Meet the True "Terrorbird"

[DallyTsuka]

forget that prehistoric giant bird. Tsuka is the real deal




snapped this photo today as he was coming for my face lol

 

[crimson]

that is THE BEST PICTURE--WOW!

I am so glad you know him so well, other wise your face would be mangled by now.

 

[RavensGryf]

Whoa!! Tsuka! Scarier than a Pterodactyl!

 

[Terry57]

Wow, Tsuka looks huge in that picture!

 

[DallyTsuka]

that is THE BEST PICTURE--WOW!

I am so glad you know him so well, other wise your face would be mangled by now.

you learn to duck REAL fast with him lol he's a very fast and direct flier and if he makes contact, its like getting hit with a brick!

Whoa!! Tsuka! Scarier than a Pterodactyl!

very!! living with a mini dinosaur lol

Wow, Tsuka looks huge in that picture!

he is a big boy for a cockatiel, he is 126 grams and solid!

 

[RavensGryf]

I imagine Tsuka is a pretty formidable Cockatiell... He's heavier than my Red Bellied parrot!

 

[DallyTsuka]

but he can be a total softy!!!

here's a photo proving it, pardon the blood on the wing, he had a nightfright the night before in that photo

 

[MomtoPercy]

Yowza!! That's a fantastic photo!! Run for your life!!!

 

[antoinette]

Tsukais absolutely awesome
That is one of the most beautiful pic's I have ever seen

Thanks for sharing

 

[faeryphoebe1]

What an awesome pic! You must be quite fast with that camera.

Tsuka does look terrifying with that huge wingspan and that particular look on his face like he's coming in for the kill, lol!

 

[SpotsandSally]

Tsuka is adorable. Quite a terror, but can be a big mush,too.

He's a big boy ! Adorable

 

[lisascannell]

Ahaha he is the flying brick!!

 

[strudel]

I'm so jealous. I wish my weiros were tame and didn't hate me

 

[TessieB]

A flying T-Rex! Nice photo!

 

[Nakiska]

What a great capture! I tried getting some flying shots of our birds the other day...it's harder then I expected...they seem to fly much faster when I'm trying to catch them in the cameral lens! LOLOL

You know...my first cockatiel became a little bully butt like Tsuka...he'd do the flying attacks, he'd lay "claim" to an area of our house and we wouldn't know it until we walked into the "invisible fence" and were suddenly getting dive bombed or charged at. Funny how scary such a little bird can be!

Anyway...one day, I was drying and putting away my dishes when suddenly Chaco decided he needed to give me a flying attack...I seen him coming and yelled out...Chaco! NO! BAD! Then I started swinging that dish towel like a airplane propeller infront of me...NOT trying to hit him, just swirling it around and around to hopefully distract him from actually attacking me...my thought was he'd veer course and head off to the living room...but NO..he flew RIGHT INTO THE SWIRLING dish towel!

He caught it on the "upswing" and it sent Chaco tumbling through the air!

The force at which he was coming at me with combined with the momentum of the dish towel swinging...I just couldn't believe it! I seen feathers flutter to the ground and went running to him...he hit my computer monitor and landed on the desk.

He was a little shaken, but readily stepped and I scolded him...in a loving relieved tone, for being such a bad bird flying at me like that. I don't think he associated me with the towel he flew into...I just don't know...he sure got his bell rung!

But you know what...from that day forward...he NEVER EVER attacked anyone in our house again.

I guess he thought the "bigger bird" would get him if he tried.

 

[DallyTsuka]

LOL poor Chaco! well maybe i just need to wear a pink bandanna with white polka dots. it'll keep tsuka from attacking me, theyre terrified of pink with polka dots, dont ask me why. but that might just be mean.

the speed these little guys get when flying is pretty impressive, they pack such a punch too

 

[Allee]

Tsuka is such an awesome bird!! Another fantastic photo!

 

[SoCalWendy]

Stunning....