Parrot Foot Checking | Why Does Your Bird Look At It's Feet? | TheParrotTeacher 

My parakeet loves it when I ask him “did you check your foot and toenails”. He flicker flutters his wings excitedly and looks down at his foot. It’s so funny and he seems to think it’s a game! 😂

They just know how important feet health is 🤣🤣🤣

When they foot check it really is adorable. I agree with the theory of them making sure they are on a stable surface.

I first saw this behavior while looking at bald eagle nests; the biologist said they're not sure why they do....he called the behavior "counting their toes"

I always tell my cockatoo "Those are your feet" when he does this and he goes "yeah...."

Just as an interesting side note, Raptors also "feet check". We've noticed it with both our hawks and falcons as well.

It's the ancient game of "can I eat that, or is it me?"

A sign that Jenday is angry is when she holds her head with her paw.

Are my feet still there???

One of my favorite videos is of my gcc hopping around the floor like a rabbit and then suddenly he stops to do a foot check, then keeps hopping. It's such a funny behavior, lol.

Patrick is pacing back and forth, hes mad your conures are not talking back to him!

Gotta check those peets!

I kinda that through generations they do it because they were so used to flying that when they walk more than a few steps they’re like wait how am I doing this?

Muy astuto

1:30 is my favourite moment 🤣

Counting toes video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XEZpPYwfvNs.htmlsi=U-cAGM8nLnXDSfUC