Snowball (TM) and Irena on The Fox Morning Show

[AskTheRavens]

Ugh...everyone is so expectant and annoying. And the freaking camera man wouldn't back off. Hello? Birds are a pretty skittish by nature; what made him think that getting all up in Snowball's space was going to help? Jerk. Snowball can dance and it's awesome, he doesn't need to prove it live to every talk show host.

[InThatBox]

vidéo quality is awfull!

[sandykoong]

SOMEONES HAS STAGE FRIGHT

[BirdLoversOnly]

@sandykoong I was the one with stage fright. Snowball just didn't like the camera man running around so much. He kept his eye on the camera man with the hand-held camera running around because he didn't trust him. I don't blame Snowball...I didn't trust him either. LOL

[1979Wilmar]

Me Gusta como baila al ritmo de la musica la cacatua bola de nieve

[Bristow42]

The I didn't do it bird.

[CarnivorousExcrement]

Those two are making him so uncomfortable because they won't stop egging him on. maybe if they just shut up and watched him it would seem more like home and he would be more inclined to dance. dumbass hosts>.> beautiful bird btw, he's absolutely adorable:) i had a cockatiel named gandalf and had to give him away cus of expenses got tight, but while i did have him he was nothing less than a member of my family. i loved that bird to death

[hgpirate]

Snow is my handsome hero!! Love to Irena.

[BirdLoversOnly]

@hgpirate A great big ditto! Love you too!

Irena

[dj2bklyn]

@hgpirate it seems to me that snowball is nervous on tv

[pwnography123]

that dude should give up on trying to be comedic

[Loorsey]

I'm sure he would've done better if the two hosts weren't freaking him out.

[BirdLoversOnly]

@Loorsey It was the cameraman that was freaking him out. I asked him backstage not to run up to Snowball with the camera or to run circles around him...he didn't listen.

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only

[Loorsey]

@BirdLoversOnly

poor Snowball! I don't blame him. I'd be nervous too.

[BirdLoversOnly]

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[hoshinokachi264]

what a funny little guy! he is so talented and adorable.

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

Snowball is so cute. I'd love a bird like that, but I don't have the money or the time to give one the care and attention they need. Your videos are the next best thing though, thanks.

[Dragonloverful]

Snowball's special ability is dance.

Horus, my Blue and Gold, his special ability is to destroy anything that doesn't involve me and him.

[BirdLoversOnly]

That sounds right! Cockatoos and macaws are very destructive...they think everything is a toy. LOL

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only Rescue

[haseso88]

ya i dont got a cockatoo i gots a cockateil

[Shangas]

Damn cute bird you got there, Irena. Snowball looks so adorable. Does he talk or sing as well, or just dance?

[BirdLoversOnly]

Yes, he does talk and sing. And when he laughs, it's hilarious! His laugh is infectious!

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only

[tsubasa777]

hello! can you post a viedo of him laugh?! :D

And thank you so much!!

he brings me to tear cuz he is soooo cute !!

it melts my heart.

Hope all is well with snowball,and your bird rescue center too!

MERRY christmas snowball!!^^

[BirdLoversOnly]

We will try to capture his laughter on film. He laughs when he wants to so it's very hard to catch it...we'd need to let the camera run until he finds something funny enough to laugh hysterically.

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only

[mumandtwins]

he laughs on this video

[Provst3n]

These two hosts are idiots ..

[ExT1NcT]

The hosts are putting him off haha, seems like :D

[makkalito]

Did he smack the woman in the start ? xD

[vampireheart115]

Snowballs reaction is so damn normally that this conversation is completely insicnificant.

Imagine you`d be an animal that lives alone with his family and then there is a show where big cameras and flashy lights are watching you and there are strange people who are loud and seem just to look for your attention in a strange way...

by the way,

A very great Bird BirdLoversOnly :)

[zx6r98]

Yea, he doesnt like large group of ppl... argree with DangerouslySavvy ...

he performs and enjoys much better alone ...

[BirdLoversOnly]

On the contrary, Snowball LOVES an audience. He just doesn't like strangers running up to him with cameras, or hosts waving their hands in his face, etc. Animals do not understand what our intentions are, so it's a distraction to anything they are doing at the time.

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only

[Poltar00]

he dont like shiety music ;)))) he like rock music, good for him... :))))

[apaypay1]

if the only they would shut up and stop talking maybe he would do it

[Rachelgirl12]

i cant see anything!

[awesomepeepsil]

he is so cool!!!!

[Erezai8]

this parrot is awesome he is cooooooooool!

[westmx007]

wonderful bird. I laugh every time when I am watching video with it :)

[EthanHager0123]

Lol hi arzon! >:)

[arzon75]

poor bird was scared :(

[orangebeads23]

I love him, he's so GREAT :D I think birds get shy with other poeople around or with the ones they don't know. And Snowball is not trained to perform, he seems to do it naturally when he's comfortable and happy. Maybe circus birds will dance away in front of the audience and when they've told to because they've trained to do so ... Looks like he needs time to warm up and get comfortable and then he'd do it naturally. And TV staff that doesn't really know how to handle birds won't help much!

[BirdLoversOnly]

You are 100% correct! Snowball is not completely comfortable with someone he does not know and he ends up watching them instead of dancing.

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[DangerouslySavvy]

I don't understand why all these hosts are completely oblivious to this fact. I'm more of a ferret person myself, but even I know that birds tend to be a little more selective of the people they enjoy. Regardless of the type of animal, most animals tend to act differently around people they don't know, especially large groups of laughing people.

Hopefully you'll eventually find a host that knows how to act around your precious, and quite adorable, Snowball! <3

[parrotflock]

I've yet to see a TV personality yet that knows how to handle a bird as a guest. The one thing I would have mentioned to them is, not to have him so close to new people, and for them not to have things in their hands. Snowball was most likely curious, not scared. Parrots are generally speaking curious about everything, and they aren't normally thrilled with new things or people coming too close to them or moving quickly. I don't know Snowball, but I know Cockatoos, and that can be a problem.

[cherylmason323]

This is awesome! I first saw Snowball on Animal Planet. Super amazing!

[victorygreymon95]

hey irena snowball is the cuttest bird i have ever seen!! I have a parrot called homer, but he has one serious problem, when i bought him he was stuck with many other birds in a bag since then he is extremely agresive to anything that aproaches him to fast but he just loves talking to my dog I think they do a great duo. You are doing an excellent job keep going!!!

[xoTaintedLove26]

This is absolutely amazing. I cannot believe how great he is. I actually have a Congo African Grey at the animal hospital i work at who also dances when you play music. My clients love playing ringtones on their phone for him to dance to. Of course he is no way as good as snowball. Wish i could teach him how to dance like that.

[tylerdurden4495]

Hey Irena, just wanted to say you deserve a shoutout for what you've been doing for these birds. Great work indeed.

[BirdLoversOnly]

MANY thanks for your kind show of support!

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[kittkatt032]

Snowball seems a bit too shy!

[BirdLoversOnly]

The cameraman frightened Snowball because he kept running up to and around him. The cameraman was inexperienced with filming animals.

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[kittkatt032]

I want to see some dancin penguins

[BirdLoversOnly]

Irena Schulz will be presenting the research on Snowball at the World Science Festival in New York City in June. Snowball will be making special appearances and dancing his little feet off.

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[newfrequency101]

fox did terrible this show im so sorry bird lovers only lady. Its not your bird its them.

[Organiston26th]

Heck, I wouldn't dance on any Fox show, either!

[qphuc85]

The 2 hosts made him curious and couldnt concentrate on the music, should had asked them to get outta his sight, super birdie no wants strangers in his sight !!!

[Sylux971]

The Fox guys are just scary, snowball is just so cool!

[stream860]

il est susceptible ce perroquet il sent qu'on se fout de sa gueule alors il veut plus danser.. ^^

ahahahaha tas bien raison coco reserve toi plutot pour la maison

[xxtinsleyxx]

the creepy fox news crew is scaring the poor guy...

[2cats0dogs]

Snowball didn't want to perform for the faux morning clowns.

[21jude]

He's an amazing bird.

[BirdLoversOnly]

Thank you. I think so too...he's a charmer!

Irena Schulz - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[Kill2Smile]

"He's an international sensation. He's a superstar. You may not know him yet, but you will."

LMAO

[2008Raw2008]

yeah, they finally get to the bird at 5:00 into the video.

stupid humans.

[ftmtransguy]

cutest bird ever!

[MasterJackAubrey]

Ugh! How about editing the HUMAN animals OUT of the video?

[SocksInMyRotini]

I wish my birds would dance like that. Mine are lovebirds and the only thing they do is make noise incessantly.  :(

[KutWrite]

Have patience. Watch your birds. There is something they do that will "grab" you as well as Snowball's antics.

It's up to us to use our intelligence to figure out what's good for our birds. They respond in their own way.

I adopted a couple of mistreated birds. They distrusted and feared people. Check my channel for how they developed in their own way.

As one, Jake, was getting older, he taught me about bravery at the end of life. This was a life lesson - from a bird the size of your birds.

[diablohunters]

Camera guy , hes lucky it wasnt a biting bird, you dont just rush up on an animal with ahuge camera...good wya to get bite..

[xTankx420]

You talking about the beginning of the video? Thats a zoom function...

[RagstoRiches134]

I LOVE SNOWBALL!!! He's soooooo CUTE!!!

[TheHolyDagger]

itsthegecko made a awsom video out of this =D

[klizzard359]

dude that cameraman is WAY to close. He should just zoom in from a distace- no need to get up in the bird's face like that....not to mention he could lose a eyeball lol

[babyapple143]

aaaaaaaaaaaaah i hate the camera man snowball looks scared of the camera oh my baby i loooooooooooooooooooove snowball

[BirdLoversOnly]

Yes, the cameraman was scaring him. He finally backed off when Mike asked him to not get so close.

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[JiggleSmax]

what a beautiful bird.

[reak7835]

yeah the camera is making him nervous

[alekakappa]

I just love Snowball!!!!

[Jerree08]

I have an umbrella cockatoo and she's quite a ham too! She doesn't quite have the rhythm that Snowball does, but she's quite a dancer as well. She loved watching Snowball dancing! He's a trip! I love these birds! Keep up the good work!

[Linkster2o]

Cute little bugger, he always seems to deposit some droppings at shows.

[peakman7]

Great bird! Now send him home to Australia!!!

[BirdLoversOnly]

That would be the ideal solution to a growing problem if laws allowed us to place these birds back into their natural habitat. They really would be happiest as God had intended them to live...in the skies. Thank you for posting on our You Tube site.

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[LynnSnow]

If it's a tame bird, it's not going to do very well in the wild, I imagine.

[BirdLoversOnly]

You're exactly right! If there was a facility to rehabilitate birds slowly back into the wild, that would work. If they could "learn" how to forage for food in the wild, that might work.

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[lovemybirdies]

Snowball is such a wonderfully musical bird with a great rhythm in him. I wish those hosts would use kinder words. What does he mean by "snowball's chance in heck"? That was rude! What does a regular person do when he/she first meets with glaring lights and screaming audience? Irena you have done such a great job. Thank you for your rescuing efforts for all birds. Please keep up the good work! Love you Snowball and Irena!

[BirdLoversOnly]

It was mostly the cameraman that was freaking out Snowball. He kept running up to Snowball with this huge camera in his face. Snowball is a bird...he didn't understand what the cameraman was going to do. I tried to explain to the cameraman that he was freaking out the bird, but he didn't listen until the host said something about not getting so close to him. Oh well.

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[scooterman2006]

When we took Sparky on Brittons got talent it was the boom mike that freaked out Sparky ,to a bird it would seem like a snake or other preditor ,snowball seems to handle things very well.we had to turn down offers due to Sparky getting too stressed.

Love the dancing video's

[pokeabsol]

snowball is a great bird and 1 lucky pet to be on tv!

[quelita28]

Irena,do you have copies when he was on the Jay Leno and Ellen Degeneres show?

Could he perform in places like Sea World?

There is one in San Antonio that does animal shows.

Could you ask them if he could dance ,in that

way I could get to see Snowball. Thanks!

[BirdLoversOnly]

I will try to find the video of Snowball on Leno, but I couldn't find the one where he was on Ellen and she was dancing along to his video. I'm sure he would dance at Sea World. This bird is 100% ham! He loves an audience!

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[BooJoo86]

aww he is such a cutie pie :) my little budgie Limon(which means Lemon in English) also dances to sean paul's "get busy" but not as proffessional as snowball.

[hobbitkid39]

this is so koolio

put him on cnn

he's so famous !!!

[BirdLoversOnly]

He was on CNN already.

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[quelita28]

Could you post his video on you tube please??

[BirdLoversOnly]

Unfortunately, we never received a copy from CNN to post here. His video has also been on Ellen and the Jay Leno show.

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[BirdLoversOnly]

Bird Lovers Only Rescue, a 501c3 charity, is currently raising funds to build an addition for the birds. Your donations are tax deductible. Please use the following information to claim the donations on your taxes at the end of the year:

EIN # 30-0391827

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THE BIRDS THANK YOU SINCERELY!!!

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[tishatti]

Aww, I love Snowball. He is a star! He was just camera shy is all. My green cheeked conure loves to dance to Copacabana by barry mannilow, lol. That's why she's named Lola and her mate is Rico;-) Thanks for sharing Snowball with us. We love him!:-)

[braveandtall]

he loves his music but gets nervous with large audiences...

[BirdLoversOnly]

The cameraman kept running up to him with this huge camera which scared Snowball. He didn't understand what this "monster" was going to do.

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[maky6675]

you rock snowball!!!

[BirdLoversOnly]

Snowball is a sanctuary bird at Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc. Please visit our main web site where you can receive Snowball DVDs, shirts, and other items in return for your donations. Thank you so very much for your support!!!

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[Skye995]

aww he's just nervous

[intentionalsound]

if everyone just shut up, he'd rock out :P

[kat4u2luv]

They might have been better off doing one of those non-live spots for you. Film the dance in the quiet Blue Room, then do the interview with the dance in the background.

[Catandbird99]

Snowball is amazing i am a bird fanatic and he is so telented wish you two the best in the future

[quelita28]

Miss Irene: It would be great if you could get a talent agent for Snowball since he is talented so he can do national commercials just like Bibi and other parrots are doing. That money would do good to your organi-

 zation.

[ahorsecalledgavin]

Too true, snowballs don't come ready made, they take a lot of time and work! he is cool tho!

[JUITPOWER]

just make sure to tell all the people that watch this video not to go on a fever buy rampage, because this birds are difficult to handle them and the end a lot in the rescue homes cause of that, they need a lot of time and love

nice bird!

[MillionDollarPetPix]

He is indeed a sensation... this dancing bird is sooo cool. The Back Street Boys must be thrilled to have this special fan... ;-)

[Maccamare]

The Backstreet Boys don't appreciate Snowball.

They've never even contacted his owner to make comment or send "any" kind of a donation.

They're jerks.

[MickeyxMouse88]

I love snowball. (: I want a bird like him, he's my favorite!

[niave123]

snowball is too cute !

but he was not rexaled ....

he can do better I know , I watched the other video , he's amazing !

how old is he ?

[Maccamare]

He's 11 years old.

[Zeak127]

i think snowball is scared

[BirdLoversOnly]

The cameraman kept freaking him out whenever he'd run up for a closeup.

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[onionsaregross]

What's compelling isn't Snowball's dancing ability, but his ability to make other people dance in order to provoke him to start up. It's pretty funny.

[BirdLoversOnly]

I think Snowball has all of us trained!!!

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service,Inc.

[Sk8erdude814]

i have a citron crested cockatoo ad im trying to teach her to dance

[drking9313]

Snowball dances better to Another One Bites The Dust

[Maccamare]

I like him dancing to Ringo's C'mon Christmas the best.

[birdgril41]

i fell in love with him when i saw him on animal planet he is so cute and funny!!! thanks Irene for the help with my own birds!!

[BirdLoversOnly]

You're most welcome!

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[snowballfan]

Snowball was obviously intimidated by the large audience and the 2 hosts talking constantly. Eventually, he got into it and did great, as usual. He is the cutest cockatoo ever! Irena, thanks for also posting this video.

[Sardine1994]

hey i love ur bird! he so ausome! i wish my cockatiel jingles would dance, but hes old and grouchy lol

[trollrobot]

Thank you for the reminder to donate - I totally agree that if everyone donated a little bit Snowball would be living in an amazing sanctuary. Thank you so much for posting these videos! They made me smile :)

[syceramics]

Hi, I foorgot to get an address. Maybe my dollar will start the SNOWBALL EFFECT & you'll get to build that bird habitat.

[BirdLoversOnly]

Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

PO Box 552

Dyer, IN 46311

[syceramics]

Snowball is global & he's doing his part to help raise money for the rescue & just think, if everyone watching these videos would send in just one dollar ($1.00) how fast that would add up. I can't do much with $1.00 but if we combine them the rescue could build the bird habitat.

[cats226]

SnowBall is really Brilliant!!!!!!

~Debbie~

[neednickcarternow]

the other one is a lot better but ths is good too

[Maccamare]

Irena, PLEASE tell us when Snowball's next appearance on FOX is!! Do you know now?

[syceramics]

Way COOL!!! THANKS!!!! I'll be looking forward to that.

[syceramics]

Hi Irena, How cool!!! So, when are you going to be on????

[BirdLoversOnly]

The show that was taped at FOX News will be on in early April. The producer will let us know the exact day/time as the time approaches. Snowball was pure ham once again!

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[sistersoh]

I think he is not used to be excited in front of all these people! he is just used to you Irena!

[BirdLoversOnly]

He actually loves an audience, but he was spooked by the cameraman running up to him with the camera. He didn't understand if the cameraman wanted to hurt him or what. So whenever a cameraman or anyone else approaches, he stops dancing to check them out. We were just interviewed by FOX News today and he was blowing kisses to them!!!

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[BirdLoversOnly]

We are currently raising funds to build a bird habitat for Snowball and birds like him here at the rescue/sanctuary. Please visit our main web site to receive Snowball DVDs, shirts, and other items in return for your donations. Thank you so very much for your support!!!

Irena - Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.

[iluvjzjzjz]

Hey you go Snowball, Love You

[krystalb2000]

The sound was a little off, but the video is great! Snowball the superstar! :-D

[debcoart]

YAY for Snowball!!! Nice going, dude! And Irena...you, too!

[syceramics]

Way to go Snowball. With all the new sounds & distractions I thought he did great. This was awesome!!!!

[MsGirlee]

You go Snowball!! YAY!! xoxo

[chapmando2007]

Great Job Snowball. You the bird.