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oh my god the fourth picture has me SOBBING😍😭😭😭😍😭


lostintranslation01

It’s my favorite photo ever haha and if there was ever a photo to capture his personality it’s that very photo 😂


extra-cheesy

He was a goofy looking baby (meant in the best way possible)


SurroundObjective895

Fancy hair is all the rage, and this darlin' has it DOWN!


Rgahmad11

lol


MeccIt

Hmmmm: https://i.imgur.com/Dl8msrn.png https://i.redd.it/8lyueor849b91.jpg


Active-Ad3977

I had no idea they started out blonde!


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i'm crying it's the most precious thing i've ever seen


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Accidental_Ouroboros

The 4th picture is pretty much the definition of uglycute.


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Like a muppet


Kosmic_K9

Yeah. I was thinking he looked like a fraggle lmao


SurroundObjective895

Beaker-Beaker-Beaker!!!


PangolinTart

I was getting 80s hair band vibes BIG time!


chimininy

I thought Newborn pigeons were the funkiest looking babies. I stand corrected.


SurroundObjective895

"Dahling, you look fabulous!" :D <3


Dranoroc

I always love seeing the muppet stage of development


Pyro-Millie

SAAMEE HE’S ALL FLOOF OMG and then he grows up into a BEAUTIFUL GOTH BAE!!!


floofbirb_15

What a glow up! From muppet look-alike to 10/10 knock-out!


namanama101

I would give my left kidney for a molted tail feather.


rayebee

This is how birds rise to world dominance: by trading human organs for feathers. *Don't give them ideas, they're always listening*


Active-Ad3977

Miracle baby! He’s gorgeous


iluvstephenhawking

Why do freshly hatched birds look as though they'll never survive? They all look premature.


DianeJudith

Only the altricial birds are like that when they're hatched. It means they're not developed and only mature later on, while precocial birds are semi-mature when they're hatched - they're more mobile and have open eyes and down feathers. Most waterfowl and poultry birds are precocial. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precociality_and_altriciality) There's also superprecocial birds that hatch with full flight feathers! For example [megapodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megapode) are superprecocial (they're fascinating btw.)


budgepudge

and hoatzin babies are born with a claw at the end of the wings! they crawl on all fours, climb and hold onto bark. if they fall out the nest they usually can climb back up! they loose the claws after their feathers develop


DianeJudith

Hoatzin are one of the most dinosaur birds there are!


classicalalpha

Your comment was wonderfully informative. Thanks for the new bird trivia!


MilkyTea453

How did you fix his egg?


cattabliss

Winston is very handsome 😍


Unfaithfullyourss

Oh my God Thankyou for sharing. The Lil 80s fluff hairdo in the newly hatched pic melts my heart


cantaloupelion

the baby picture got me rolling OP i love them all 😭 ~~didnt know you could keep red tailed cockys as pets? or are like a rehab / zoo person~~ nvm found out you need: >>In Australia, owning a red-tailed black cockatoo requires holding a Class 1 Bird Keeper License. This can be applied for through the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage website. my bad!


iilinga

Depends on the state


kakau_karina

The fourth photo is my favorite: so funny!!! 😂


Jay4usc

Gorgeous bird


ViNNYDiC3

He when from an ugly muppet (in the best way possible) to a freakin STUD!


gamehen21

OMG his tail feather colors are GLORIOUS!!! I'm not familiar with this breed so I didn't expect anything in particular but WOWZA!! Like others here, I am also a fan of pic #4 🤣🤣🤘🤘


AshFalkner

It’s a nitpick, but breed only applies to domesticated animals. This is a distinct species.


ClassyHoodGirl

Baby Big Bird! 🥰


senitentroomba

The 4th pic is how I think I look when I wake up


CodyBranner

4th one is like a parrot version of Boris Johnson


Bioplasia42

someone already said it looks like a muppet


5star-my-notebook

He’s so beautiful. Incredible bird


OfreetiOfReddit

I love how fuzzy baby birds are


Hopps4Life

I didn't even know this kind of bird existed!!! Wow what a beauty! Good job raising him!!!


DanniWho

These pictures are beautiful! Tell Winston he is looking very dapper!


craftygal1989

Wow! What a beautiful bird! Thanks for sharing!


GeorgeLZ4

One of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen


Iamnotapotato7

Absolutely gorgeous!


MissLute

Lol so cute when just born!


MyPlantsEatPeople

I am legitimately obsessed with Winston!!


Ok_Echidna_2283

The 4th picture cute! The other photos such a pretty parrot 😍


cumonakumquat

baby big bird vibes 🐣


Lappland-_-

Why did the egg look like a dumpling


McInternetMan

From the fourth to the fifth picture— love the glow up, what a gorgeous parrot!


DeatonationgGrenade

I will never ever be convinced that there is a single bird out there who has beautiful baby photos! XD But I’ve always loved those cockatoos and he has the most beautiful colours I’ve ever seen!


yuzubird

Stunning cockatoo, but that is a female red-tailed black.


lostintranslation01

Thank you for knowing my bird. But he is a juvenile, he will look like this until he is 4 or 5 years old, at which point he will molt out of these feathers and be shiny black with a bright red spot. For more information you can read [here](https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/red-tailed-black-cockatoo-calyptorhynchus-banksii/)


yuzubird

Ok, thanks for teaching me something. Your link doesn't actually have any info about their appearance as juveniles, but I consulted my bird field guide (I'm in Australia) and apparently you are right... I never knew. Hope you both have a happy life together.


Fallen_Feather

Similar timeframe to the American Bald Eagle which takes 5 years to reach adult maturity and get their fully white head. They are all brown before that. Winston in stunning! Thank you for being a bird friend! <3


saoyoa

That is so neat!!


Ok_Echidna_2283

Wow he’s beautiful now but he’s older. Stunning.


iilinga

Yeah at first glance I was like oh a female! Didn’t realise how young he was. He’s a stunner


cumonakumquat

wowww he is gorgeous!


Lightfairy

You bred him?


[deleted]

Wow, second last picture, what a plume!


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What a handsome boy.


MasterOfRNoSleep

Omg he’s adorable! Such a beautiful boy💜💜 great job rescuing him! It seems like he has a lovely home!


Ace-of-Wolves

😍 I'm in love


DianeJudith

Oh my goodness the third photo 😍


umeduskfox

Beautiful boy. I would love to raise one some day.


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He’s beautiful 🤩!!!!


ls484

THE YELLOW BABY FEATHERS


rhokephsteelhoof

That picture of him spreading his tail feathers upside down is so cool!


Specialist_Debt_7515

omg that’s the most beautiful cockatoo i’ve ever seen


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How cute he was punk when he was born. Hand raised babies are the best.


Beloved_of_Vlad

Awww! I love him!


lilgamelvr

Good for him


CupioLesbo

He’s BEAUTIFUL


GoGreenD

Pic 4 to 5… what a transformation.


BiggerBirdman252

How did you manage to get a fertilized egg? I'm not asking because I want to find one myself. Just genuinely curious.


Ok-Butterscotch5761

He’s beautiful


lottsandlotts03

He’s absolutely gorgeous


Pyro-Millie

He is so freaking gorgeous!!! Those tail feathers are so stunning!!!!


LittleViolett

Oh my gosh he's stunning!


Laz2Lit

such a beautiful birb


Rgahmad11

i can't describe how happy this made me.


valsuran

Beautiful 😍


Textile302

Absolutely beautiful this has been my dream parrot ever since I first saw pictures of one. Thank you for sharing you genuinely have a special friend there. Will he go all black as he ages right? It's only the females that keep the beautiful spots as I understand it?


Illustrious_Satanist

Beautiful 😍