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  • awwwwwwwe my tiel Sancho does the same thing al the time with my eyebrows & eyelashes soooooo cute & hes 4 &  has never bit me or my husband-

  • my bird does that on my lip:P

  • Free facial grooming :p

  • Shes too sweet of a bird to bite or anything I remember walking in a pet store and a bunch of them started preening my hair and it spooked me because I didnt know what was going on. Still cute bird :)

  • Haha, same thing my cockatiel does but only when she is in the cage and not outside the cage ;( but still really cool video!! ;D

  • God... The pro tips of all those self esteemed bird experts are so goddamn annoying!

    So many people, that quite obviously don't own a bird but still seem to know everything better... Every goddamn bird video on youtube... You always get those "oh my god, that's not safe, because blablablargldiblah" or "poor bird for no reason" or "Birds need to be free maaaaan"-assholes...

    So frekkin annoying...

    Very cute bird. Two of mine do that too, sometimes and it's just lovely.

  • Very sweet. I had a hen who bonded with me and pulled the gray hairs out of my beard. Painful as hell, but she had the best intentions.

  • if i had a dollar everytime my cockatiel did this i would have no money :D

  • my parakeet used to nibble softly as my ear lobes

  • my cockatiel shakes his head like saying no when someone talks by his cage?

  • my tiel fred loves me he preens my beard while i play warcraft

  • It's so nice to see a man accepting affection like this from a cute little bird. You're lucky to have them both :) My one tiel does the same thing. These people don't understand that an owner knows when the bird might be aggressive. This is not dangerous. These birds are very predictable and very loving. Thanks for the vid.

  • Thats what my cockatiel does! She chews on my earings or glasses! <3 She is so cute! She gives me kisses too :D And everytime I put her on her cage to get a drink or something, she flies down and chirps as if to say "Wait for me!" She also puts her head down for me to scratch it! Cockatiels are the cutest things ever! ;)

  • My bird gives kisses! I love her so much!

  • They will nibble on anything that they can reach, and there tongues are small and dry not really wet..sometimes they can get to exited and actually bite like a mole or tug on ear rings and stuff.. She is a very sweet white face Cockatiel. >.<

  • chi ama la natura e la rispetta, è un grande saggio.

  • Your videos are so awesome! I want to go into breeding birds and your videos help (especially the hand feeding ones). Thank you for uploading these :D

  • What an adorable little girl, aaaaww. That's so sweet! . . My cockatiel grooms my hair once in a while.. but usually he just tilts his head back and forth when Im rubbing his neck, or presses his beak against my face and 'cuddles' with me when we're laying down and watching tv together ^.^

  • Well getting groomed by a parrot does feel good, i have a cosco jumbo, it hurts when he pulls my hair off the head. T.T

  • I had to take care of a cockatiel once and for many weeks it bit me really hard when I wasn't even bothering him. I guess it never liked me lol.

  • Thumbs up if you clicked this video cause the cockatiel was looking with a green head

  • awww she's licking you lol

  • well my parrot is done grooming my eyebrows and eyelashes they look like i had mascara on. all shiny : D

  • whay are you sill sending me emails okay i under stand that the bird wont bite you

  • Careful they can pluck out your eye!

  • Now your eyebrow and eyelashes have been properly aligned for aerodynamic flight.

  • I have a 13 yr. old hen. She's so gentle, tender and lovable. I LOVE her so much. I cannot even leave a room and she's in hot pursuit. Cockatiel hens don't talk; but they understand 'everything'. She knows my commands. She follows me, everywhere.

  • awww such a sweet bird. my pigeon which i totally raised from egg does this but i always adore cockatiel more. how much time did it take u to train ashlee ?

  • Omg this is making me cry, my cockatiel used to groom my eyebrows like this! He was so sweet! RIP Linus :(

  • i used to let mine out of the cage in the morning i'd wake up and one would be on my hip puffed up asleep and the other starin at me then the one that stares decided he wanted to rearrange my eyebrow hair

  • aw very cute..... yeah that must've tickled hee hee

  • very cute...how did you find out your cockatiel was a girl? thx

  • AHSLEE IS SOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!

  • looks like my Baby. she does stuff like this to me all the time. she wont do it with her brother birdy though.

  • that not safe she could get spooked and bite

  • @11rovira Whatever, Ashlee is over 5 now and has never bit for any reason.

  • @stargazrt4 that's right, cause the cockatiel expresses his affect "cleaning" the others :) My cockatiel does the same thing, but dont let it cure your mouth, cause our saliva is dangerous for them|

  • @11rovira Unlikely.

    I've had my cockatiel for years now and while he can nip at hands sometimes, he has never bitten anything on my face. Cockatiels use people's faces and bodies to identify their flock members (owners)...but they can be quite hand shy and see hands, no matter who's, as predatory...especially if they've been mishandled at the pet store.

  • @11rovira you're an idiot.

  • @11rovira Not true. My birds did this too. It's hard to spook an animal that trusts you this much.

  • my bird kisses me and fly around be its not completely trained

  • its gone crazy

  • ashlee looks like my tiel that died on christmas.

  • my tiel does this too, so sweet <3

  • I miss my cockatiel. He would always groom me. my female had a thing for cleaning teeth

  • So sweet!! 

  • We used to have a cockatiel named Corny [Originally Cornelius, until my parents found out that he was actually a she!], and she would nibble on my dad's mustache. Whenever he'd shave his mustache she would be VERY upset! She passed away several years ago at about 14 years of age... But we have other cockatiels now too. We love them so much!

  • Well, on the bright side, you'll never have to get your brows done....in home grooming! Hurray! Cost effective AND adorable. What's not to like?

  • This is the cutest thing I have ever seen. What a sweetie.

  • mine does this too, he does the best ear nibbles ever lol

  • i remembered my pet tiel...he used to do this and he loved biting my ear...too bad he's gone now

  • HAHA my Tøffen did the same to me xD and it was such a fun thing, because when she was inside the cage, and I layed my eye into the cage, she just JUMPET into me, and bit my lashes!! X D

  • It is evident that Ashlee has chosen Daddy to be her mate. This type of grooming is a sign of bonding. My daughter's cockatiel, Clyde, does this to me. Clyde also loves kissing. He pecks me on the back of the head and then comes down my arm a little when he wants a kiss. Cockatiels like to chew on anything that sticks up and as such, make great pimple removers! Adorable bird.

  • @basspig Ashlee does this to everyone.

  • @stargazrt4 That's amazing. My cockatiel acts downright hostile to my wife and daughter, but treats me like a mate. Each bird is individual and some can be different.

  • what a ho

  • @basspig eewie pimple removers....

  • @basspig Then my cockatiels are lezbos! :P

  • Man, it is just hungry

  • What a cutie! Thanks for sharing! :)

  • aaaaawww!!! I love it when my lovebird does that. What sweet. lovie gestures birds do!

  • aww i miss my bird he was 20 years old when he died...he was my best friend

  • This shocks me! She's so sweet; I've never seen a bird like this!

  • @SimplyCouture I think it's not unusual for cockatiels. Mine is just like that. He practically lives on me, like a barnacle stuck to the hull of a ship. If I put him on the table, and walk away, he panicks and tweets his little heart out until I return. More than 4' away and he thinks I'm abandoning him!

  • My bird does my hair <3 he's so cute :p

  • my friends parrot did that to me with my head look like mess up pillow

  • @lquelette

    continue....

    i have a cinamon, male, hand raised baby cockatiel, and let me tell you he is the MOST precious thing. he gives kisses, preens my eye lashes, plays, cuddles, makes me laugh and is my best friend. :)

  • @lquelette

    well, if you really want a cockatiel that is affectionate and tame, i would advise you to get a hand raised one, much easier to tame because they are still babies, and basically used to being socalised with. but if you want to do it on your own, you can get just a normal cockatiel. and if you want one that talks and sings, get a male.

  • my cockatiel always does this to me, it's so cute!

  • she is such a pretty cockatiel!

  • my quaker used to do that with my beard, but would start to pull out hairs. it was quite painful.

  • mine sings when hes on me 

  • I'm really thinking about getting a cockatiel. . . How do you socialize them when they are young so they turn out to be affectionate? Thanks! :) And she is precious!

  • my bird did that with his little girlfriend ^_^ but since she flied away with all the other 3 birds he was lonely so i spent more time with him now and he is affectionate too.and i miss the other three :(

  • So so cute <3 this one is a unique cockatiel! Love the colours

  • My parrot use to do that to me. I thought he was just trying to be annoying.

  • Soo cute, mine likes to eat my hair at times

  • lol cute i love all ur videos

  • My budgie would do that to ANYTHING! She met a baby chicken,tried to preen it. LOL

  • My father has a "mario" mustache and one of the tiels we owned used to preen his mustache from start to end... was the funniest thing I'd ever seen. Ashlee seems to show similar affection; very nice. =)

  • she is a sweety my male leo does the same for me..he is a big guy at the age of 8 months but he is a big teddy bear love to cuddle..good luck wih her

  • is this a female or a male?..really nice

  • her name is ashlee what do you think lol

  • Well he's from Rumania, is apjxzvcfdgfpejgj a male or female name? (made up but you get the point)

  • first of all, i'm not from your country and i'm not used to your female/male names...thx for the answer, anyway...

  • Mine likes chewing on my glasses all the time!

  • My bird Cheeky does that too :D

  • my bird rubs his head on my face can someone explain why?

  • I think its that way birds hug eachother.

  • @Zeldalover251 maybe he wants to snuggle with you :P

  • i dunno about your bird, but my tiel does that to get my to give her a head scratch.

  • how cute if u have somthing gold my cockatiel will bite it

  • Mine is addicted to hang upside down on the brim of my hat while it's on my head haha.

  • aww..thats adorable!, shes preening you like she would a friend cockatiel, guess its her way of telling you she considers you her family :) cats do the same when they lick their owners ...

  • Hehe. Yes. She is a little doll and princess. :)

  • my bird does this to.

  • my cockatiel does that too... (infact he is right now), but its kinda freaky because it feels like he's going for my eyes...:D

  • my cockatiel nibbles my eyelashed too :)

  • my cocktiel does that to my dad's mustache. lmao/

  • our bird used to slowly climb up your army and start nibbling on your ear but thats only if she liked you

  • My cockatiel does that too, usually for the lips area but sometimes he takes care of my eye lashes too :)

  • :( my jacob just pulls mine out..

  • man this remind me of my bird....but he died about a week ago he used to do this to me all the time after he was done singing T_T I miss my bird. Yoshi R.I.P

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  • That was soooooo cute! One of my cockatiels did that to me too! But she died last year.

  • sooo cute, she is so beautiful :))

  • your cockatiel hen is BEAUTIFUL! she's such a doll :) i have a cockatiel hen too to my shoulders and back lol

  • Aww. as i was watching this video i was geting the same thing from my green cheeked conure. =)

  • LOL My cockatiel does that to my dad, too.

  • that actually believe it or not when they groom u it feels really good

    i just close my eyes and it feels like im having a massage lol

  • my little nanday conure will fluff up next to my cheek and almost like a cat, rub his cheek on mine it's sooo relaxing lol

  • @dashakatrina haha you are right it also kinda tickles xD

  • @dashakatrina The first time they do it, it's the creepiest thing though and gives you the shivers!! haha

  • @dashakatrina I agree. My cockatiel preens me to sleep

  • she was camera shy

  • my cockatiel chica does tht wif my eyelashes, and my hair lol

  • My birdy does that too! But she nibbles my ear! ITS SO GOOD! when she goes it makes me want to go to sleep :)

  • Sooooo sweet! We have a female cockatiel that looks alot like your Ashley and she loves to preen her daddy's beard and moustache. So incredibly cute!

  • Aww... my cockatiel likes to preen my regular head hair. His name is Remy

  • wat kind of cockateil is she

  • I love when birds do that. Unless its by surprise. Or it's my senegal. Who's got a killer beak.

  • She's a lovely wee girl! I have one too (rescued cockatiel) and I love her to bits! She loves to preen my eyebrows and facial hair. ;)

  • sweety!!!

  • LMAO! "Bath time for the eyebrow" XD Mine does that too! but I have to be careful when i'm wearing mascara which is close to never, :P

  • both of my Cockatiel's does the same thing to me

  • really nice bird, congrats

  • Adorable bird.

  • mine is doing the same thing right now1

  • when you got that cockatiel was it hand reared cuase my arnt and they wont let any1 touch them they go mental and fly round there cage they are very noisy and talk back but dont like to be handled any ideas on how i can let them out of there cage n them to like it and come to me

  • so cute, My Sunny does that all the time even she liked to pry pimples from my ex/bf's face. LOL..

    Pretty bird :)

  • my bird likes to bite me to show love,

    problem is she bites very hard.

  • ashlee is adorable...

  • lol my cockatiel yanks out my dads whiskers :D it's halarious

  • I love it when my cockatiel's do that. It makes me fel they love me!! lol. I also like it when they nibble on my ear.

  • She is eating parasites off!

    Just kidding, she is really cute!

  • LOL, my sweet Lila bird, used to do that endlessly to my beard and mustache.

    (BTW,everybody, if they'll allow it, don't forget to reciprocate by (gently!) "scritching" your birdie's head and neck. They seem to take that as a human's clumsy effort to preen and they appreciate you trying to "return the favor". )

  • aww that's adorable!

  • Aww, I didn't know that was a sign of affection, how cute! My cockatiel Gertie used to do that to me all of the time =).

  • she is so cute she looks like a girly girl lol

  • so cute!!!

  • My tiel does that!! i love when they do that!!

    ashley is soo cute!!

  • My bird does this to my boyfriend too!! I love these birds

  • really enjoyed this....my girl is starting to come around...she's mean, but she comes to me from across the room. Took my first shower with her today. Loved this video

  • aww thats cute. mine gives kisses... :P

  • one of my parakeets does that

  • Wow now that's what I call having faith in your pet wish my cockatiels were like that

  • i hav a nice one but i hav another parrot called a quaker and its the friggin devil

  • haha i have the exact same problem ones nice and one bites

  • My 3 month cockateil has just started doing that-i'm so glad that it means he likes me!

  • my three month old started doing that too! im so taken by him! i really am in love with him!

  • Isn't awesome how one small creature can be so loving?

  • Can They Talk or just whistle?

  • They aren't the best talkers, but the males tend to be more of a whistler than the females. They can talk though.

  • I would never let a beak near my eye! Even if it belonged to the nicest parrot in the world.

  • We trust our birds as much as most people trust their dogs or cats.

  • I agree, my lovebird used to bite me, but now she'll preen my face, ears, eyes (and eyelids), and lick the water off my sholder and neck after ive showered and rinsed fully AAAANNND send me skwealing across the floor cause it tickles. X3 its all a matter of trust with all animals. Cute vid too! ^___^!!!

  • @captmicha Agreed. You never know what's gonna happen. You could easily lose an eyeball.

  • that is so cute!!!!!!! im starting my own aviary and its going to be called cockatiel love aviary

  • My Kakariki used to groom my hair. He'd climb up on my head and pull so hard.

  • my cockatiel always preens my mothers hair and since her hair is long she always gets tangled up in the hair its so cute lol

  • I can also also understand Codenautas concern I would be so scared the bird would bite me. I am a easily scared person also so that is probably be scared in the first plays.

  • You wouldn't have to worry like that,there are various ways to tell by a Birds Behavior when you pick them up or if you have raised them to be trained properly,they would not hurt you,This Birdy is one such example.

  • Soo Cutteee @w@!

  • lolz my bird grooms my hair but its kinda to long for them but they eventualy give up lolz

  • So sweet....I hand raised an abandoned cockatiel last year. Her mom refused to take care of her. I gave the cockatiel to a friend when she was fully feathered and weaned. I still visit her all the time!

    I love Ashlee! I laugh everytime I see the vide of you feeding Ashlee.

  • Nothing like a bird preaning a person .Very cute my mickey budgies does this also even to little kids with the help of a mirror to get him to play with them lol

  • Isn't it a little dangerous to permit the bird to stay so close the eyes? I know the bird is tame, but it is an animal, he can decide sudenly to bite, and even a soft bite can be dangeros for the eyes. They used to bite everything in front of them, even as kidding. He can look the pupil, and bite as curiosity.

    Am I too paranoid? :o)

  • Probably too paranoid. Birds rarely bite without a reason. Ashlee has no reason to bite. I do understand your concern, however, and we wouldn't take that risk if we thought she would hurt him.

  • Ok, I understood it.

  • 2 words trust and love

  • buddie does that to me all the time. its pretty cool!!!!

  • It always amazes me how gentle birds are with their beaks when doing these "friendly" gestures. Our budgie likes to perch on our glasses and do our eyebrows... (Can't get at the eyelashes because of the glasses...) Great vid!

  • So sweet

  • Birds are so sweet and innocent. True innocents of the earth!