I always forget the rest of the world doesn’t seem to know about the insane number of parrots we have. Then a tourist sees a cocky or a flock of rosellas and loses their shit.
Parakeets
Submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Taleya@aussie.zone 1 year ago
lseif@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
tbh i would also lose my mind if a local told me to “look out for a cock-or-two”
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 year ago
be aware that in certain suburbs they are most definitely not talking about birds
Baggie@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Hell yeah, I get swarms of king parrots turn up and they’re majestic.
einlander@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Should look up the Australian Budgie Smuggler species.
HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Real terrifying one, that. Anything and everything flies in Australia.
BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 1 year ago
It’s cocks, isn’t it?
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 year ago
No. It’s Speedos.
In the analogy, budgies are cocks.
paddirn@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How are they even still alive? Australia seems like such a dangerous place, I wouldn’t expect something like parakeets to survive long. Do they just breed like rabbits and survive through quantity?
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Parrots are smart motherfuckers.
marcos@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not only smart, but they can fight like hell!
There aren’t many creatures that attack parrots.
Mothra@mander.xyz 1 year ago
You would be surprised at the amount of attitude birds have here. Usually magpies get a gangsta reputation but do you know who nobody messes up with? Lorikeets.
Aecosthedark@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Except noisy miners and indian Mynas. Cunts of birds.
rockerface@lemm.ee 1 year ago
They’re also great at communicating info about predators across a large group and distracting said predators to get as many budgies away as possible. And they’re very good at maneuvering in the air, a lot of birds of prey that rely on speed over agility can’t turn as quickly
ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Yeah, pretty much. They are considered pests down there. Imagine a swarm of locusts descending on your farm, except the locusts are each the size of your hand and are intelligent enough to work together when committing crimes. That’s how Australian farmers see budgies.
rockerface@lemm.ee 1 year ago
They certainly have an appropriate colour scheme for it, too
Infynis@midwest.social 1 year ago
Turns out being small, and able to fly, is pretty cool
rbits@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I feel like Australia isn’t as dangerous as you think it is
tamal3@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What else have people learned through Bluey?
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What a bin chicken is, what sherbet is in Australia, there are more I can’t think of at the moment.
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Pavlova doesn’t exist in the states anywhere I’ve ever been.
rbos@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Australian slang.
lordmauve@programming.dev 1 year ago
I have learned that there are animals called potoroos and bilbies.
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
You don’t have parakeets in euromerica?
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
There’s a population of parakeets living in the wild in Bridgeport, Connecticut that escaped from a pet shop delivery truck
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 year ago
English cities are surprisingly full of parakeets recently.
Neato@ttrpg.network 1 year ago
Cockatiels, too. They flock! Imagine the sound.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 year ago
TIL that a budgie is just a small parrot.
Mothra@mander.xyz 1 year ago
Oh so this is cause of concern outside of Australia? Wait until you hear about budgie smugglers mate
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Even with Australia’s strict biosecurity enforcement we are powerless to stop the budgie smugglers.
IndiBrony@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t understand. What’s so offensive about showing a little sock?