Usually when birds talk they are just amusing themselves or trying to get your attention. But there are times when a bird will say something so appropriate to the situation that you can forget that you’re not talking to a person.
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Not long after we got Alex, I was trying to clean his cage and he kept striking at my face. I was getting nervous and just wanted to finish, so I asked Mark to take him out in the other room. Mark put him on the T-stand and tuned in to Animal Planet on the television. After a few minutes this is what I heard Alex say from the other room: “Look – what’s that? . . . Oh, it’s a bear!” I went out to see for myself and sure enough, Animal Planet was running a show on the Sun Bear! I asked Mark what Alex had just said (sometimes what I hear is so amazing to me that I need confirmation from someone else.) He repeated exactly what I had heard.
Not long after we got Alex, I was trying to clean his cage and he kept striking at my face. I was getting nervous and just wanted to finish, so I asked Mark to take him out in the other room. Mark put him on the T-stand and tuned in to Animal Planet on the television. After a few minutes this is what I heard Alex say from the other room: “Look – what’s that? . . . Oh, it’s a bear!” I went out to see for myself and sure enough, Animal Planet was running a show on the Sun Bear! I asked Mark what Alex had just said (sometimes what I hear is so amazing to me that I need confirmation from someone else.) He repeated exactly what I had heard.
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I wrote about going to Eric’s for nail trims. On our second visit Alex was walking around Eric’s kitchen floor. Eric had just gotten a German shepherd pup and she was locked in a carrier while Eric was busy with the bird. Al walked over to the front of the carrier and peered in. He looked up at me and asked “What’s that?” I told him it was a puppy. He replied “Oh.”
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Both Alex and Emelio yell at the dog for barking; usually before I can even open my mouth. Alex screams “Chloe, stop it” at the top of his lungs, while Mister yells “Hey – knock it off.” He may also imitate her bark, and then yell at her to stop!
Both Alex and Emelio yell at the dog for barking; usually before I can even open my mouth. Alex screams “Chloe, stop it” at the top of his lungs, while Mister yells “Hey – knock it off.” He may also imitate her bark, and then yell at her to stop!
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One night while we were holding the birds I thought I heard the puppy next door whining. I wondered if maybe they had put him out and forgotten to let him back in, so I got up to check. I went out on the balcony, but there was no sign of Jake. I sat back down and after a few minutes I heard it again. Mark and I just looked quizzically at each other; four of the birds were in the TV room with us and we knew they weren’t doing it. Peeper, Gideon and Classy were in the bird room on top of their cages. I got up again to check and when I walked in the bird room the whining stopped. I went back to my chair and waited. We have windows between the bird room and the TV room so we can all see each other. I had a clear view of Peeper and Gideon and they weren’t doing it either. Classy really doesn’t talk much, so I didn’t think it was him. After a few minutes Mark told me to look at Class – he had his back to us and we could see that every time we heard the whining his shoulders would move just the slightest – it was him! I had been trying to teach him more words, but he chose to imitate the puppy. tt
tOne night while we were holding the birds I thought I heard the puppy next door whining. I wondered if maybe they had put him out and forgotten to let him back in, so I got up to check. I went out on the balcony, but there was no sign of Jake. I sat back down and after a few minutes I heard it again. Mark and I just looked quizzically at each other; four of the birds were in the TV room with us and we knew they weren’t doing it. Peeper, Gideon and Classy were in the bird room on top of their cages. I got up again to check and when I walked in the bird room the whining stopped. I went back to my chair and waited. We have windows between the bird room and the TV room so we can all see each other. I had a clear view of Peeper and Gideon and they weren’t doing it either. Classy really doesn’t talk much, so I didn’t think it was him. After a few minutes Mark told me to look at Class – he had his back to us and we could see that every time we heard the whining his shoulders would move just the slightest – it was him! I had been trying to teach him more words, but he chose to imitate the puppy. tt
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I just noticed how odd the picture of Classy and Rani looks. Classy seems to be right up against the window, but I can tell you for sure that is not the case. If the cages weren't far enough away, the wood window molding would show signs of a good chewing!
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