Download Parrots in the land of oz Documentary

We keep them in cages in our homes, but in their natural state they are independent birds who can seek out water over hundreds of miles through pure instinct. We feed them seed from a pet store, but they can find food in a wide variety of habitats. We give them plastic toys and mirrors to play with when in fact in the wild some have figured out how to use tools to communicate and attract mates.

For tens of millions of years, parrots have survived and thrived in Australia even as the continent underwent dramatic changes, including some brought about by man. Though some, like the golden-shouldered Parrot are threatened, these tough Aussies have adapted well to deal with harsh life in the outback. Clever, resourceful, opportunistic and resilient, parrots may be Australia’s toughest survivors, and they’re certainly its most beautiful.

Poster notes: This is an excellent documentary on parrots with some amazing footage of a lot of different parrot species. Very high HDTV quality in both video and audio.

Genre: “Documentary”
Size: 1 File, 1.65 GB
Quality: xvid.1280×720.4010kbps
Runtime: 54 mins
Filename: PBS Nature - Parrots in the Land of Oz (2008.720p.HDTV.AC3-SoS).avi

Links: PBS Official Site

Download Torrent: Parrots in the land of oz

Rainbow Lorikeet Wallpaper

A wallpaper of the bright and colorful Rainbow Lorikeet. One of the most colorful parrots in the world. The resolution is 1280×1024. Click the the thumbnail above to view the wallpaper in full size.

High Resolution Palm Cockatoo Photo

The rare palm cockatoo lives in Australia and is considered to be one of the smartest parrots in the animal kingdom. Click the picture to view the image in full detail.

Credits go to Lynjupiter who specialises in animal photography, we thank her for this amazing cockatoo photo.

Sulphur Crested Eleanora Cockatoo Dancing to Back Street Boys

Snowball the cockatoo is rocking it out to a back street boys song.

Visit the owners bird rescue organization website here.

High resolution gold and blue macaw picture

A very crisp picture of a gold and blue macaw extending it’s wings to display the colors and amplify the big beak. This will also work well as a wallpaper. Click the picture to view the image in full detail. The resolution is 2048×1536.

Kill Bill Cockatiel

This little guy whistles a tune from Quentin Tarantino’s movie Kill Bill all day long. The song is called twisted nerve by Jimmy Cantando.

Sun conure chilling in the cage

This sun conure decided it was time to try a different sleeping position, the one mommy likes.

Here is a comment from the owner: “One day, baby Leo decided to lay on his back. He was so casual about it, too… just chillin’ out.”

High resolution Mexican green macaw

A beautiful high definition picture of the Mexican green macaw. This species is not common as pets. This image will work well as a wallpaper too. Click the picture to view it in full detail.

High resolution scarlet macaw photo

A very good picture depicting two wild scarlet macaws perched on a tree branch. You can really see their colorful plumage in this picture. Click the picture to view the image in full detail.

Tool using parrot

This is a double yellow headed amazon parrot, his name is Poncho, he is 30 years old and by the looks of it he is very smart. In this video he uses one of his dropped feathers to scratch way back in his neck.

“He was not taught to do this, he figured it out on his own! He will also use other objects besides feathers for the same purpose, like pencils, straws, toys, etc.” - The owner

Here are some definitions of tool use:
Jane Goodall defines tool use as “the use of an external object as a functional extension of mouth or beak, hand or claw, in the attainment of an immediate goal.”

John Alcock defines tool use as “the manipulation of an inanimate object, not internally manufactured, with the effect of improving the animal’s efficiency in altering the form or position of some separate object.”

Ben Beck defines tool use as “the external employment of an unattached environmental object to alter more efficiently the form, position, or condition of another object, another organism, or the user itself when the user holds or carries the tool during or just prior to use and is responsible for the proper and effective orientation of the tool.”

Hand feeding wild cockatoos

A great video of a guy hand feeding wild cockatoos in Sydney, Australia.

African Grey Parrot rant

Einstein the parrot has a big vocabulary and a will to use it.