Flocking Macaws & Free Flying Sun Conure Parrots

[birdmanbl]

incredible subject matter and shots but really dude what a time to have a poor quality video camera. Good job though but can you imagine how good it would be if we could see anything.

[aznchick86]

Great vids! This is probably the best way to keep birds imo. Its a win-win situation. Birds get freedom and natural hapiness and the owner still gets to enjoy them

[lrfreptiles]

How did your parrots not fly away

[chrisbiro1]

@lrfreptiles It is all about how they are trained before we take them outdoors and turn them lose. You can read about what we do for training at my website libertywings c o m Chris

[thewellwisher1]

u r a great guy chris...may GOD give u strength n long life...as this will be great fr parrots...best of luck to u n ur team...if u dont hav any issue do upload trainin videos f4r free flight as this will help man indoor caged parrots...and one thing i must appreciate that u reply individually..

[MrsBelaja76]

Hi, Wonderfull videos!!! Where and how do you keep them over nigth and on days you don't free fly them?

[chrisbiro1]

@MrsBelaja76 We have a variety of cages that they stay in at night and when we must be gone. Chris

[jackieevans]

Your birds and you have a quality life. 1)Do you think they come back do to there need for water? 2) What do you do in extreme heat lets say 100+ do you still let them out? You are very fortunate living the dream!

[raw420x]

what do you do in winter times for them keeping warm? do they flock to warmth you provide? Is there hawks or any other predator near there too?

[chrisbiro1]

@raw420x They want to go outdoors even in 10 degree F weather. They just don't want to stay out as long. I presume this is due to needing to "refuel." Yes this is a predator rich environment. Their natural instincts are intact and if given the right opportunities they can learn to cope with predators pretty efficiently. Over the years I have witnessed over 40 hawk encounters, no fatalities. I have watched them outfly and chase off peregrines and coopers hawks. Chris

[Bokkapooh]

Excellent video Chris.

With flying so many birds at once, do they come back on signal?

[ParksideZoo]

Where do you get your macaws? Are they rehomes or rescues?

[chrisbiro1]

@ParksideZoo Most of our birds have been given to use. I dislike using the word "rescue" due to its over use and misuse. Some of our flyers we purchased but some are birds that have come to us from other homes. Most of them came to us as baby parrots and were trained at the same age they would learn to fly in the wild. Chris

[moonsparkle08]

This is beautiful to see. I have a sun conure that I love dearly but I feel sad in knowing that he probably will never be able to fly like that :( how do you trust that they won't fly away?

[parrotlover89]

That was good you are the best free flight trainer i have ever seen.

[StreetsOfTomorrow]

Yesss I think You and they having a Great Time

[IlaRossetti]

Susan... Chris... you are the best ones!!! my inspiration!

[chrisbiro1]

Thanks for the kind thoughts. We have fun with our birds and do our best to give them the best balance between being pets and wild birds. What that effort produces is what you see in our videos. I am glad you enjoy them. Chris

[StreetsOfTomorrow]

How long are they Staying outside?

[chrisbiro1]

We usually turn them loose in the morning around 8:00AM and then bring them back in again before sundown. In the morning they will go out and eat juniper berries, keeping a sentry posted as they do and frequently take off flying as you see in this video. It is great fun for all of us. Chris

[juanchow56]

There is any predator as hawks or falcons?

[chrisbiro1]

We do have coopers hawks, goshawks, prairie falcons, peregrine falcons, and golden eagles in the area but so far our flock has been able to see them before they could cause any trouble. Chris

[klantarN]

u must have a wonderful life , i would love to live like that and tame birds just come to me , thats so amazing , and do my acrobatics in the backyard on a trampoline or on the grass :) so wonderful and ofcourse have the experience with macaws and the other birds as u have to! looks just so amazing.

[danita4]

Do you have any birds that pluck? They say birds in captivity pluck and I would be interested to know if yours do, as they are freeflyers :o)

[chrisbiro1]

I have one patagonian conure that is one of our flyers who sometimes plucks around his chest area. But he is out flying less time than the others. He does spend some days out but he also spends extended periods in the aviary, mostly by his own choice. Hard to say why he sometimes plucks and other times does not. Chris

[danita4]

Thanks for the response. BTW my BG LOVES to watch your vids, its kinda sad actually. She watches for a bit then kind of dozes listening to your macaws calling out. She must find it soothing.

[dancingsprite]

my green cheek conure doesnt pluck anything but my hair lol

[x3stephvooris]

how do you get them all to come back

[copperchan]

That's so amazing you can do this with your birds, you must have an amazing bond with all you birds :D

[chrisbiro1]

Thanks. We have a lot of fun with them. Chris

[ferociousfrankie]

Have you ever lost any birds?

[chrisbiro1]

I have never had one fly away from home and not return. I did lose a partially trained adult mitred conure at a fair we did in Orlando Fl many years ago. And I have lost others at fairs to accidents with dogs, electrical wires and windows. I have no control over selection of the fair environment and must work at the location provided me. That can make things more dangerous than flying at home where we have selected the location of our home for flying safety. Chris

[ferociousfrankie]

You guys are amazing! Keep up the great work!

[klantarN]

sry to hear about that !. must of feel awful!.

[tha3rdwheel]

Very nice place, I always wanted to live in a place like that. Its nice to know that you take very good care about your birds. I fell in love with tropical birds after I seen a Toucan's in the wild in Central America. Thanks for the vid.

[coolbuttbert]

When ever I watch these I'm always worried they won't fly back or some idiot redneck is going to shoot them.

[polthazar]

OMG, truly unbelievable... I wish I could train my african grey to be free flighted, but I dun wanna lose him X).. btw, aren't u afraid of any raptors that may attack your beautiful macaws? it could seriously injure them or worse, take them away from you...

[chrisbiro1]

There is always the risk of a raptor attacking the birds. But then there is also the problem of keeping caged all the time. The birds clearly want to be out facing the risks rather than confined to their cages. So we try to find the balance between the two. And you could say we let the birds have a say in this as well. Chris

[Muffolino200]

hey if you wanna train your african grey just get a leash for him...(special bird leash) and start training him like that once he got used to that go in a gym or a big unfermilar room and dont use the leash...see if that hellps `.`,

[litledevel15]

hey chris do you own any cockatiels or Hyacinth Macaws if you do please make a video of them free flying. I love seeing cockatiels fly because their chirp is so beautiful

[chrisbiro1]

Sorry, we own neither. Chris

[drewdiggitydawg]

How long does it take to round them all back up? Do you just recall individually?

[chrisbiro1]

It varies. Sometimes we can call them all down fairly quickly and other times we have to wait on an individual or two. We can usually get them all down within 30 minutes. Chris

[pitchpitchpitch]

Wonderful to see what Love and hard work can do. You live in a nice open space and the birds obviously look very happy. I live in Brazil (the pantanal) and I've raised/ rescued 2 blue and yellow macaws any tips on how to let them free but still keep them close to me? Thanks. Steph

[Pepitamacaw]

thank you for another great video! If I ever have to give to somebody my bird, that person will be definitely you!

[coneheads3]

wow. amazing. I am speechless. gorgeous birds, you must be a dedicated trainer. How's Buckle? He is so cute!!

[3ponymous]

Another BREATH TAKING video. Thanks for letting the rest of us live vicariously through you :)

[piecemaker3180]

Can you please tell me how can i train my quaker parrot to fly outside without it flying away?

[chrisbiro1]

Since 1993 I have lost one that just flew off. It was trained as an adult and had flown with me at fairs for 2 years but clearly was not up to speed like the babies I raise and train. I am guessing she flew down to someone in the fair parking lot and went home with them. I was solo at that fair and could not do the search and rescue efforts I normally do due to being contracted to perform at the fair. Some one in Orlando FL probably has my little one eyed mitred conure. Chris

[parrotrjl95]

Wow do all of your birds free fly? How many birds do u have?

[chrisbiro1]

Not all of our birds are flight trained. Some live in a large aviary, others are clipped pets. I believe in training the best candidates for flight and not risking those who are not well suited due to being set in their ways as older birds that did not learn to fly when they were young. Chris

[rita191919]

how wonderful for the birds....and for you to enjoy also. i know the birds love it and the exercise is so good for them. i would like to know though....have you ever lost a bird while free flying?