Tom the cockatiel pretending to have a shower

We think Tom spent his first few months in an outdoor aviary, because whenever he sees it raining, he behaves like he is in this video...

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Pets & Animals

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• Tom
• cockatiel
• cockatiels
• rain
• raining
• shower

[NeonNari239]

Aw... I think he's telling you he wants a shower. (^_^)

[mikepepler]

@NeonNari239 Yes, I think so! When it's warm and sunny, we often put them both into a travel cage and take them outside for a shower, using a small water spray - they love it!

[promiseIsaih60]

Is this a female? I notice it's all grey & white~

[mikepepler]

No, definitely a boy! You should see the way he displays and tries to claim authority! He's a white-faced cockatiel, hence the lack of orange/yellow. White-face girls have striped bars across their tail feathers I think.

Mike

[rgg517]

how sweet

[NeonNari239]

@mikepepler

✿Aw....o.

That's so adorable. I do that for my cockateil too. (^_^)

[evaandkate]

ur cockatiel is so cute mine is on mmy channel!

[kokoriena]

a bird with a huge imagination:p hihi

[TFDude101]

When they do that to themselves it's called prening. I think that's how it's spelled. They have a gland that oils their beaks so they spread it on their feathers making them waterproof. This allows them to swim and even fly in the rain.

[adrownedsailor]

Hahaha, my cockatiel just did this the other day and I just thought it was going nuts. Then I realized it was raining and it was just trying to take a shower.

[TMxoxo]

hehe thats so cute..he wants to take a shower...

[singindancepros]

my pet cockatiel does the same thing!!!~~lol