western australia

major mitchell cockatoo

Jack and his cage

@JudyEv (381807)

Rockingham, Australia

January 17, 2023 2:13am CST

In the photo, you can see Jack in his enclosure. Jack is a Major Mitchell cockatoo like one we looked after at a previous house-sit. However, Jack isn’t nearly as friendly as Jim and likes nothing better than to bite fingers. Thankfully we don’t need to go into his cage. We feed him thistles through the wire to show our good intentions. You can see some old iron wheels up against the trees. There is also an old wheelbarrow planed with succulents and more succulents and cacti around the base of the trees. The vegetation all helps the area look less hot and barren.

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@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

17 Jan 23

That breaks my heart to see Jack alone in a cage outside.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 23

There is another cage of lovebirds just out of the picture.

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@LindaOHio (222288)

• United States

17 Jan 23

@JudyEv I would have to bring them all inside....That's just me.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

17 Jan 23

Jack always in his cage or you let him fly out once in a while?

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 23

We haven't let him out as he isn't familiar with us. His owners let him out sometimes.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

17 Jan 23

Of course Jack isn't very friendly. He wants out of the cage.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

I think they should all be let free really.

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@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

17 Jan 23

The poor bird not being in the house. Does it get cold out there or overly hot.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

17 Jan 23

Funny, I was just thinking 'lucky bird having a home out in the nice fresh air'

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 23

He is much happier out there. The weather is very moderate and it's a much more natural environment for him.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 23

@Fleura He has plenty of shade and another cage of lovebirds nearby so he has company.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

17 Jan 23

You're right it does look rather barren. What do people grow out there?

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

17 Jan 23

@JudyEv IF you have water...

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jan 23

Wheat and canola are the main crops or cereal/meadow hay for baling for stock feed. The ground is fertile enough if you have water.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

@BarBaraPrz For crops they rely on the rain but if you want a garden you plant stuff then you water it and keep it watered.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

17 Jan 23

Glad to see the bird in the great outdoors where they belong. It does look barren to me. At least they have some pretty trees dotting the yard.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

18 Jan 23

@JudyEv That’s good to hear!

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

The soil is fertile if it's watered. It's good bushfire wise to have some bare land around the actual house. There is quite a lot of garden.

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@rsa101 (40952)

• Philippines

17 Jan 23

It's a pity he's feisty. If he's not like that, he could have been enjoyed by anybody. I know that those who are tamed may live outside their cages.

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@rsa101 (40952)

• Philippines

18 Jan 23

@JudyEv Maybe that bird was traumatized or something that he doesn't want to be with anyone and just content himself alone in that cage.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

The other one we have minded spent a lot of his time out of his cage.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

@rsa101 He is alone but has other birds nearby.

@allknowing (153544)

• India

17 Jan 23

I do not like birds being caged. Atleast the cage could have been large for Jack to fly around.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

18 Jan 23

@JudyEv It is nothing but torture.

I was on a holiday here in India a few years ago and that 5 star hotel had a bird sitting on the table of the Receptionist. The wings were clipped so that it could not fly.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

19 Jan 23

@JudyEv If you are still there please let the bird free. I mean it You will be blessed.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

I agree the cage is small.

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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

18 Jan 23

He’s a good sized bird.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

The cockatoos are quite large compared to some of our other birds.

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

17 Jan 23

Glad you don't have to open his cage

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

I don't know how the owners get in and out. They must have worked out some way of doing it.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

18 Jan 23

Looks like they have a lot of out buildings. It does look barren.That's a neat cage in the shade. Looks cooler there.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

Many farmers keep the areas around the house and shed free of rubbish and with only a few trees. It's much safer during fire season.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

18 Jan 23

@JudyEv I can see why they keep the grounds cleared.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

17 Jan 23

Jack has a nice enclosure. He seems happy there.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

It's a bit of a shame people feel the need to confine birds but, as cages go, this one is pretty good.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jan 23

@CarolDM I don't know the background of this one but some have damaged wings or whatever (like Cotton). And you couldn't just release him where he is or the wild birds would attack him.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

18 Jan 23

@JudyEv I agree. Sometimes I suppose it is necessary.

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@suwardie03 (317)

• Semarang, Indonesia

18 Jan 23

what if it rains. is JACK also okay when it rains.

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

His cage has a roof and the back and part of one side is covered in so he can get out of the rain.

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@suwardie03 (317)

• Semarang, Indonesia

18 Jan 23

@JudyEv Oh I see… I'm relieved to hear that.

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Yesinta Mersilia

@yesiisey (267)

• Indonesia

18 Jan 23

can the bird talk?

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

He says a few words.

Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

17 Jan 23

Does he ever get out of the cage?

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@JudyEv (381807)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jan 23

He likes the lady owner and she takes him out of his cage sometimes.

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