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 3 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Taleya@aussie.zone 3 months ago
lseif@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
tbh i would also lose my mind if a local told me to “look out for a cock-or-two”
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 months ago
be aware that in certain suburbs they are most definitely not talking about birds
Baggie@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
Hell yeah, I get swarms of king parrots turn up and they’re majestic.
einlander@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Should look up the Australian Budgie Smuggler species.
HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
Real terrifying one, that. Anything and everything flies in Australia.
BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 3 months ago
It’s cocks, isn’t it?
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 months ago
No. It’s Speedos.
In the analogy, budgies are cocks.
paddirn@lemmy.world 3 months 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 3 months ago
Parrots are smart motherfuckers.
marcos@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Not only smart, but they can fight like hell!
There aren’t many creatures that attack parrots.
Mothra@mander.xyz 3 months 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 3 months ago
Except noisy miners and indian Mynas. Cunts of birds.
rockerface@lemm.ee 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months ago
They certainly have an appropriate colour scheme for it, too
Infynis@midwest.social 3 months ago
Turns out being small, and able to fly, is pretty cool
rbits@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I feel like Australia isn’t as dangerous as you think it is
tamal3@lemmy.world 3 months ago
What else have people learned through Bluey?
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 months ago
What a bin chicken is, what sherbet is in Australia, there are more I can’t think of at the moment.
rbits@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Do you not have sherbet in america/europe?
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Pavlova doesn’t exist in the states anywhere I’ve ever been.
rbos@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Australian slang.
lordmauve@programming.dev 3 months ago
I have learned that there are animals called potoroos and bilbies.
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
You don’t have parakeets in euromerica?
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 months 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 3 months ago
English cities are surprisingly full of parakeets recently.
Neato@ttrpg.network 3 months ago
Cockatiels, too. They flock! Imagine the sound.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 months ago
TIL that a budgie is just a small parrot.
Mothra@mander.xyz 3 months ago
Oh so this is cause of concern outside of Australia? Wait until you hear about budgie smugglers mate
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Even with Australia’s strict biosecurity enforcement we are powerless to stop the budgie smugglers.
IndiBrony@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I don’t understand. What’s so offensive about showing a little sock?