My dad always told my mum that he would come and visit her as a bird, he said.
Russell Croweisnt sure if he believes in an afterlife but some birds certainly made him think about it.
When asked byBritish GQwhat he thinks happens after death, theL.A.
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Confidentialstar admitted he doesn’t know.
Of course, theres always going to be what your preference would be," Crowe said.
“This is always tricky territory, because its so easy for people to decry this.
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My dad always told my mum that he would come and visit her as a bird, he explained.
So, it was a couple of days after my dad had passed away.
On the farm, I tend to get up early.
I like to be up in the darkness.
I was stunned Id never seen that many black cockatoos together.
Theyre the kind of birds you see separately, or in twos and threes, he said.
So I opened the door and I was just watching them, or they were watching me.
And I looked down.
I realized that at the front of the door to my office was a liquidambar seed pod.
Crows are known for that, he said.
Ive never heard of this [with cockatoos].
Thats a folkloric thing.
Thats the Aboriginal thing.
And I had a direct experience where that happened.
Forty black cockatoos rocked up to say, We know your old man passed.
I cant explain it.
Crowe shared a brief video of the cockatoo community on social media in 2021.
I dont know how to explain this, he wrote.
Ive lived in this valley 25 years.
Very simply I have never experienced Black Cockatoos in these numbers.
You see them at a distance.
Most usually in pairs.
But this past month, daily visits, more each day.
A crackle of Cockatoo.
Crowe thinks this feather-raising encounter nicely exemplifies his ignorance toward the spiritual world.
So, you know, I dont know what the afterlife contains, he told Campbell.
Pretty damn sure its none of the descriptions were currently offered.”
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Strangely, this isnt the only inexplicable avian anecdote that Crowe has shared.
Crowe has also tweeted about birds dozens of times, sharingvideos,photos, andanecdotesabout his feathered friends.
“Such a special little bird.
Fell asleep in my hand.
Crowe next appears inThe Exorcism, releasing in theaters on Friday, June 21, 2024.
