Hope you enjoyed my video. Come and meet all my pets here https://youtu.be/08eCyiWhoeU

I have a little bourke parakeet named Flapster. He was not born with any siblings, so the lady we got him from decided to just let us have him as a baby. It is the cutest thing to see how different he is from other birds, because he thinks he is human, and he even adopted a few of my traits. Stubborn, needs some alone time every now and then, and is very calm, much like how I am. I have never clipped his wings, but I don't have to because we prefers walking because I walk. He eats breakfast, lunch and dinner with me when I eat, and it is great to have his company. He tries to communicate with me, which I know all birds do, but it is almost as if he is trying to just have a chat. He responds to me when I talk, and never interrupts. He is such a legendary bird, and I am so happy that the 'bird lady' gave him to me. I would personally recommend a bourke simply because they are so intelligent and social, but not pushy.

I’m hanging out with my bourke parakeet, Abi, while watching this. He’s perched on top of the monitor of my computer. He started tweeting right when you started talking about them singing 😂

when my friend and i was waliking to school (i was is 1st, she was in 2nd i think) we where talking about the we wanted parakeets (i still want a bird but i want a cockatiel) and she said i really want a pink parakeet but they do not exist so im gonna get a blue one-(she hasent gotten one) and i was like - i want a purple one but they probebly dont exist and now in 13 shes 14 I FINALLY FOUND HER CHILDHOOD DREAM PET and i sent her a snap about its(just now xD) and imma se what she sais (heh now i have more reasoins to tell my parents why i sould get a cockatiel, cus i have wanted a bird since 1st grade)...... side note i probebly misspelt some words, i have dyslexia and english aint my frist lanougihs(idk how to spell it)......wow you read this far... plz love me ;-;

I have a bourke parakeet and he is the most gentle and loving little bird. He was a rescue from a room full of cats, and after spending time with him he has opened up so much. He will not leave me alone now 😂
I love him so much he is so sweet.

I got my bourkes like a month ago and I would say they are semi tame, they come out and fly around and know when it is time to go back home! They are really smart birdys :)

I have 2 Bourkes totally wild. They will not let us touch them, but I keep them in a huge double flight cage , and just enjoy their songs and beauty! Your video is great, thanks!

I had a regular male Bourke Parakeet named Rosie... He lived 18 years...He was a great bird! He would sit on my shoulder, nibble my ear, gave me kisses on the lip and he loved to nibble on my beard hair...lol

I asked my cockatiel what video she wanted to watch and she walked over this one.

I saw these in another one of your videos and thought they were very pretty so I decided to look more into them, and now I have realized that this is definitely going to be my choice of getting a bird. I convinced my parents to finally get me a bird after awhile and I'm currently saving up money. I've switched choices from doves, pigeons, parrotlets, cockatiels, and now these beautiful bourkes. Hopefully I don't change any more because I'm almost at my goal of $300 and I can't switch once I have it.

I've seen Bourkes in an aviary and at a zoo, plus I've read about them. Recently in Parrots Magazine. But I've learnt more from your video, beacuse it's information straight from an actual keeper of Bourkes as pets. Thanks for making this video!

They are lovely,and I like their polite little voices❤

This is a brilliant video I've learnt so much about Bourke Parakeets. Thank you.

I had one Rosey Bourk then eventually we got a budgie they lived in the same cage. At first they fought, but then they learned to get along and would follow each other around. The budgie, Cloudy, did like to chase Rainbow around a bit and I can see now Rainbow might not have liked that but it did keep her active. They both had a "trick routine" they'd do with me every night before dinner. It consisted of them giving me kisses when I asked "gi-me kiss gi-me kiss" and stepping up. It was so sweet. I didn't let them out all day because the door gets open alot, but they came out for family time almost every night. It was great for them to get sunshine so sometimes I would sit outside with their cage on the porch and eat breakfast there (all cage latches firmly secured!). Eventually Cloudy passed away and Rainbow was alone again. Even after the morning piriod, she would get really lonely. At first she would chirp very loudly and if nobody came, she would start whistling "swing low sweet chariot" and if still nobody came she would stop making noise and go sit in the corner of the cage and not do her tricks that evening. This broke my heart because I couldn't just be next to the cage all day. Eventually I learned that I could just bring her cage around with me. So if I went to work at the desk, she'd be on a chair next to me. Or at a table, or at a gathering at the house, she'd be right there- and she'd call for me if she wasn't. This with coming out for family time most nights, she was a happy little bird. Then around 9 she did eventually get a respiratory  cold or something. She got better, than after a few months, got wores again. This happened for a while. I would give her more leafy greens, sunshine and even a little bit of vinegar in her water and that seemed to nurture her back to health. But then after a while she'd get sick again and it gradually got more intense. And one weekend we were away on a camping trip and someone else came to feed her. I guess the lonleyness was too much combined with the a relapse of the cold and we came home to find her passed. She was nine near ten when this happened. It was heartbreaking. But it's been a while and now we are considering another bird and reserching more about everything. That's my experience with Bouks. Thanks for the great video! It was so sweet hearing little Bourk chirps again!

Hi from Downunder. Nice video. I used to breed them and they are quiet-natured and good to house with finches. They like to pick the seeds from grasses and millet seed heads etc. A tray of coarse (clean) sand is also good for them to forage in if you sprinkle shell grit and seeds in.

In Oz we just call them Bourkes (pronounced berk like in twerk not bork)

I love the way you love and respect your pets.

Maybe this is the right bird for me - they seem  easy

I swear to god she has to have at least 2 of every pet bird you can think of. I am looking for a bird to adopt and everyone I can think of she has a video on.

There so sweet and beautiful I will cry 🥲 :)

What a fun playground for them to hangout in :)