trying to do both at the same time. Good job Sunny.
Again, really loving the editing style ♥️ Sunny seems like such a sweet old soul. He appears to have a wonderful character. I’m so happy for you that he’s starting to come out of his shell for you, he just wants to be loved bless him. 🥰
You and your wife are AMAZING! I can see even through the screen the love you have for these beautiful creatures. I think sunny just feels that with you. Poor baby probably never knew love before 😓. I wish I could see all this in person. And meet your birds. I have a beautiful boy (lovebird) I cannot imagine not loving him or spoiling him. I’ve only had him 5 weeks and WOW I’m totally 100% amazed and in love. He’s my 1st bird and I wish to give a loving home to a few more but sadly I can’t afford it😭. Anyway thank you for all you do with the birds. They deserve nothing less but you
sunny already looks so much better i cant wait to see him at his best later down the line. I've never had a bird but I've always wanted a blue&gold i always found them absolutely beautiful!
Hi Dave. It's so different seeing you train like this. I'm so used to Jamie training. I think the kiss on Sunny's head was your reward for him stepping up ! I'm so happy for Sunny to have you guys. He really seems like such a gentle soul.
My family owned parrots while I was growing up. I wish I had found Dave and Jamie sooner! I don’t know what my bird future looks like but I find myself watching every video “just in case” so I will be ready to interact with birds regardless of the circumstance. Plus who doesn’t love this incredibly loving and positive content! The double bonus is the amazingly cool Capri, what a great kid right?! I look forward to showing more support on Patreon.
Your African grey free flying is a dream for anyone who owns one and an amazing sight to anyone who doesn’t, I feel inspired to make sure if I were to get any larger bird I would try to recall and flight train a bird. It is incredible what you have done with your birds and your should be proud 👍
I just love these adorable birdies who cheer the world. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜❣. I hope you will have days filled of joy. Keep the good moments. 💖💝💘💞💓💗💕. Greetings. 😙😚😗😘
Sunny- 0:28 hold me, 0:38 hold me, 0:42 if you won't hold me at least give me head scratches. He is so cute. As dave was talking he kept making hand movements that look as if he wanted sunny to step up and sunny being so willing to please kept offering his foot to step up. I love seeing him flap and can not wait to see him take his first flight! I honestly think I will cry when he does.
Oh my gosh Dave and Jamie and Capri! I love you 3! You're amazing. Sunny reminds me of Albert, my rescue Harlequin. I've had him for about 3 months. He is slow! We don't know if he has brain damage. He was left outdoors in Cache County Utah during the winter with a heat lamp and is missing toes. He was also in a cage too small. I don't know if he will ever fully spread his wings. But he is stepping up really well, he is starting to use more words, and he loves head kisses too. My 14-year-old showers him often and he is learning to put up with the outdoor hose better and better. He doesn't mind the indoor shower and he went kayaking with my husband and me around a quiet reservoir - want to invent a macaw life preserver? It kills me to think of anyone harming, even unintentionally, these beautiful birds.
My bird took five years until he loved me. He was the sweetest bird iv ever owned and passed away at five and a half from illness a month ago.... It's the hardest birds to crack that are the most loving ❤️
You guys are so incredibly talented in your work and Id just like to thank you so much for all youve done for these birds. Ive listened to all of your bird podcast and its so amazing!! 💕💕
I love what you’re doing with Sunny! So, we have a Senegal that was found outside my husbands office in Stamford ct in 2016. long story short, I made a stink to rescue him since I knew he needed human assistance. We hooked up with ct parrot rescue & we looked hard for his original owner. Never found though we had some scary attempts to claim him! We were asked to adopt him out and even foster him out but we decided to keep him and learn everything possible about parrots we could. You’re videos & tons others taught us about the parrot plight & history, capture, breeding, etc. we studied some training tips & did some clicker training (I don’t use it but I am a certified dog trainer) so here we are bird people now! Our sennie, Ziggy is great. He favors my husband but is pretty good with me. I shower him and minor grooms as well as I help him with pin feathers. I learned to not get him too excited over time because I play with him more and sing to him so he gets heated with me sometimes. I have been bitten really badly quite a few times. That sucks!! Lately he’s more screechy than before. He stops and gets chatty or starts ringing when I sing or talk to him. For outside he gets some outdoor time in a carry cage. We live in the woods. He’s had his wings clipped recently because he was flying around the house to get closer to my husband in his office since we work from home now with covid and if we are home his cage is open. I’m looking for a poop catching stand with a toy or 2 capability for my husbands office. I can kiss his head and back but I have to be careful, he will simulate a kiss with me. His beak touch’s my nose or upper lip, dry ever any of my saliva on it! I wouldn’t want him to get sick. We have an avian vet who comes to the house when necessary & once a year for a yearly exam. What else? We feed him fresh veggies at night & fresh fruit in the morn as well as a Harrison’s bird bread mini muffin from the batch I make every two weeks & all day he has Harrison’s food chunk as well as Harrison treats in a wheel. He eats A LOT! LOL! But he’s in good form and quite muscular the vet says. We wish we knew where he was before we found him! He’s a talker but somethings are clear some it takes a while to understand & when he came to us, it was either undetectable English or might have been another language. I still have a list of sounds and possible words he said when we found him with intentions to find his original human, if they could list his regular verbal and sound routine. We love him so much!! Birds require a certain attitude to have & care for. Our poodles love him too, especially since he grows food down for them!! lol
Heh . I just finished reading your post to Dave and you really put alot of thought and shared alot of this amazing story with Dave and all who follow the lives of birdtricks Dave and jamie. You had some valid concerns, and like I said seemed obvious you would have liked some sort of feedback, and I personally wished you had gotten some nod that confirmed your effort to get some tips. Your post came hours after mine and I get it that not every post can be read and replyed to, but alot of posts were basic comments, where you really put effort into voicing your concerns and at least maybe a few past shows that made reference to your situation may have been of some help OR a place to which you could find some of what you could benefit you and your husband deal with your situation. I wish I could help in some small way but I'm one of the long time fans that doesn't own a bird but love watching what birdtricks does and stands for. I think what you and your husband have done is amazing, and even after being bitten several times you didnt give up which speaks volumes to the kind of people you are. Bless you for taking in this bird and for not giving in or up on him. As we know the world has way to many places overflowing with birds people gave up on, or they bird wasnt cute anymore. So your already a Hero to me, if that helps. Even making sure to have a proper avian vet seeing him is amazing given as you said live in a wooded area. I wish you and your husband all the best, and I HEARD YOU.❤❤❤👍👍.
When I got my ringneck she already had clipped wings. When they grow out I want to free flight train her! Whenever I do flight/recall training with my budgies my ringneck flaps really fast holding onto her stand trying to say “look mom I can fly too” and wanting to earn a treat. She has observationally learnt recall already through me doing it around her with my budgies. She recalls 100% of the time (better than my budgies tbh) on foot and even flies up from the ground about 10cm high to try get to me faster. She wants to fly so bad and I can’t wait till she can. I can’t wait to see Sunny flying too 💙
Did the person who had him before have muscle weakness? It seems like he's unsure if he can rely on you holding him without making him nervous about falling. Without the ability to fly, it makes it even more important to make sure what you're going to stand on is reliable. Another amazingly lucky opportunity for you to prove to him just how enjoyable his interactions with humans (who know how to care for him) can be! You restore my faith in humanity with every video. Thank you SOOO much for what you do.
About 10 years ago I had a Red Masked Conure that was 20 years old and wild caught. I was his 4th and final owner. He had the best 6 years of his life with me.
So beautiful to see! That whole thing with kissing his head whilst giving a treat is something I’m totally doing with my birds. It’s crazy I’m still learning new things after all this time working with birds. Love yuh Birdtricks team!
I love Sunny updates so much!! Even if they are tiny progresses or just to see how he is going. I love to see this little guy finally get the love and attention that he never got and to see his feather condition improve. Poor little guy.
This is literally one of the best things I’ve ever watched on RUclips. Seeing him spread his wings like that was amazing. How people can treat other living beings that have feelings blows my mind. I desperately want to get a parrot (not sure which kind yet) but my husband and I are waiting until our children are in high school and our elderly dogs pass away (hopefully not for a long time yet.) so for now I’m just researching and learning everything I can. You and Jamie are doing such an amazing thing with these birds. ❤️❤️❤️
So sweet, it’s so similar to training horses ! You never go in with intentions of completing a task. Everything depends on the them not us. Or at least it should if you want to be successful in training. The mood, mindset, past history etc everything comes into how your going to approach your training and gives you a pretty good idea the pace you need to take. Every animal is different just like humans, you need to respect that and work with it for success ❤️
Sunny reminds me a bit of a rescue bird I named Penny. She had been left on the doorstep of a bird store the day I visited. She was in a ratty spare cage the store had and I could just tell that although easily frightened, Penny wanted to be a part of... something. She was a grey-cheeked 'keet, same as my then recently deceased grey-cheek, Wiley, so I got onto the waiting list for her. A day or so later, I got the call that the people ahead of me had declined. I instantly accepted, even though they were overcharging for her. When I brought her home, I told her that even if she never trusted humans, in memory of Wiley I would make her the best home I could. It took a few months for her to come out of her protective shell, but she became the most loving, gentle bird I ever had. Due to a previous injury, she would never fly, but to see her flutter out of her cage every day and trustingly drop into my cupped hands was such a joy. I love you Penny! (RIP)
I rescued a blue and gold macaw a month and a half ago. In her previous home she was locked in a shed because sadly they thought she was to loud to be in the house. When she got to the sancuary people would say they were interested and spend a day with her but would never come back. So me and my husbend brought her home. She didnt trust us at first, scared of everything. Now after a good diet and lots of out of cage time she is wanting to spend more time with us. A fue days ago she asked my husbend to pick her up and it wormed my heart. We are going at her pace and not pushing her and its working. We also have 3 other birds and they all have there own does and donts.
That moment when he flapped his hacked at wings...........😭 he is such a fortunate bird to finally be in such loving caring hands, may it always be that for him from now on 🙏🏾
LOVE IT! Keep them coming. Dave, you are so talented. I get so emotional watching you two work together. So inspiring. (Don’t worry Jamie, you’re still my fav 😘). Can’t wait to see MORE!!
Dave, I don't have any birds, so although I've watched the Birdtricks channel for years, sometimes I do find it hard to tell what the birds in your videos are thinking. i.e. reading their body language. But Sunny is the first of the Birdtricks birds whose thoughts and feelings I feel I'm reading well. Maybe it's because he does everything slowed down! I love how he "feels" his way into the step-up, as if he's doing it in the dark, also how he looks at your face a lot, and also your moving hand while you're talking. In short I am totally charmed by "Slow Hand Sunny"! I'm really looking forward to seeing more of him and watching him continue to blossom.
It breaks my heart that he can’t fly just yet. Birds are meant to soar in the winds and feel free and he can’t do it due to his poor feather conditions. But he’s so determined because of how gentle and motivating and caring you guys are. You guys are truly a gift to birds and their owners. Thank you guys for all you do. 🐦 ❤️
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Couldn't have said it better
It messes with my head that an adult bird would ever have to be "taught" to fly.. or "allowed" to fly might be a better word.
It's literally what they're here to do! Sad.
Sunny's hesitant (and then more confident) little wing flaps were absolutely precious.
Breaks my heart to see a macaws wings look like that 😢
@@sh22rk They were clipped very badly.. which makes it very hard for him to fly or even unable to fly :(
Stephy Boo I feel bad for him
@@sh22rk Same here:(
Yes and whats more heartbreaking is some other birds like cockatoos pluck every single feather of their wings due to stress. And they can never ever fly.
I just bought a green winged macaw who’s in the same condition as sunny. He was locked in small cage in the store for 5 months with no interactions or even caring for him they will catch him and hold him down with a towel to trim his nails so now when I approach him he’ll put his leg on my hand not to step up but to keep me from touching him . I’m experiencing the same thing you are experiencing with sunny and having a slow progress but that’s fine this is my favorite bird and I can’t wait till he’s ready for his first flight. Btw all my knowledge and progress I got from watching your guys videos thank you so much for the information and love for birds you guys are giving us ❤️
Sunny: look human I can fly standing here on this thing
Dave: Thats a great job Sunny u will do the flight soon...
This is amazing he has come so far...thank u for doing wat u do not just for humans but for the birds...
Look at those poor wings. I can't wait to see him when they have grown out!
kittykate84 they where butchered :(
yeah, a bit concerning
I adore seeing Sunny’s transformation from not trusting anyone, to actually wanting to step up! I cannot wait until he can hopefully fly one day, it will be so amazing!❤️
damn I almost started crying when Sunny came over to you in that trailer.... it shows how much he trusts you
Slowly but surely he’s learning!
Sunny melts my heart. As I watched him stretching and flapping his wings I was actually crying. My heart was breaking for his past and happy for his present. He’s an amazing boy and I think he will be one of the most rewarding birds you’ve EVER worked with. He’s finally going to know love and the feeling of being safe. What they did to his wings should be a crime.
Dave you already have such a strong bond with Sunny. I don't know how you're going to be able to say "good-bye" to him when you're done training him. He would miss you tremendously. Your experience with him reminds me of Jamieleigh's and Morgan's experience together. So many great "break-through" moments. I hope you keep him. He's such a sweet bird.
Amazing video! Great work, Dave! 🥰 So inspiring! I had 2 breakthroughs just this week. My grey Ligaya took awhile to embrace showering. She always just tolerated it at best but didn't show signs of liking it as much, but strangely just this week at 2 yrs old she suddenly started almost begging for it every afternoon, and dances/vocalizes/flaps as I spray! 2nd, my bird finally accepted perching on my hand this week instead of my shoulder when we go for walks outside. Though seemingly simple it's kind of a huge step for her to do that. She's always been so secure on my shoulder but I've been working on weaning her off it.
AntsCanada thanks bud! And congrats on your breakthroughs! Wish we could be down there with you in person!
Hold up, you own ants and birds?
It looked like Sunny was wanting to step up at the beginning of the video as you were talking with your hands! He’s like “stay still dude!”
I noticed that too! Like, "Dave, look at him! He wants you!"
Sunny will be so happy once he can fly 😊
Sunny is so cute!...
I rescued an IRN about the time you guys had touché and lefty. I found him on Aussie craigslist (called Gumtree). He had a head injury (degloving) and we were home number 4. He was 18 months old.
He came to us with a tonne of issues. Hand fear, poor diet, injured head, savage wing clip.
I took him to a good avian vet and once I got the all clear, my husband and I got to work.
We had a consult with Jamie Leigh (to help us navigate a severe hand fear). We target trained him, which led to teaching him some tricks.
Cut forward, his flight feathers are in and we’ve taught him to recall.
This week, he’s decided that I’m allowed to pet him on his head.
He’s just been a super slow bird- but I absolutely love him to bits. I don’t mind that he’s slow- we’ve hopefully got 30 years!
I wish I could see this in person.
YES. Me too!!!!
욜패티비_YOLO&PATCH TV just go to a bird park........
Oh trust me birds look SOOOOOOO much cuter in person.
The patience you have to show and the knowledge you have to have in order to take a million baby steps to in actuality take a few properly sized steps is utterly astounding. What you're doing is nothing short of incredible, it's so awe-inspiring and heart-warming at the same time. You are a real-life miracle worker.
Instant tears- everytime he raised his wings.
This is so cool to see Sunny learning to really live for the first time...such a gift of love.
i hope you guys keep sunny i know you all have a flock already but my gut says he belongs with you guys.
Sunny flapping his wings is the most wholesome thing I have ever seen. I'm so happy for him to be in your care now ❤️
The slow mo of your babygirl walking with cressi literally brought me to tears y'all are such a beautiful family keep it up forever 💗
Sunny is going to become an amazing bird because people like you are will to put the time and effort to help. That's a soul bird my friend.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 watching Sunny spread his wings and want to fly. I’m so glad you all found each other.
Dave, This is a wonderful series. You are showing that thru love and patients fears can be turned into joys.
I have found by watching ur video's that training birds🦜 takes Persistence, Dedication & LOTS of PATIENCE ‼️
He will be up there and as beautiful as the rest in no time. Just keep working with him. It truly is a wonderful thing to watch them fly.
Sunny looks so happy trying to fly, you're all doing WELL !
I adopted a green cheek conure a little over 1.5 year ago. He was 7 months old and I am his third family. Poor Mango was afraid of hands. Even today if I move my hands too fast he gets startled. With love and patience he now accepts to be handled and loved! He still has that feisty character but its him. He gets along great with my Timneh Grey too!
Blessings to you and your family
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He looks so happy being outside and involved! Love this
Sunny seems to be coming along really well, it seems like it's going to take at least 6 months before those badly cut wings can grow back. I'm so happy for Sunny, each day he works with you his world gets a little fuller.
He’s chewing off all new growth. More on that in the next video
Thank you for all you and your family do. I don’t trust too many people. I would trust you all through and through. My dear friend lives in Cedar City and it’s Gods Country out there. Both of us are Photographers and go out to the Flats and Moab as well. Good luck with your endeavors my friend! You all deserve it. My family is looking for a bird and to have one as beautiful as him. That would be amazing.
You are just the best! An example of the love that ALL animals deserve. Sunny, lucky baby.
Oh, what a sweet bird Sunny is! It breaks my heart to see his awful wings but to know that he hasn’t lost hope and is in the best hands possible to give him that chance to fly is so heartwarming. And I loved seeing Capri flying Cressi! It’s amazing how much she has grown in her confidence and ability to work with the birds. Just love all you do!
What a sweet and gentle bird. He’s just so adorable 🥰
I love that you give him head kisses when he does well. That's so sweet.
I've noticed throughout a lot of bird videos that if you're a domestic bird, you've got to learn to love getting your little cranium kissed by your humans, because that's what humans do. 😘
Heart warming...
Made me cry. I'm so happy that you were with him. You showed him your love language to Sunny. Head kisses...💕
He does deserve all of the love he can handle.
LOL - Sunny flapping his wings looks like the little brother saying I wanna go too Pops, pleaaaze let me go too!!!
Sunny is such a brave bird. I wish him all the best that life has to offer. 💕
I love your videos
My birds even sing your theme song🤣
I rescued a 23 year old B/G macaw a few years ago, and was basically told she can't be around cats, dogs, she bites, and she only ate grapes and monkey nuts! Her cage was so tiny she couldn't open her wings and her tail dragged on the floor. She was also outside in an unheated shed (I live in England). Lady is the 1st bird I've had, so was definitely in at the deep end! She now has her own room, with ever changing jungle gym, tree etc and is no longer scared of other animals. I only found you guys at the end of last year and have learn so much, I've changed her sleep pattern, her diet, we are working on the bathing, she target trains now, although still working on being gentle and not biting the stick. And she learning step up, we are now at the stage of stepping up by targeting, and not luring, but my biggest problem is moving hercwhike on my hand, she's so unstable and doesn't like it if I move at all while holding her. She is starting to hold and eat treats while kn my hand instead of stepping down to eat them, so I guess we are moving forward but its a learning experience for both of us.
That made me cry sad tears and happy tears... wonderful Dave!
Amazing progress! He even looks happier somehow, and definitely healthier. Your patience, persistence, and perseverance has changed his quality of life and his self-worth/value. In the conditions he lived in, it tragically seemed like he was waiting to pass on - which literally makes my heart ache. You and Jamie not only improve their environments, you give these “project” birds the love and confidence they need.
He is coming along brilliantly!! I’m so glad you guys are able to work with him and show him life can be sooo much better and way more fun! Hopefully on his next malt his mutilated feathers will come in as beautiful as bubba’s.
You are an amazing family. Respect
Can’t stop crying!!! So amazing!
Sonny is lucky to have you all.
My heart, you guys ❤😭❤😭❤
These Sunny updates remind me of the good in the world! Thank you BirdTricks for everything you do.
Capri is the cutest little bird handler 😍
Yes! I have been waiting for Sunny updates 😊🧡👍
What a precious little soul. Now I dare anyone out there to tell me, a bird is just a bird!
It’s so cool to see his progress. He does seem like a loving bird. I’ve been around animals my whole life and I’ve trained all of my pet companions myself. Recently, I’ve adopted an adult cockatiel that was deemed un-adoptable. I was told that he bit people, didn’t like anyone. Completely unsociable. I love a good challenge so I took him in. After about 4 months of training, we’re completely un-separable. He never bit me, and just wants to cuddle and be loved. Keep on with the great videos guys. I really enjoy them.
These videos are a great reminder to be patient with your new bird. We have a Macaw & African Grey They are very opposite in personality right now. The African Grey is very social & likes to be with people. The Macaw is scared of so much. She won’t step up easily. She is getting better at Target training. She is also eating the new BT diet better than the Grey. Seeing your videos remind me that it is not just our Macaw. They will do it on their own schedule. Patience & time for our Macaw.
"In a nutshell 😜"
I see what you did there.
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@@DaveWomach you're such a nerd XD
in the best possible way lol
He’s not dumb. He’s just careful as he’s learning to trust. Trusting someone is the hardest thing for him obviously. First he needs to trust in himself, then trust in Dave. He’s trying to do both at the same time. Good job Sunny.
Again, really loving the editing style ♥️ Sunny seems like such a sweet old soul. He appears to have a wonderful character. I’m so happy for you that he’s starting to come out of his shell for you, he just wants to be loved bless him. 🥰
You and your wife are AMAZING! I can see even through the screen the love you have for these beautiful creatures. I think sunny just feels that with you. Poor baby probably never knew love before 😓. I wish I could see all this in person. And meet your birds. I have a beautiful boy (lovebird) I cannot imagine not loving him or spoiling him. I’ve only had him 5 weeks and WOW I’m totally 100% amazed and in love. He’s my 1st bird and I wish to give a loving home to a few more but sadly I can’t afford it😭. Anyway thank you for all you do with the birds. They deserve nothing less but you
That looks like fun.if I was younger I would love having birds and watching you jumping.
sunny already looks so much better i cant wait to see him at his best later down the line. I've never had a bird but I've always wanted a blue&gold i always found them absolutely beautiful!
I hope you are planning on keeping Sunny, yes? He loves you, you are his forever home :-)
Hi Dave. It's so different seeing you train like this. I'm so used to Jamie training. I think the kiss on Sunny's head was your reward for him stepping up ! I'm so happy for Sunny to have you guys. He really seems like such a gentle soul.
My family owned parrots while I was growing up. I wish I had found Dave and Jamie sooner! I don’t know what my bird future looks like but I find myself watching every video “just in case” so I will be ready to interact with birds regardless of the circumstance. Plus who doesn’t love this incredibly loving and positive content! The double bonus is the amazingly cool Capri, what a great kid right?! I look forward to showing more support on Patreon.
You opened my eyes so much, thank you for making your videos and teaching people like me!
That shot of Capri walkin with Cressi- she looks like a little Diva!! ;)
Your African grey free flying is a dream for anyone who owns one and an amazing sight to anyone who doesn’t, I feel inspired to make sure if I were to get any larger bird I would try to recall and flight train a bird. It is incredible what you have done with your birds and your should be proud 👍
I love these beautiful, well thought out videos of your birds. Great work you ,your wife and your daughter accomplish each day. Thank you🦜
This was so lovely to watch.. He will never be the same after your care ❤️
I just love these adorable birdies who cheer the world. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜❣.
I hope you will have days filled of joy.
Keep the good moments. 💖💝💘💞💓💗💕.
Greetings. 😙😚😗😘
Sunny- 0:28 hold me, 0:38 hold me, 0:42 if you won't hold me at least give me head scratches.
He is so cute. As dave was talking he kept making hand movements that look as if he wanted sunny to step up and sunny being so willing to please kept offering his foot to step up. I love seeing him flap and can not wait to see him take his first flight! I honestly think I will cry when he does.
Oh my gosh Dave and Jamie and Capri! I love you 3! You're amazing. Sunny reminds me of Albert, my rescue Harlequin. I've had him for about 3 months. He is slow! We don't know if he has brain damage. He was left outdoors in Cache County Utah during the winter with a heat lamp and is missing toes. He was also in a cage too small. I don't know if he will ever fully spread his wings. But he is stepping up really well, he is starting to use more words, and he loves head kisses too. My 14-year-old showers him often and he is learning to put up with the outdoor hose better and better. He doesn't mind the indoor shower and he went kayaking with my husband and me around a quiet reservoir - want to invent a macaw life preserver? It kills me to think of anyone harming, even unintentionally, these beautiful birds.
Oh my heart! Amazing how sweet they are when given respect.
He is a "someone". Love it 🥰
My bird took five years until he loved me. He was the sweetest bird iv ever owned and passed away at five and a half from illness a month ago.... It's the hardest birds to crack that are the most loving ❤️
I absolutely love your channel. I don't have any birds but love to watch your videos. Thank you so much for sharing.
May the Spirit of the Wind carry him home to himself.
Lol
What the heck 🤦🏼♀️
You guys are so incredibly talented in your work and Id just like to thank you so much for all youve done for these birds. Ive listened to all of your bird podcast and its so amazing!! 💕💕
I love what you’re doing with Sunny! So, we have a Senegal that was found outside my husbands office in Stamford ct in 2016. long story short, I made a stink to rescue him since I knew he needed human assistance. We hooked up with ct parrot rescue & we looked hard for his original owner. Never found though we had some scary attempts to claim him! We were asked to adopt him out and even foster him out but we decided to keep him and learn everything possible about parrots we could. You’re videos & tons others taught us about the parrot plight & history, capture, breeding, etc. we studied some training tips & did some clicker training (I don’t use it but I am a certified dog trainer) so here we are bird people now! Our sennie, Ziggy is great. He favors my husband but is pretty good with me. I shower him and minor grooms as well as I help him with pin feathers. I learned to not get him too excited over time because I play with him more and sing to him so he gets heated with me sometimes. I have been bitten really badly quite a few times. That sucks!! Lately he’s more screechy than before. He stops and gets chatty or starts ringing when I sing or talk to him. For outside he gets some outdoor time in a carry cage. We live in the woods. He’s had his wings clipped recently because he was flying around the house to get closer to my husband in his office since we work from home now with covid and if we are home his cage is open. I’m looking for a poop catching stand with a toy or 2 capability for my husbands office. I can kiss his head and back but I have to be careful, he will simulate a kiss with me. His beak touch’s my nose or upper lip, dry ever any of my saliva on it! I wouldn’t want him to get sick. We have an avian vet who comes to the house when necessary & once a year for a yearly exam. What else? We feed him fresh veggies at night & fresh fruit in the morn as well as a Harrison’s bird bread mini muffin from the batch I make every two weeks & all day he has Harrison’s food chunk as well as Harrison treats in a wheel. He eats A LOT! LOL! But he’s in good form and quite muscular the vet says. We wish we knew where he was before we found him! He’s a talker but somethings are clear some it takes a while to understand & when he came to us, it was either undetectable English or might have been another language. I still have a list of sounds and possible words he said when we found him with intentions to find his original human, if they could list his regular verbal and sound routine. We love him so much!! Birds require a certain attitude to have & care for. Our poodles love him too, especially since he grows food down for them!! lol
Heh . I just finished reading your post to Dave and you really put alot of thought and shared alot of this amazing story with Dave and all who follow the lives of birdtricks Dave and jamie.
You had some valid concerns, and like I said seemed obvious you would have liked some sort of feedback, and I personally wished you had gotten some nod that confirmed your effort to get some tips. Your post came hours after mine and I get it that not every post can be read and replyed to, but alot of posts were basic comments, where you really put effort into voicing your concerns and at least maybe a few past shows that made reference to your situation may have been of some help OR a place to which you could find some of what you could benefit you and your husband deal with your situation.
I wish I could help in some small way but I'm one of the long time fans that doesn't own a bird but love watching what birdtricks does and stands for.
I think what you and your husband have done is amazing, and even after being bitten several times you didnt give up which speaks volumes to the kind of people you are.
Bless you for taking in this bird and for not giving in or up on him.
As we know the world has way to many places overflowing with birds people gave up on, or they bird wasnt cute anymore.
So your already a Hero to me, if that helps.
Even making sure to have a proper avian vet seeing him is amazing given as you said live in a wooded area.
I wish you and your husband all the best, and I HEARD YOU.❤❤❤👍👍.
When I got my ringneck she already had clipped wings. When they grow out I want to free flight train her! Whenever I do flight/recall training with my budgies my ringneck flaps really fast holding onto her stand trying to say “look mom I can fly too” and wanting to earn a treat. She has observationally learnt recall already through me doing it around her with my budgies. She recalls 100% of the time (better than my budgies tbh) on foot and even flies up from the ground about 10cm high to try get to me faster. She wants to fly so bad and I can’t wait till she can. I can’t wait to see Sunny flying too 💙
Did the person who had him before have muscle weakness? It seems like he's unsure if he can rely on you holding him without making him nervous about falling. Without the ability to fly, it makes it even more important to make sure what you're going to stand on is reliable. Another amazingly lucky opportunity for you to prove to him just how enjoyable his interactions with humans (who know how to care for him) can be! You restore my faith in humanity with every video. Thank you SOOO much for what you do.
I love love love seeing Ms. Capri with the birds!
This video was so great that it brought tears to my eyes. I just love love birds. 😁
About 10 years ago I had a Red Masked Conure that was 20 years old and wild caught. I was his 4th and final owner. He had the best 6 years of his life with me.
He reached for the Perch with his right foot!
Yay, Sunny! It's great that he is moving forward at his own pace & he has you guys to respect that & keep going with him.
Capri is such a mini lil Jamie. Omg. ♥️
Right? 😍😍
So beautiful to see!
That whole thing with kissing his head whilst giving a treat is something I’m totally doing with my birds. It’s crazy I’m still learning new things after all this time working with birds.
Love yuh Birdtricks team!
I love Sunny updates so much!! Even if they are tiny progresses or just to see how he is going. I love to see this little guy finally get the love and attention that he never got and to see his feather condition improve. Poor little guy.
Also how cute is it that at the start of the video he really looks like he wants to step up, he has his little foot ready.
This is literally one of the best things I’ve ever watched on RUclips. Seeing him spread his wings like that was amazing. How people can treat other living beings that have feelings blows my mind. I desperately want to get a parrot (not sure which kind yet) but my husband and I are waiting until our children are in high school and our elderly dogs pass away (hopefully not for a long time yet.) so for now I’m just researching and learning everything I can. You and Jamie are doing such an amazing thing with these birds. ❤️❤️❤️
So sweet, it’s so similar to training horses ! You never go in with intentions of completing a task. Everything depends on the them not us. Or at least it should if you want to be successful in training. The mood, mindset, past history etc everything comes into how your going to approach your training and gives you a pretty good idea the pace you need to take. Every animal is different just like humans, you need to respect that and work with it for success ❤️
That is such an emotionally touching story!
If you told me a week ago that soon enough my new favorite channel would be a bird training one 😅... But here we are. You guys are awsome 🤩.
😎🤘🏻 Love it!
Exotic birds is my favorite but I don't have the money or patience to have one myself so I'll just enjoy your channel.
Omg I love sunny I hope I can adopt one in future😭😊
Absolutely love this bird
Sunny reminds me a bit of a rescue bird I named Penny. She had been left on the doorstep of a bird store the day I visited. She was in a ratty spare cage the store had and I could just tell that although easily frightened, Penny wanted to be a part of... something. She was a grey-cheeked 'keet, same as my then recently deceased grey-cheek, Wiley, so I got onto the waiting list for her. A day or so later, I got the call that the people ahead of me had declined. I instantly accepted, even though they were overcharging for her.
When I brought her home, I told her that even if she never trusted humans, in memory of Wiley I would make her the best home I could.
It took a few months for her to come out of her protective shell, but she became the most loving, gentle bird I ever had. Due to a previous injury, she would never fly, but to see her flutter out of her cage every day and trustingly drop into my cupped hands was such a joy.
I love you Penny! (RIP)
I rescued a blue and gold macaw a month and a half ago. In her previous home she was locked in a shed because sadly they thought she was to loud to be in the house. When she got to the sancuary people would say they were interested and spend a day with her but would never come back. So me and my husbend brought her home. She didnt trust us at first, scared of everything. Now after a good diet and lots of out of cage time she is wanting to spend more time with us. A fue days ago she asked my husbend to pick her up and it wormed my heart. We are going at her pace and not pushing her and its working. We also have 3 other birds and they all have there own does and donts.
That moment when he flapped his hacked at wings...........😭 he is such a fortunate bird to finally be in such loving caring hands, may it always be that for him from now on 🙏🏾
LOVE IT! Keep them coming. Dave, you are so talented. I get so emotional watching you two work together. So inspiring. (Don’t worry Jamie, you’re still my fav 😘). Can’t wait to see MORE!!
Dave, I don't have any birds, so although I've watched the Birdtricks channel for years, sometimes I do find it hard to tell what the birds in your videos are thinking. i.e. reading their body language. But Sunny is the first of the Birdtricks birds whose thoughts and feelings I feel I'm reading well. Maybe it's because he does everything slowed down! I love how he "feels" his way into the step-up, as if he's doing it in the dark, also how he looks at your face a lot, and also your moving hand while you're talking. In short I am totally charmed by "Slow Hand Sunny"! I'm really looking forward to seeing more of him and watching him continue to blossom.