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  • @raquelb4583
    @raquelb4583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Im here doing research. I just read about a guy from Guyana getting caught at JFK Airport trying to smuggle 26 finches hidden inside hair rollers 😆 Now I know why!!

  • @pl0shiee
    @pl0shiee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I came to this video because I saw an article today about a man who tried to smuggle 35 finches into the US. I thought that was interesting, so I searched ‘finch singing competition.’ Worth it!

  • @esteerehn2164
    @esteerehn2164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Yes. I just heard the news. Maybe the bird king was behind it... lol

  • @rajbeekie7124
    @rajbeekie7124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As a kid growing up in Guyana I caught, owned, and sold many cage birds. Saturday morning was the day to clean cages, wash out cages, sprinkle the birds, etc. I thought all of this was really cool.
    What I didn't appreciate as a kid was the many deaths associated with the catching and owning of cage birds. For instance, many wild birds refuse to eat after being put into a tiny cage. Sadly, I accepted this as par for the course.
    Today, I think owning cage birds is a terrible cultural practice.
    If it continues, it needs to be regulated.

    • @jodhanbeshaan5535
      @jodhanbeshaan5535 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      WHERE ARE THE PET STORES?
      These Finches are not endangered in the Caribbean and South America but if this hobby continues in NY it will force illegal traders to smuggle them into USA and create a problem for these finches in the wild.
      In NYC…breeders are breeding Maccas and African Greys parrots so why no NY breeders are not using the best singers to breed these singing finches so local New Yorkers don’t have to smuggle these finches and damage these population in the wild?

  • @wcd31
    @wcd31 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm Guyanese and I didn't even know about this until I read the article in the NYT.

  • @rabbon-ithegenesis7169
    @rabbon-ithegenesis7169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Towa Towa and Fire Red from Guyana🇬🇾. Grew up there and had some of my own, not native to the US. How they got to New York is another topic.

  • @YouCantSeeMeENT
    @YouCantSeeMeENT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wonder if he is the mastermind of the recent bird napping jfk

  • @jermainecozier2539
    @jermainecozier2539 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Im in Brooklyn, and need a fire red if its possible, im Guyanese also love fire reds but cant seem to get one anywhere

    • @bizzyld5613
      @bizzyld5613 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thre is a bird shop on atlantic avanue 113-13

  • @chrissinatra1217
    @chrissinatra1217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ive seen one of these guys driving around with the cage hanging from the rear view mirror. So cool

  • @pl0shiee
    @pl0shiee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is such a cool and unique hobby!!

  • @shanilram3179
    @shanilram3179 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    As long they are well taking care of they could live as long 15 to 20 years some even more don't think they will survive that long in the wild .

    • @kridanina
      @kridanina 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they are in prison for 15-20 years, no parol . they would come to your house, if ones have feeder outside. NOT CRUELTY

    • @shanilram3179
      @shanilram3179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kridanina so what about all the wild animals they have in the zoo don't they need their freedom to be in the wild as well what about the parrot ,macaws, ect we choose them as our pets they get attached to us

    • @kridanina
      @kridanina 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shanilram3179 i write to them too.

    • @kridanina
      @kridanina 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shanilram3179 i had an uncle in brazil. he lived his life fot this kind of birds. he was lazy men. he used to catch them from their freedom, habitat , just for his personal ego and pleasure. if You are a really MEN, you would not depend from a tiny little animal's life.

    • @shanilram3179
      @shanilram3179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kridanina I get the point that you are trying to make but consider this they will not live more than 2 to 3 years in the wild reason hawks and animals preys on them If they were u would have gotten many more black birds than brown birds in the wild u hardly see any whenever u on hiking or any adventure 95 % brown u will come across we have them as our pets we put alot of interest and time in to keeping them healthy and safe

  • @300-e4l
    @300-e4l 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Talk about not being illegal. On this day there was a finding at JFK airport with Finch birds found in hair rollers, going to queens New York for underground chirping competions.

    • @Xxyyxx-gc9kq
      @Xxyyxx-gc9kq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How is this so if your comment is from 7mothns ago and i am this report in my news feed today saying the same thing your saying ??🕵🏽‍♂️

    • @Xxyyxx-gc9kq
      @Xxyyxx-gc9kq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sound fake to me They just trying to make illegal for those people not to make money because Somebody is not getting piece of the pie 🥧

    • @pl0shiee
      @pl0shiee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Xxyyxx-gc9kq How am I seeing a report about this exact story TODAY April 28, 2021 but his comment is from two years ago, and yours is from one year ago? Did this happen multiple times or did they just keep updating the article?

    • @Xxyyxx-gc9kq
      @Xxyyxx-gc9kq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pl0shiee that’s what I am saying it’s a scam

    • @KO_KO1875
      @KO_KO1875 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pl0shiee it has happened multiple times LOL u can make money smuggling them in... and if u get caught it usually is only a few hundred dollars of a fine... better than smuggling in drugs 🤣 no jail time and if you succeed you make a couple grand

  • @NicksOutdoors_
    @NicksOutdoors_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My bai singh had one of these birds they are beautiful singers

  • @shanilram3179
    @shanilram3179 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    very nice documentary

  • @Duncan20
    @Duncan20 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    how can I get in contact with the owner?? I want a towa towa

  • @guyanaplaces592
    @guyanaplaces592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Most of these birds are smuggled from Guyana

  • @Elegancia95
    @Elegancia95 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have Cuban bullfinch it’s amazing how smart they are and beautiful hobbit

  • @briansingh7887
    @briansingh7887 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I get in touch with you I would like to buy two birds

  • @g35gazayouth92
    @g35gazayouth92 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need a towa towa how can I contact you Ray

  • @nekeishararick
    @nekeishararick 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thats my uncle lmaoo

  • @dineshmangra3651
    @dineshmangra3651 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey am looking for a tower tower do you have anything

  • @saahilmohammed4826
    @saahilmohammed4826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info I mind them and I am from Trinidad

  • @UmbaianonaAmerica
    @UmbaianonaAmerica 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna to get one this pair. I am live in USA.

  • @kingsleyreis6666
    @kingsleyreis6666 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you clip your bird toe nails I did my own and he stopped singing any advice

    • @DjicoolMusic
      @DjicoolMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kingsley Reis when ever you clip the nail the bird kinda get scared

  • @costellofratelli9625
    @costellofratelli9625 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He's the BirdFather.

  • @miguelangelvelazco-castane3071
    @miguelangelvelazco-castane3071 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Contact where I can buy

  • @RAMOM60
    @RAMOM60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aqui no Brasil Chama-se de Curió e cantam bem mais que esses. Procurem por curió Mallboro.
    Towa towa bird in Brasil curió.

  • @ks5352
    @ks5352 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey i am looking for a brown bird to buy

  • @jimmytheechidna
    @jimmytheechidna 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    those song battles are just like friday night funkin but with birds

  • @mariahkemp969
    @mariahkemp969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who’s here from shaderoom 😂😂

  • @naveedmughal5396
    @naveedmughal5396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bird: rapping was my way out...making a diss records better then Making a criminal record. Guns down mics up movement !!

  • @anwaralomaisi3660
    @anwaralomaisi3660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sorry buddy the birds belong to the wild not in the house

  • @neerajanhaitram2642
    @neerajanhaitram2642 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey can you tell what is that black thing u give the bird

    • @sanchezpvt
      @sanchezpvt 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neerajan Haitram crab eye

    • @sanchezpvt
      @sanchezpvt 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neerajan Haitram u want

  • @waltercyril8843
    @waltercyril8843 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like your broom brother.

  • @2ghettoyutemusic
    @2ghettoyutemusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need to find this guy

  • @Nachspeil
    @Nachspeil 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know they be taking bets on the side.

  • @Daniel-el6sx
    @Daniel-el6sx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here because the dude got caught

  • @blizaili5399
    @blizaili5399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nine or more years in a small cage for a little bird that will never actually fly?

  • @UfoAlien8
    @UfoAlien8 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i like birds from guyana

    • @LukeTPZ
      @LukeTPZ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like those smuggled into JFK from Guyana recently, you mean?

  • @inscriere
    @inscriere 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Those birds need to live and fly outside in nature, in sky, to have a home in trees, woods, to have a wild life, a family, not to live in cages. Why these guys don't lock themselves in cages, just with food and water, and to start a competition "who screams louder" ? Many poachers/trafficants catch wild birds from equatorial/tropical woods, and many birds die in airplanes and cars until some birds survive to arrive to their cage.

    • @sanchezpvt
      @sanchezpvt 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      inscriere u know nothing about these birds google how long the live in the wild

    • @semkimpbell5466
      @semkimpbell5466 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      With the proper care these bird's live 9+ years more than they will in the wild

  • @winjul3977
    @winjul3977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahaha those birds was singing to the police

  • @jermainecozier2539
    @jermainecozier2539 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey whats sup bro i was wondering where i can get a fire red from im in Brooklyn also please if u can help me out im Guyanese too and I always wanted one since i left guyana

    • @christophergonsalves8159
      @christophergonsalves8159 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      jermaine cozier hey link me your number I can get some towa towa birds very cheap, working stick.

    • @g35gazayouth92
      @g35gazayouth92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      jermaine cozier what’s very cheap ?

  • @Exiria
    @Exiria 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cute

  • @nevillelove1
    @nevillelove1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey I have a first black bird in linden one of the best in my village I can send you some videos.

  • @wideshsookram9165
    @wideshsookram9165 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any need towa towa or fire red go to song bird on Atlantic Avenue

    • @rasheedali1339
      @rasheedali1339 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Widesh Sookram hi i nred a telephone no nred a bullfinch or towa towa

    • @g35gazayouth92
      @g35gazayouth92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Widesh Sookram I actually purchase a grey singer from there he whistle pretty good I seen fire red and towa towa there also have u ever purchase any fire or towa towa from there and do they actually whistle really good cuz I was thinking of getting one from his store do u know if he breeds them or his birds r wild ?

  • @alfredosantos2731
    @alfredosantos2731 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi my name is Alfredo Santos and I have a black and white seedeater it's hard for me to find a female for my bird what type of female should I Crossing Hamlet with my bird give me your expert device

  • @jonathanbaksh5755
    @jonathanbaksh5755 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey how I get a black towa towa to strike

  • @citytimelapse4087
    @citytimelapse4087 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey i live in GA from Trini and i want a young male how can i get in contact with you?

    • @rasheedali1339
      @rasheedali1339 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kevin Horsford hi i need Bull finch or towa towa need s fone no thankd

  • @stacyannharrypersad2850
    @stacyannharrypersad2850 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah man u d boss looking for 2....3 from from trinidad

  • @christianramirez5788
    @christianramirez5788 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought I saw a tweety burd

  • @yahyamoro
    @yahyamoro 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only people who raise canaries and racing pigeons understand these guys . Outsiders pointing cruelty and what not haven't a clue what they're yapping about

  • @shawnplayz3428
    @shawnplayz3428 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How to strike a towa towa spotted

  • @naveedmughal5396
    @naveedmughal5396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It happened again today. JFK. Guyana guy.

  • @theloneleopard3095
    @theloneleopard3095 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Caging birds should become illegal.

  • @Theodor.Koerner
    @Theodor.Koerner 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Birds have to fly

  • @afrariley6640
    @afrariley6640 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let the birds free, we need these birds let free in NYC.

  • @waltercyril8843
    @waltercyril8843 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sell me a bird bro.

  • @conradehopkinson284
    @conradehopkinson284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm from New Amsterdam tall Joe is my father looking for a brown bird

  • @wideshsookram9165
    @wideshsookram9165 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Eddy can help

  • @dianealiperti
    @dianealiperti 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I hope you let them out of their cages daily to fly free for a while.

    • @beatricemcmillan9445
      @beatricemcmillan9445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too, take good care of them, Since they should be and need to be free, anyhow.

  • @rajpersaud2861
    @rajpersaud2861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How low u r the king

  • @delroycausway6662
    @delroycausway6662 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey I would like to buy a fire red bird

  • @AjaySingh-om2wr
    @AjaySingh-om2wr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How about building bigger cages for those birds or free those poor animals, let them fly free in their native land!!!

  • @markkhan861
    @markkhan861 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you loved the birds you wouldn't put them in cages. This is the sickest thing a human being can do... put a creature of flight in a cage. I used to be a bird man myself... from Guyana.... but then I realized how sick this so called hobby is. Grown men... Jesus!!!

  • @SC-de5to
    @SC-de5to 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Poor little babies, let them free!

    • @sanchezpvt
      @sanchezpvt 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      S C they only live a year in the wild two at most that what these guys are doing is preserving the species

  • @waltercyril8843
    @waltercyril8843 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still in bird business ?

  • @jodhanbeshaan5535
    @jodhanbeshaan5535 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    WHERE ARE THE PET STORES?
    These Finches are not endangered in the Caribbean and South America but if this hobby continues in NY it will force illegal traders to smuggle them into USA and create a problem for these finches in the wild.
    In NYC…breeders are breeding Maccas and African Greys parrots so why no NY breeders are not using the best singers to breed these singing finches so local New Yorkers don’t have to smuggle these finches and damage their population in the wild?

  • @drakesaddoris3461
    @drakesaddoris3461 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    British empire queen down

  • @dextersamuel8290
    @dextersamuel8290 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How you know the difference between male and female when they are brown?

  • @joeyblack986
    @joeyblack986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These birds sound much BETTER free & flying
    Not in cages......humans are evil !!!

  • @sachinhaitramhaitram5528
    @sachinhaitramhaitram5528 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey what is that black thing

    • @davidfloyd4455
      @davidfloyd4455 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the black thing is crab eye is a bird seed that makes them sing

  • @maria-giulianalatini1724
    @maria-giulianalatini1724 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They have DECIMATED the bird population in Guyana. Criminal and pathetic.

  • @juniornandralall623
    @juniornandralall623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sela me a bird nah bro

  • @davidemmyg
    @davidemmyg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can we just let them sing in the wild instead of in cages

  • @deepdeep3589
    @deepdeep3589 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How it so nice that he gets to play with his birdie... He can put his lolo in a cage.