First freeflight with Eclectus Parrot

First free flight event with my pet parrot, Newton. He is almost 3 years and recall trained from 3 months age. He has been flown outdoors in leash numerous times. This is the first time he is set free - but with a Traktronix transmitter on his back, and I have the reciever to track him if he disapears!

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[vivavasquez]

if you get this, I hate sounding like a know it all , because i don't , but from your video I can tell he needs his beak trimmed. if it keeps growing without check he will not be able to eat . I tell you this because I know you love your bird.

[IGO2SPAI]

@vivavasquez

Thanks for your care - but I can assure you he's fine - and I do trim his beak regularly.

[5onCover]

Newton is awesome. I have a rescue ekkie who came from an aviary. He was not tame, but he is handlable now. He's a VERY precise flyer. I fly him short distances until feathers grow back. Can you tell me about Newton's home life - must he step up to come out of his cage or can he come out whenever? Also, how do you start recall? My guy loves to fly off my arm to our tree. He will step up to fly again, but I can't figure out to get him to fly to my arm or even jump to it. He is super strong.

[IGO2SPAI]

@5onCover @5onCover

Thanks for your comment. Newton is kept in a small room, 4 times 2 meters, but he was caged the first 3 years of his life. He is also a hand fed bird, so taming is not an issue - he just loves me and has only known human beings as friends his whole life.

[IGO2SPAI]

@5onCover

For recall tips just make a search on "parrot recall training" and there's lots of good adwise, better explained than if I write you a few lines. But it is great to be able to recall your bird - and fun to learn

[elvisgirl22]

That's awesome!!

Never knew you could train them to do that do you have to start when they are young??

Mine is 6 yrs old.

[IGO2SPAI]

I started real free flight with Newton 2 years old. But I trained his flying a lot all the way and also let him fly indoor every day and in a gym occasionally.

Has your bird had the chance to fly all these years? Is it in a physical condition to be able to fly for at least a few minutes?

[19Yaryar92]

I really would like to train my bird to free flight too! But you musn't throw it into a flight or force it to, because they will get frightened too fly. I read that somewhere so I don't know that from my own experience.

[redfrontedconure]

Please don't free fly your bird.. I used to take mine outside on my shoulder & a hawk swooped down from behind me and grabbed him . The hawk is fast like lightning and the bird is carried off high and over the trees.. They don't have a chance..

[vivavasquez]

@IGO2SPAI sorry my bad.

[dblivezalwayz]

Only a good man would allow his bird to fly free. You know the saying, "If you love somthing set it free. If it returns it's yours. If it doesn't, it never was." What a beautiful trusting relationship. Keep it up.

[tomtalker2000]

I've been in the avian field, for around 20yrs now. And these "free flighted" videos, of which they are many on Youtube, are proof of that dedication & training. However, i don't recommend this practice for everyone. It can be EXTREMELY dangerous, having a free-flighted pet, in any outdoor situation. The chances are VERY high, for it to get "mob attacked" by other birds, especially those in the "Corvid family" I.E. Crows & Ravens. Or worse seriously injured, or even killed by a bird of prey.

[tomtalker2000]

@xxxxUsernamexxxxxxx So very true, that's why this particular practice, should NEVER be "taken for granted".

[BrockRocknBeatz]

love the ecky parrots they are my fav..