African Grey Flies Around Out of Sight

[Raqwaza17]

well trained.

[mkzen777]

freedom isn't worth the pain/ price that redfrontedconure endured............period....h­awks/falcons see 8-9 x greater than humans. They lock on target and too late..

[redfrontedconure]

It looks to me like this practice of free flight is an ego thing, or a control thing or maybe it's a matter of look at me!! Anyone that loves their bird would not expose it to danger !!!!

[redfrontedconure]

I think it's all about ego and control and look at me!!! with no thought of danger for your poor bird..BAD IDEA

[mecamoon]

i think she will loose sight of you guys and get lost its a huge possibility because you cant train her to look at you while flying

[Sehoy1]

My heart is in my throat! I thought you let her go! OMG! My grey is on my shoulder and this scared me to death. My bird would get ripped to shreds by a hawk, or starve to death if I let her try this, because she would not come back. I fear that yours will decide not to return one day also.

[OperationTubeYou]

what a wonderful bird

[edcason100]

My grey has been free flying for about 3 years,he got out one day ,lot of stress, when I found him I decided to teach him to find his own way around. This took a lot of time ect. but well worth all the effort.Its 6.30pm and he is still out comes in about 7.30 and asks to be put to bed, tomorrow about 3.30 its out again

[timoperruche]

it's so cool! :D

[missdeviance]

This is insane, because IDIOTS will think they can train their parrot to do the same thing. (I'm noting some of the replies.) As a result, their parrot will fly away, be terrified because it is alone and afraid, and eventually be SLAUGHTERED by a passing hawk.

Even though I'm sure these people may not live near hawks and have trained their birds since hand-rearing, this video nevertheless serves as a demonstration for IDIOTS what they can do to kill their birds. And that just pisses me off.

[redfrontedconure]

@missdeviance Amen

[Coolalex343]

Thats so cute

[Doum27Doum]

some people lost they bird doing this.... hope you dont lose yours!

[janijellybeehen]

I imagine it's scary every time you do it, but what a beautiful thing to take the time to do for this bird. If you love someone, let them go.......

[bilaremix]

pause at 0:20 it looks like there is a nuckle in the clouds :)

[VLS1998t]

That would be new, Looking out youw window to see an africian grey flying around :)

[hurryupche]

how do you teach it that, thats epic

[Hillarious87]

Errr yikes....I don't think I would ever risk this. I can only imagine a hawk coming out of nowhere....

[UrbanFilmworx]

I'm supposed to pick up my first African Grey, a two month old baby, this weekend. I had already decided against wing clipping, and want to allow it to fly. This was a great video.

[HumeraGinwalla]

what are you using as treats?

[RinAikou]

@HumeraGinwalla sunflower seeds

[HipHopgreybonehammy]

i would never ever ever do that with my Greys

[usuariomacbook]

have you ever had any problem with hawks or falcons?

[Mycag08]

Fantastic!!! I wish mine can fly like that someday.

[2Ryled]

I would be afraid that a bird of prey could swoop down & grab your grey while its in mid air. Your grey does not live out in the wild, it might not know to be scared of it,. Or could even outfly it. If I see a bird of prey/bigger bird flying nearby, when Im outside w/my bird, I take it in the house right away. I dont if it is way off in the distance. I make sure the bird does not fly back towards us. I always keep an eye on the sky when I am outside w/my bird. They can grab ur bird in a second

[chummylail]

omgg hpw do u do that? i am afriad if i do that my parrot will fly away but he is very attached to me will he fly away?

[aprilsnowflakes]

@chummylail even if a bird is extremely attached to their owner and like lets say the window is open, they will go out the window and never come back, doesnt matter if its attached to you, you need to train it when its a baby to come back to you when its outside

[jimjam69]

I have an African grey and when he falls he saz.."thats ok."

[1339LARS]

I guess that your bird are very attached to you as a"parent" of sorts? It must be marvelous to have that trust!

[anton3ooo]

can i take my macaw for a freeflight in the winter

[zinlavu]

I fear she will run away and be killed.

[MRtaiserpent]

holy crap man i have a male african grey and he pisses me off with randumb headbangs if i try to play with him lol

[Zicolinho]

are you that dumb?!

anything can happen...

[2Ryled]

There was a guy who lost his pet Tui doing that, please dont do it unless you want the bird GONE!!!!

[theseskiebeast1]

@2Ryled i wish i coulda thumbs uped like 1 million time so people could see that bc i follow the guy that lost Tui when he was training Tui for Free Flight

[greengrendel]

@2Ryled That's because he saw the Womachs do it and thought he could do it too, these are the guys who know how to do it, don't worry about Cressie.

[TheIndespenceable]

that is amasing

[lordiluvatar86]

awesome omg

[bukemdano24]

HOlyshit... that is balzy !

[EggbornHatchedrotten]

I would be weary of letting the family parrot fly outside. We have hawks in our yard everyday looking for easy targets. When I was a child, we lost a pet pigeon to some sort of predator. This was a smart pigeon who was outside quite often. Our last parrot would fly away from a window if she saw a hawk outside. The baby we have now, doesn't know to do that. He watches the hawks with interest from his windows.

[sportsgirl4444]

lol dats amazing!

my bird does ALMOST the same thing xD

il let mine outside but he wont go far

and he comes when he is called

[ROTORNUT007]

how did you teach your bird to fly to you and fly outside

without running away

[sportsgirl4444]

well mine is jst shy of everything and is always scared and we have a good bond together.he new his name already and we started off in my living room (which is huge) and i let him fly up and when i called him i had a treat for him too =]

[redfrontedconure]

It's one year ago since youstated that you brought outside, I'm interested as to if your bird is still alive?po@rtsgirl4444

[Noahmyra]

I love my grey and show it everyday, but I would never even think of trying that,I keep his wings clipped and let him ride my shoulder every where, even to home depot its like he have a human chauffeur lol

[redfrontedconure]

@Noahmyra I did that too and a hawk swooped down from behind me and grabbed my precious bird off my shoulder and flew away-I'm only trying to warn you..they are so fast!!!!

[shebabey72]

Your Grey is absolutely gorgeous!!! I have 2 myself, one clipped and one not. I can call the one not clipped, (Digit) and he will fly to me from anyroom in the house. Its very cool. You guys are awesome parrots owners and professionals. Sheila Bradford, MT

[oreyo513]

omggg how can you do that!!!!!!!! thats crazyyyy i wish i can teach my parrot to do that, my parrot  hardley returnes to me when he's in the house imagine outside...lol

[BirdTricks]

We offer a training course now where we coach you on how to do it with your bird :) if you're interested you can email info[at]birdtricks[dot]com

[greengrendel]

In my neighborhood there's this huge tree that belongs to my aunt, I'd like to train my bird to land there if it gets lost for any reason, would that make it safer to let her in the garden?

Since birds prefer to go higher, in an emergency she'd see it easily (it's at least half as tall again as other trees of houses) and I can climb it in a moment to fetch her.

[greengrendel]

(of course I'd also have a whistle and build flight skills and recall before taking my bird outside.)

[AzureClarity]

She was beautiful flying, but you must be careful. One day, she might get away.

[jackienjojo]

NO WAY WOULD I EVER DO THIS my grey managed to escape one day and flew about a mile away miraculasly we got him back after lots of friends and family searching for hours i must have cried a river full of tears that day and would never ever ever take the chance of it happening again to my little baby birdy

[alexstewartmovies]

teach it to understand your name and address and it may find it's way back when if loose it!

[thedoughboy45]

Let me toss $1000+ into the air, hopefully it will come back. Your lucky now, but one day... :(

[BirdTricks]

It's not "$1,000" to us, it's a family member. There is no way we would fly her without proper training, and we suggest that people do not try this unless properly trained.

[98525]

How did you do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[varoujanx666]

that would scare the shit out of me. i remember my eclectus flew away and i found him a week later.

you have balls to do that.

[stafford69]

Bad idea free flight, only needs a car backfiring to scare bird & would be off, they dont possess homing instincts like pigeons

[BirdTricks]

Yes, it is a bad idea if you don't know what you're doing. Please keep in mind that this was trained by professionals. We go through an extensive process to desensitize them to many things to best prepare them for life outside. It sounds like you believe that it's best to keep them in a cage so their mind can rot? Freeflight has dangers, and we certainly understand them. Do you fully understand the dangers of keeping a parrot clipped and living in a cage?

[bananamickey69]

Mine lives out of cage all day, wings unclipped so he is very well adjusted, keep your unfounded comments to yourself you knob

[JujixFruit]

That's awesome!

[jhunli]

wow !!!

how did you do that !!! ??

[haillejackson11]

my parrot can fly in my house but not for long

[haillejackson11]

u have 2 get ther wings cliped befor u buy them

[gracas42]

Most breeders insist on clipping before selling, but some don't and we have sources for breeders who don't clip.

[bentz393]

Try nd get your bird unclipped if you can. I don't know why a breeder would insist to have the wings clipped. The bird can sometimes be a little more difficult to raise nd train when that basic instinct of flying is taken away. Your bird just knowing it can fly can make it feel more comfortable. It also depends on how you'll be handling him.

[haillejackson11]

where her wings clipped? pleas reply

[gracas42]

No, her wings were never clipped.

[crt0191]

i wish my african grey can do that

[Spottedleaf492]

Thats a well trained bird!! But I suggest putting a disclaimer because people might try this and thier birds may not come back.

[xxjacobxx3]

If i ever do free flight training, i will put a tracker on the bird, so that i can locate it.

[Spottedleaf492]

Thats not a bad idea, but once it flies away even with a tracking device, what will happen even if you know where it is, and how exactly will you get it? It's not a bad idea to get a chip like you said, but I kind of think it's just best to not let them fly away at all ;)

[xxjacobxx3]

yeah i agree with you. Also i have another idea. have a extendable lanyard attached to a ring on its leg... similar to measuring tape. and have it hooked to your belt. It would be like a very loose automaticly retractable leash.

but in most people's cases just dont let it take the chance like you say.

[DaveWomach]

It's really not safe to attach anything to a bird's leg that you will be pulling back on. Their legs could easily break from the tension as they aren't built like legs of a hawk or toucan where they're strong enough to use things like that or more commonly, jesses.

[Spottedleaf492]

Not bad, if only the legs weren't so weak. I'd try that if there wasn't the danger of a broken leg involved. Not a bad idea though! :D

[flipxy]

That's insane but pretty cool otherwise. I'd be scared of a hawk or an eagle spotting her and picking her up.

[Truskataforeal]

Ok now watch tui missing free flying on the right and then think about doing this... :(

[Fossil06TV]

dont do it, I believe to have sighted Tui. i live near that man definatly

[Piraten11]

Omg how do you train your bird to do that :) so freakin cool, i would be so nervus that she wouldnt find back :s

[saadi9111]

wow obhuisly you trained her well.

[stepAKApets]

my lovbird used to so that :D

[260191894]

you deserve to have parrots!

[RespectEquines]

Excellent! Well done!

[craigharwood1]

wow, how did you train the bird to come back and not to just fly away? Lovely african grey btw :)

[GlamorousLolitta]

I would be scared that my bird wont get back home ;(

[evilnhate]

how did he learn how to come back?

[badm0nkey]

aw so beautiful

thats awesome!

[nancysparkplug]

I would have a heart attack if my bird did that! I'm glad yours is well trained to come back- you hear so many heart breaking stories of birds who are lost forever. Very smart grey you have there!!

[rou786]

Amazing flight great work

5 stars

[parrotman1892]

wow that is incredible you must be very proud of her :) I have a Grey and I dont think I'd risk something like that in fact we have her clipped just in case she ever did get away

[Awaineh01]

how do you get your bird to do that? i have a parrot and thats just amazing? please reply. because i am astonished!

[DaveWomach]

Thanks for your comment. We have trained her since she was a baby, do not attempt this without proper training yourself. It's a good way to lose your bird if you aren't extremely careful!

[yipyipnopehmm]

wow! amazing!

maybe put this disclaimer in the video info too. otherwise people might get ideas.

[petrollers]

Here an advice. I have raised and trained many parrots to fly outside before, tiny ones and big ones like the grays and I have learned that once they are chased by a hawk then they are gone because they do not have a homing instinct. I have settle for pigeons when flying outside because they are less expensive and are as enjoyable outside and will take off high into the sky and come back to find their owner when danger is gone. Pigeons have an instinct to come back to the area they flew out of.

[AnthroposDevonte]

@Awaineh01 I also wanted to add that it isn't necessary to have a trained "professional" do it for you. The first step is developing a strong bond with your bird of course. I honestly can't tell you how I do it, but I have trained my bird to play dead, get objects for me, and fly on command (she's a sun conure). I've grown up around animals, so I understand them I guess haha. But point is, you can do it by yourself...it just takes a little time and patience.