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Video: The Budgerigar Mating Game

Male budgerigars use their fighting skills and shimmering feathers to vie for a female’s attention.

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Richard -- July 6th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

Those were FEMALES fighting, not males.

gale -- September 19th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

ur really a fool:) why should she fight???:D

kelly -- September 29th, 2008 at 11:49 pm

They were males, if the cere color has anything to do with it. Both blue. .

charlie -- October 9th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

do they taste better roasted or bbq?

David -- October 19th, 2008 at 4:18 am

We had a male, Prettyboy, when I was young and we taught him to talk and do tricks. He was part of the family. When we rescued a baby flying squirrel watching the interaction of those two gave us Hours of joy and fun. Prettyboy actually taught Mr Wiskers to “fly”. Shoulda seen um go. :-)

Oz -- October 21st, 2008 at 1:44 am

WOW this is nice to see… How often do you get to see a documentary on one of the worlds most common pet birds… Heck I didn’t even know they where from Austraila… oh and they were males fighting… I have know clue on why alot of people think a blue cere means they are female Blue and Green = Males… Pink and brown = Female!!!

Cagla -- November 8th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

Allam ne dions sis Bn Türk’Üm hm bu muhabbet kusları doğadan mı topluolar

cem -- November 19th, 2008 at 5:12 pm

yok laboratuvar ortamında geliştiriyorlar…gerizekalı bir de ben türküm demiş

sezanur -- December 3rd, 2008 at 5:05 am

çok tatLıLar =]
Bendede 1 tane var =)

deddd -- December 11th, 2008 at 6:18 am

çok tatlılar benimde 2 tane kuşum var ama anlaşamıyorlar

srth -- December 16th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

lan cem ananı sikerler senin milletin agzını bozma

aras8459 -- December 17th, 2008 at 5:40 pm

agzına srth salık arkadasım

najam -- December 17th, 2008 at 5:51 pm

I love Budgies and i have Budgies :D

Burcu -- December 26th, 2008 at 11:21 am

I am from turkey. Video perfect. Çok şekerler.

Ertan -- January 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 am

Çok güzel ya yaşadıkları yerde görmek lazım harikadırlar..Cem’in laboratuvar espirisine çok güldüm,ayrıca muhabbet kuşları evde yetişiyor olarak bildiğimiz için öyle demiştir,yoksa laboratuvar yetişecel hali yok :D

ABAZA -- February 11th, 2009 at 6:12 am

CEM KOTU BİŞİ DEMEMİŞ AZINI BOZMAYALIM LÜTFEN

Tersah -- February 13th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

Hepsi Çok Şirin Ve Tatlı :)

mert -- February 26th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

qerçekten de güzel video Güçlü olan kazanıO :D doğada renkleri doğada olduklarından ve besin kaynakları ne ise çok parlak :) perfect süper yaé!

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