Are All Galah Cockatoos Nut Jobs? 

I don't own a bird, have no intentions of ever buying a bird. But watching you guys fly these birds brings tears to my eyes. It's F'ing majestic! Love your channel!

As an Aussie I love what you have done with Audio. My house sits on the edge of a reserve and all year round , but more so in spring. The reserve is home to small Corellas, Galahs, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Crimson Rosellas and Eastern Rosellas along with magpies, pee wees, willy wagtails and Currawongs. The noise in mornings and late afternoons is insane. Fun watching the Galah psychos doing their acrobatic tricks and yes they are all nuts.

Landon and Audio are having such a bonding experience with free flight. It is amazing how they recognize their human from high up, and are so excited to share how happy it makes them feel to be out in the beautiful scenery doing what all birds naturally do, FLY. BirdTricks you brought two more into you're fold. Thanks for taking us along, see you soon.

Seeing these birds flying is like gemstones sparkling in the sky.

I want to free fly my umbrella cockatoo. BirdTricks will be the first people I call for training when I’m ready

I loved the joy in the owner's voice & in the bird's flying! I don't have a bird either but watching these beautiful creatures be able to enjoy doing what God created them to do brings tears to my eyes. Keep up the good work everyone! Makes me wish I was younger so I could join you! 😘

Awh Audio is an amazing flyer! Yep he's a typical galah! I love how I can see galahs doing that naturally in my own back yard all day here in Oz! It's truly a privilege ❤️

Not only Galahs but all *cockatoos* are certifiable nutjobs!

As an Aussie knowing how long these birds can live for; l detest seeing them kept as pets. That being said; you taking it with you everywhere and free flying it is great to see.

I love cockatoos and Galahs and kookaburra' s too! 🥰

When you were uncomfortable that your Galah was landing on the ground, it made me a little uncomfortable. Here in Australia it's very common to see them walking around on the ground in a group picking at plants and seeds, it's natural behaviour.

In one word YES! There is nothing more Australian than sitting by a Billabong at dusk and listening to all the Galahs and cockatoos come in for water with all the noise they make.

In Australia, if you call someone a "galah" you are meaning they are a "nut job" ... "crazy". And most of the times it's not meant derogatively. _Thank you, great video!!!_ How clever they really are! (All your birds.)

Thank you for taking me on your little flying adventure with your birds. Just spectacular. It takes me back to my days owning a cockatiel. So thanks for that.

Yes, they are crazy, funny, playful, adorable, destructive (sometimes), temperamental little balls of feathers. I had a rescue galah and miss him - little feathered angel.

Galahs are real larrikins for sure. Love the way they waddle around de-thatching the lawn.

2:12 “Im fweeee!!!!” Lol He couldn’t believe it! He was so excited!

My question is why ask if only galahs are nut jobs. Pretty sure all cockatoos are nuts lolol

Beautiful birds, beautiful scenery, beautiful people, what more could you ask for

Congrats, I feed a mob of Galahs here in NSW Australia, they do know who you are, use natural seeds and nuts and grabs, meally worms. I have Cockatiels, but I love the wild birds, there are many breeds here. We have some Cockies that talk and one that swears like a trooper, I live out of a wheelchair, at one time may have up to ten birds on me just talking, I'm an injured Veteran life is grand, tops, nature is great, we have a few wild possums here we feed some fruits, etc. Cheers from DownUnder Bob.

That was such a beautiful interview

Wow! 🤩🦜 These flight videos give me goosebumps 💜

Another video that brought me away for awhile…into free flight and freedom. No, I do not own a bird. But love them and you guys, too. Thank you as always…

I love Galah's, they are crazy funny birds. When you see them around they are usually always in pairs and they do tend to graze on the ground quite a bit. Aussie Magpies are also super funny / crazy birds, very smart. Some beautiful birds here in Aus.

Australian here- just answering the question... yes! All galahs are insane:) they are also very sweet. You will see a flock of corellas grazing (if you think galahs are crazy corellas take it to a whole other level), and there will be a pair of galahs just on the outside of the group feeding and preening. Cute.

Watching these videos have helped me train a grumpy, 4 year old untamed cockatiel who would never fly into an extremely tame bird that flies to me when I call her name! I’ve had her just under a year now! And guess what, I’m under 13 years old 😁

So glad you let him fly, he'd be so happy being up there 😊

beautiful and fantastic to see! ❤

Amaze balls! You guys are awesome!

I am absolutely amazed that the birds came back, I would think they would fly off, they stayed really close to you.

I adore these flight videos and never thought I'd be able to do free flights even though my macaw is getting indoor flight training. However I have had a significant change in my health and an cautiously optimistic that I might be able to do this in the future. So excited!

It was fun watching them fly. I visited Australia in 2015/16, drove across country and came to a little town called Kimba. They have 25' statue of a gulah. Seeing the gulah in the trees was really neat to see, and by the way, cockatoos can really get loud when they roost at night.

I unfortunately was given 2 young African greys years ago. I had to rehome them because I was clueless. If I had this channel and guidance I’d still have them. This was before google and RU-vid lol. Watching you both with your birds and training is incredible. I’m considering getting a budgie for my granddaughter. But have her help me train him. I’d love for her to have a love of birds. I don’t think I’ll be able to have another feathered friend due to health restrictions. So for now I’ll be training my therapy cats. Yes you CAN train cats. They are like little toddlers lol. Thank you for sharing so much. I just wish I had you 20 years ago

I always get a tear in my eye watching free flight. 🥲

Wow he had a blast!!! Galahs are my favorite!

Awesome truly amazing and magical all of the birds are absolutely beautiful they are so smart

Galah’s are so beautiful!!

This is the dedication bird owners need to consider when buying a bird.

We had a galah (Max), for 8 years and lost him due to not recovering from the anaesthesia after an operation meant to fix a broken leg. Very smart ... too smart for his own good at times, great 'escape' artist, always talking back and always causing mischief. We travelled full time around Australia and he just loved it. Knew all the galah 'gangs' in all the towns and they used to come in to see him whenever we were passing through. The first time we toured, we thought he would not travel well, so arranged for him to be left with a pet shop 'boarding' service for two and a half months. We were told that we could 'log in' via the internet to check in on him during this time but found that this never worked. Upon arriving back, we picked him up from the shop and was advised by the owner that he had regularly let himself out of his locked cage, proceeded to let all the other birds out of their cages and went to town on the camera wiring used for the above mentioned internet service. Needless to say .. I got the distinct impression that the pet shop owner was glad to see the arse end of him. Max wouldn't talk to us for the following week but eventually came round after a few 'treats'. The next time we toured, we took him with us and he LOVED it. Couldn't get him out of the car! As soon as he heard it start he insisted on being a passenger. He used to sit in his small open cage, sitting between the front seats and watched everything while I was driving .. didn't miss a thing .. especially any other galah's or eagles. We used to call the eagles 'big bird' and his eyes used to light up whenever there was mention of one. He had his normal bird seeds (especially sunflower seeds) but much preferred my bacon & eggs and spaghetti bolognese. Our specialist avian vet said he was the 'healthiest' bird he had ever seen. I (we) miss him every day ... he was one of the family.

My galah just dropped dead about 3 weeks ago. I’ve had him for about two years. He was super intelligent, did tricks and I free flew him. I’m heart broken. He was a gorgeous wild bird who picked me and never left. He had all the opportunities in the world to leave but never did

Cool video. Where I live we have hundreds of galahs, cockateels and cockatoos. They love our local lawns because of all the nut grass. Tears them to shreds. The lawns look like they have been dug over by a machine. Noisy buggers especially when the flocks of cockies fly over at two in the morning. For some reason they like the town lights and party till the wee small hours.

I love this. Birds in cages, indoors or enclosed hurts my heart. This is win win. Those birds are showing off and having a ball.

Pretty cool to have a bird friend and let that friend experience what comes naturally to them -FLY FREE.

What a beautiful thing free flight is 💛 happiness

Here in Australia it's the best of both worlds. The parrots are wild and just come for a visit, a feed and a scratch. Most mornings, I have bunch sitting waiting for me to.get up. Galahs are nut jobs, but Rainbow lorikeets are crazies. The sulphur creasted cockatoos just curiously look on with their twisted head sideways looks.

Thanks for the vid. Wow! Didn't know people could do that with their birds. Love the bond between the bird and the owner. Galahs are very intelligent despite the name being used to describe a person contemplating doing something stupid, such as "Don't be a Galah!"

I live in Australia and Galahs fly free! Yes they're very sweet tho not as crazy as Rainbow Lorikeets! Lovely video :)

The wild Galahs are bringing their fledglings over to our feed station the last two weeks...This morning our birds and another flock of galahs came in for a free fly and both tribes joined for a fun time...These birds are amazing flyers and they chased a whistling kite out of the zone teo days ago...this morning the young fledge was learning his limits and even at 7-8 weeks old he is flipping and twisting and turning in flight....I tried to tell him to slow down or he will crash into something being so excited by the action...but..he dont know english and nature will take care of him..

I feel like that's a trick question.....because we all know the answer is yes 😂😂😂

Good Job Landon!!!

Time stamp 12:18 beautifully capture the joy experienced through free flight. Thank you for sharing.

I had a galah growing up, called him Ralf, would only behave in the cage if the door was left open. Easy to fall in love with a galah.

Love the galah’s!

In Australia if you call a person a Galah it means they're silly and a little crazy. So yeah, they're all crazy.

Awesome video. I have a male galah ‘Screech’. I wouldn’t trust him to come back to me outside but around the house he’s great, a total menace but great. He loves to use my bald spot as a landing pad. He especially loves cooking time when he gets to sample all the vegetables. On a hot day he’ll stand in the sink for a cool shower but his favourite pastime is hunting the cat. I really should video that because it’s absolutely hilarious. He also likes riding the dog who doesn’t mind one bit.

So cool ! 🌹

Traditionally the galah lives in arid environment over the western side of the great dividing range...but farming has drawn them in for a cheap feed and now they inhabit the green coastal arean of the east coast of australia...They are a delightful bird....we began feeding one galah who did not have a correct beak..it is not turned but sticks straight out..the bottom manable is correct but he has either a mutation or an accident....so we called him smashly...because we thought he hit a car and now we reduced that to Ashley...He because he could not climb with his beak and could not dig the ground has come into himself since we gave him a good quality seed...he still cracks sunflower..he has become a senior member of his flock and we wish him to breed one day if a young hen can overlook his deformity...his beak is like pinnocio's nose...no hook...just 90 degrees out of his face,,,

They look so happy. Galahs are clowns and mental.. but fun. Wild galahs land in my trees in the evenings.. they do the same things Audio did, except land on my head… I have wild Australian crested pigeons that come when I call them and fly to my hand for food…and magpies that tap on the window for meat. Great video. Re-edit: I used to have a flock of sulfur crested cockatoos come for breakfast and dinner, but they bite thru tv cables and love to strip your garden bare..ha.

We here in Australia have millions of galars they are so funny at times

What a great thing to do -- give them a chance to do what they do best!

Watching this bird, it becomes obvious how "galah" became Aussie slang for a clown of a person. The way he just plays in the air, not flying to get from a to b, but just being a clown & playing & enjoying life. Such a difference in flight styles between him & the macaw he was flying alongside! Also obvious why it's good to do this flying in the desert, where he can't just fly off cause he's so excited & then realise he's lost. Great safe way to let him really experience & enjoy flying & I especially loved watching the birds figuring out how to interact with other birds in the air, how to anticipate where the other birds were going & avoid hitting each other. Incredible mental stimulation for them all! Wish my birds would actually enjoy & want to fly :( one of mine has no wing use, other can but hates to. I'd LOVE to be able to do this sort of stuff with mine otherwise

Amazed by your fragrant presence

M sister used to live in Australia and when she returned to Europe, she brought back her galah and sulphur crested cockatoo. They were amazing, they had so much character. They were really intelligent and natural-born comedians! Beautiful birds.

When we first moved to the suburb I live in in Perth, Western Australia we had at least a hundred galahs in a couple of streets near us including ours. We loved watching their antics but a number of years later our local council chopped their favourite tree down so we don't see many now although they are still around. Yes, they like eating seeds on the ground in their natural environment. We have a school oval near us where galahs congregate to eat seeds. They spend a lot of time in tres and love swooping from tree to tree. Have you heard the Australian expression "You silly galah" ? It means you're being stupid. No offence to galahs. The birdlife in Australia is amazing

About 20 years ago i played a ww2 fighter plane game online and one of my squadmates was a kiwi, he used to call me a galah when i made him laugh 'ya bleeding galah' he would say. Ah i miss those days.

When I was around 10 I did a free flight that scared me to death where I lost my bird for over a month. Way back in the 80s and there wasn't as much tracking abilities as there clearly are now. Thankfully I did this right in my back yard because where I lived was very wide open but it was the desert and the natural fears were very overwhelming..heat, snakes, coyote, etc and I refused to close my bedroom window when I was in the house. One night while I was sleeping he just came home and was next to me when I woke up but I was so scared to do it again and haven't. Seeing this though, it really opens me back up to the idea, especially knowing I wouldn't have that fear or emotion as I did at 10 that I would now. I'm so happy I came across this video!!! I'm sorry for the long comment but it's just amazing seeing the huge difference in the last 30+ years.

beautiful and wonderful

Galahs are total nutters. Very social and pretty smart. They flock in the thousands where I live in Australia.

This was an unusual random video to come across on RU-vid because I've never seen anybody put so much care into a BIRD. Some people are factory chickens and some people are parrots. I also don't own birds and I am not a pet person. There are hummingbirds in the yard and watching them fight constantly I suppose is entertaining enough.

I have two as pets and I can confirm that they are absolutely bloody nuts.

Adorable

I've obviuosly never had any experience with bigger birds but I gotta say , ya'll are pretty strong to have BiG bird land on your Hand with that momentum from flying and landing !

Pretty off-topic, but does anyone have an idea of what's happening at the edges of her body at 7:44 when it transitions? Is that just artifacting?

Can You get a 'bird cam' to mount on the bird?

You have one Galah....come too where I live and I'll show you hundreds of them........Whoever named them Galahs was so appropriate as in the wild there crazy.

Yup. I've seen them hanging from branches upside down. Also saw one fly out of a tree, not by working along a branch and taking off, but just from inside the tree basttering its way out, feathers and leaves all over the place.

I really envy her getting to free fly and working with birds....my dream

Wonderful sharing

In case you did not know. A Galah is also a term for someone who is a bit of a fool, stupid, etc. Sometimes not necessarily in a derogatory way. So I would say that Galah's do tend to be a bit silly in nature :) I do have a failry large flock of cockatoos that roost in the trees near where I live. Always nice to see them come in to land and make a rukus when settling in for the night.

What a nice colourful Video! and reading some of the most recent Comments. I've had a soft spot for .au and .nz for many years and reading Aussie Comments is so nice to me (I blame it on the old "Skippy" TV series). Our lands were united many eons ago. Kind Regards (from another land under the Southern Cross)

My golden Conure flies exactly like a galah! He’s insane- he also will fly full force into my face.

I think it's cool he'd land on the ground... Reckon it shows he's super relaxed, happy & feels safe with you. I'm in AU & as others have said, they muck around on the ground a lot in the wild. I live near a golf course, they drive the golfers nuts because of it =D

love your vids i got a pet duck form the uk

Yep, any Australian cockatoo's are nut jobs> We are from the Land Downunder. I have had Galah's for over 40 years, and most of them are fruit loops. They are just cheeky monkeys covered in feathers

Great vid, and thumbs up, but you'll need massive windscreen protection on the microphones if this is to go on. I was just about ready to turn it off after three minutes or so or "whack whack whack whack..." wind noise.

This is the dream for my 3 galahs. I want to see my little nut jobs have freedom to use their wings! ❤❤

The thumb nail picture for this reminds me of the Monty Python dead bird sketch

Plenty of them in my town, and they're crazy for sure

What happens if the bird takes off and keeps going and does not come back? How are you sure that won’t happen?

i'm australian and have wild galahs that visit regularly, they spend a lot of time on the ground walking around looking for food so i wouldn't worry about that.

I live in rural Southern Australia where wild Galahs are an everyday visitor. We call people who make bad dad jokes or act goofy ‘galahs’ Yes the galah lives up to the hype they are goofballs in the wild

I imagined all the birds squawked with joy to be up in the air, doing what they were meant to do! I admit, it does seem scary, because at least I was told that parrots of all types have no homing instinct. You really must have built a strong relationship of trust and love so that the birds will automatically return to you.

That woman is awesome at interviews.

It's good to see him flying. Keep an eye out for eagles

They're everywhere here! Only because I am in Brisbane. haha

They are definitely nuts but sometimes you have to go in for eccentricities to maximize cuteness.

In Australia sily people are called galahs, does that give you a clue to the bird character?

This is the one question that is an exception to Betteridge's Law: that any headline posed as a question can be automatically answered as "no" :)

This was interesting, I liked watching the birds fly, but I have to tell you - with that music, it was a struggle to make it through. Almost didn't!

Yes 100% crazy znd that's why we love them