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| Andrea Bostrom |
Our 1 year & 3 month old Military Macaw calls my husband & I by
name. It is amusing and he seems to know our names and who is who. He also
calls our German Shepherd by his name. His vocabulary is increasing rapidly
and his voice is becoming clearer. His latest amusing antic is to say "A
kiss"? and then give you a kiss with a smooching sound. He also likes to sit
on your shoulder and laugh (he laughs like me) and then bite your ear gently
and yell "no biting!". What wonderful creatures they are!
Andrea
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| dave |
Our U2 calls "mum "in my daughters voice and "Amber" (her name ) in my
voice, he can also mimic anyone of the family of which there are five
members.
If he copies someone which is most of the time he does it in their voice so
if he starts swearing we will know who taught him.
He calls all four dogs and knows all of the other 9 parrots/toos's names. He
drives our springer spaniel mad by calling him in my voice , telling him to
sit and asking him if he want a treat.He is so simple that he falls for it
every time and they have lived together for 2 and a half years, one day he
will catch on!
Andrea Bostrom <lexlaw007@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Our 1 year & 3 month old Military Macaw calls my husband & I
by
> name. It is amusing and he seems to know our names and who is who. He
also
> calls our German Shepherd by his name. His vocabulary is increasing
rapidly
> and his voice is becoming clearer. His latest amusing antic is to say "A
> kiss"? and then give you a kiss with a smooching sound. He also likes to
sit
> on your shoulder and laugh (he laughs like me) and then bite your ear
gently
> and yell "no biting!". What wonderful creatures they are!
>
> Andrea
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| Mamabird |
"Andrea Bostrom" <lexlaw007@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031119224700.08326.00000442@mb-m24.aol.com...
> Our 1 year & 3 month old Military Macaw calls my husband & I
by
> name. It is amusing and he seems to know our names and who is who. He
also
> calls our German Shepherd by his name. His vocabulary is increasing
rapidly
> and his voice is becoming clearer. His latest amusing antic is to say "A
> kiss"? and then give you a kiss with a smooching sound. He also likes to
sit
> on your shoulder and laugh (he laughs like me) and then bite your ear
gently
> and yell "no biting!". What wonderful creatures they are!
>
> Andrea
My female CAG calls me Mamabird and she calls my ex Papabird. Two of the
male CAGS call two of the house dogs by name (Dolly & Corky) but never call
the third one (Chibi) by name.
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Mama
~^~^~^~ Visit Mamabird's Nest: <http://iluvbirds.tripod.com/> And My
Photo Albums at: <http://photos.yahoo.com/iluvbirdz>
"Chocolate makes your clothes shrink."
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| mdfloyd |
When I got parrots I changed my name to "Chirp!" and "Awk" And now
they call me by name all the time. ;-)
______________________
www.scritches.com
everything but the bird
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lexlaw007@aol.com (Andrea Bostrom) wrote in message news:<20031119224700.08326.00000442@mb-m24.aol.com>...
> Our 1 year & 3 month old Military Macaw calls my husband & I by
> name. It is amusing and he seems to know our names and who is who. He also
> calls our German Shepherd by his name. His vocabulary is increasing rapidly
> and his voice is becoming clearer. His latest amusing antic is to say "A
> kiss"? and then give you a kiss with a smooching sound. He also likes to sit
> on your shoulder and laugh (he laughs like me) and then bite your ear gently
> and yell "no biting!". What wonderful creatures they are!
>
> Andrea
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| oldmolly |
"mdfloyd" <mdfloyd@qx.net> wrote in message
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> When I got parrots I changed my name to "Chirp!" and "Awk" And now
> they call me by name all the time. ;-)
>
mine don't call me by name because I live alone so they never hear anyone
call me. They do however call each other by ame, and call their favourite
cats and dogs.
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| Alex Clayton |
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "mdfloyd" <mdfloyd@qx.net> wrote in message
> news:cd1ac0f9.0311210830.72c5f43c@posting.google.com...
> > When I got parrots I changed my name to "Chirp!" and "Awk" And now
> > they call me by name all the time. ;-)
> >
> mine don't call me by name because I live alone so they never hear anyone
> call me. They do however call each other by ame, and call their favourite
> cats and dogs.
>
>
Our Macaw calls one of the cats, "pepper", tells Max "shut up" when he
starts screaming, and when the phone rings yells out the Sons name, <G>
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"What a wonderful world it is that has girls in it!"
[Lazarus Long]
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| XXXXgizzieXXXX |
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote
> mine don't call me by name because I live alone so they never hear
anyone
> call me.
I had ALL my birds long before I was married--I lived alone with
them and three dogs. When I got my second Yellow Nape, I was
determined he was not going to "talk to himself", so when I came home
from work, every day s I passed his cage, I said "Hi, Coleen!". The
first time he said it, loud and clear, I almost peed my pants, it was
kinda spooky.
--
XXXXXXgizzieXXXXXX
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| Vision |
Very cute :)
I do not mean to be a sourpuss but I would caution you on letting your bird
sit on your shoulder.
Remember the old picture of the pirate with the parrot on his shoulder and
the black patch over his eye? How do your think he got the patch?
Any bird when he/she gets spooked can bite, and they bite the nearest think
to them with out thinking. He would never harm you intentionally, but
accidents DO happen and a large bird that can snap a finger off if he wanted
to can really mess up a good face.
VisioN
"Andrea Bostrom" <lexlaw007@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031119224700.08326.00000442@mb-m24.aol.com...
> Our 1 year & 3 month old Military Macaw calls my husband & I
by
> name. It is amusing and he seems to know our names and who is who. He
also
> calls our German Shepherd by his name. His vocabulary is increasing
rapidly
> and his voice is becoming clearer. His latest amusing antic is to say "A
> kiss"? and then give you a kiss with a smooching sound. He also likes to
sit
> on your shoulder and laugh (he laughs like me) and then bite your ear
gently
> and yell "no biting!". What wonderful creatures they are!
>
> Andrea
>
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| Louis Boyd |
Vision wrote:
> Very cute :)
>
> I do not mean to be a sourpuss but I would caution you on letting your bird
> sit on your shoulder.
>
> Remember the old picture of the pirate with the parrot on his shoulder and
> the black patch over his eye? How do your think he got the patch?
>
> Any bird when he/she gets spooked can bite, and they bite the nearest think
> to them with out thinking. He would never harm you intentionally, but
> accidents DO happen and a large bird that can snap a finger off if he wanted
> to can really mess up a good face.
You really need to know the individual bird. Several of my birds sit on
my shoulder regualarly including my scarlet macaw who certainly has a
strong and capable beak. I've also got an umbrella cockatoo and Mexican
amazon which I don't allow anywhere near my shoulder.
It's really no different than knowing people. Some will hurt you,
others won't, but you can't tell by how pretty they are. You have to
know them well. Birds know exactly what they're doing with their beaks
and whether they're inflicting pain or damage.
I suspect pirates far more often lost eyes from combat or disease than
from their pet parrots.
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Lou Boyd
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| oldmolly |
"Louis Boyd" <boyd@apt0.sao.arizona.edu> wrote in message
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> I suspect pirates far more often lost eyes from combat or disease than
> from their pet parrots.
> --
I have it on good authority (GGGGG grandfather was one) that they lost an
eye while on the midnight watch. Some daft sod would rub his eyes because he
was tired, forgetting that he had a hook instead of a hand.;0)
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| Vision |
I stand by my point. You could have your loving bird on your shoulder for 30
years and never have anything wrong happen. But it only takes one time.
Besides, why would you want to put your flock mate's head higher than yours?
There are more than a few reasons why you might not want to do that.
Training and "p
"Louis Boyd" <boyd@apt0.sao.arizona.edu> wrote in message
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> Vision wrote:
> > Very cute :)
> >
> > I do not mean to be a sourpuss but I would caution you on letting your
bird
> > sit on your shoulder.
> >
> > Remember the old picture of the pirate with the parrot on his shoulder
and
> > the black patch over his eye? How do your think he got the patch?
> >
> > Any bird when he/she gets spooked can bite, and they bite the nearest
think
> > to them with out thinking. He would never harm you intentionally, but
> > accidents DO happen and a large bird that can snap a finger off if he
wanted
> > to can really mess up a good face.
>
> You really need to know the individual bird. Several of my birds sit on
> my shoulder regualarly including my scarlet macaw who certainly has a
> strong and capable beak. I've also got an umbrella cockatoo and Mexican
> amazon which I don't allow anywhere near my shoulder.
>
> It's really no different than knowing people. Some will hurt you,
> others won't, but you can't tell by how pretty they are. You have to
> know them well. Birds know exactly what they're doing with their beaks
> and whether they're inflicting pain or damage.
>
> I suspect pirates far more often lost eyes from combat or disease than
> from their pet parrots.
> --
> Lou Boyd
>
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| Vision |
I stand by my point. You could have your loving bird on your shoulder for 30
years and never have anything wrong happen. But it only takes one time.
Besides, why would you want to put your flock mate's head higher than yours?
There are more than a few reasons why you might not want to do that.
Training and dominance are two.
Alex is my B&G baby. He never bites me. But his head is never higher than
mine and I never let him ride on my shoulder. I can rock him like a baby and
he loves his tummy scratched.
I had a friend that has a wonderful Too. 6 years old and a darling. Everyone
can pet her and she loves to show off. One day my friend bent over while the
Too was on top of the cage. The too reached down to nibble on my friends ear
(a kiss). Someone slammed a door. My friend ended up with a hole in her ear
that you could almost put a hot dog into.
I respect your point of view. But many have families have dogs, cats, and
all sorts of animals that are sweat and loving and that would never harm
them and thousands of people end up in the ER each year, sent there by their
own stupidity or their lack of understanding one simple point. The animal is
what it is. It is not a person no matter how much they seem to act like us.
And they DO react out of fear in they only way that has worked for them in
nature. They scratch or bite.
Vision
"Louis Boyd" <boyd@apt0.sao.arizona.edu> wrote in message
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> Vision wrote:
> > Very cute :)
> >
> > I do not mean to be a sourpuss but I would caution you on letting your
bird
> > sit on your shoulder.
> >
> > Remember the old picture of the pirate with the parrot on his shoulder
and
> > the black patch over his eye? How do your think he got the patch?
> >
> > Any bird when he/she gets spooked can bite, and they bite the nearest
think
> > to them with out thinking. He would never harm you intentionally, but
> > accidents DO happen and a large bird that can snap a finger off if he
wanted
> > to can really mess up a good face.
>
> You really need to know the individual bird. Several of my birds sit on
> my shoulder regualarly including my scarlet macaw who certainly has a
> strong and capable beak. I've also got an umbrella cockatoo and Mexican
> amazon which I don't allow anywhere near my shoulder.
>
> It's really no different than knowing people. Some will hurt you,
> others won't, but you can't tell by how pretty they are. You have to
> know them well. Birds know exactly what they're doing with their beaks
> and whether they're inflicting pain or damage.
>
> I suspect pirates far more often lost eyes from combat or disease than
> from their pet parrots.
> --
> Lou Boyd
>
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| Vision |
I was using an old parrot joke in order to make a point :)
VisioN
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Louis Boyd" <boyd@apt0.sao.arizona.edu> wrote in message
> news:bpt3va$pr6$1@oasis.ccit.arizona.edu...
> > I suspect pirates far more often lost eyes from combat or disease than
> > from their pet parrots.
> > --
> I have it on good authority (GGGGG grandfather was one) that they lost an
> eye while on the midnight watch. Some daft sod would rub his eyes because
he
> was tired, forgetting that he had a hook instead of a hand.;0)
>
>
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| oldmolly |
"Vision" <visionv@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> I was using an old parrot joke in order to make a point :)
>
And I was using a joke to make people smile.
<woosh> (it went right over your head obviously)
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| oldmolly |
"Vision" <visionv@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> I stand by my point. You could have your loving bird on your shoulder for
30
> years and never have anything wrong happen. But it only takes one time.
>
> Besides, why would you want to put your flock mate's head higher than
yours?
> There are more than a few reasons why you might not want to do that.
> Training and dominance are two.
So you still believe in the antique 'dominance theory'?
I didn't realise there was anyone who still believed in the height,
dominance thing, as it has been disproved and widely published.
>
> Alex is my B&G baby. He never bites me. But his head is never higher than
> mine and I never let him ride on my shoulder. I can rock him like a baby
and
> he loves his tummy scratched.
>
> I had a friend that has a wonderful Too. 6 years old and a darling.
Everyone
> can pet her and she loves to show off. One day my friend bent over while
the
> Too was on top of the cage. The too reached down to nibble on my friends
ear
> (a kiss). Someone slammed a door. My friend ended up with a hole in her
ear
> that you could almost put a hot dog into.
So what has that got to do with dominance? The bird was startled and
panicked.
Would have happened if the owner was above the bird no doubt.
> I respect your point of view. But many have families have dogs, cats, and
> all sorts of animals that are sweat and loving and that would never harm
> them and thousands of people end up in the ER each year, sent there by
their
> own stupidity or their lack of understanding one simple point. The animal
is
> what it is. It is not a person no matter how much they seem to act like
us.
> And they DO react out of fear in they only way that has worked for them in
> nature. They scratch or bite.
If people are so petrified about what might happen to them and what danger
their pet poses, then really they shouldn't keep pets. A bird on the arm or
wrist could *easily* puncutre a vital artery if it bit while panicked,
therefore parrots should not be allowed on your arm either. Let's be
sensible here. I know all of my birds, I will allow some onto my shoulder or
head, and others not and am not worried at all about bites or scratches. I
have 6 dogs, and am not afraid of them biting me, I know they wouldn't.
People are too bound up in myths and 'what if's', they need to chill out and
simply enjoy their pets. If someone wants to have their parrot on their
shoulder, so what?
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| Vision |
Well golly gee, read on please....
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Vision" <visionv@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:5_ywb.5330$aw2.1900305@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com...
> > I stand by my point. You could have your loving bird on your shoulder
for
> 30
> > years and never have anything wrong happen. But it only takes one time.
> >
> > Besides, why would you want to put your flock mate's head higher than
> yours?
> > There are more than a few reasons why you might not want to do that.
> > Training and dominance are two.
>
> So you still believe in the antique 'dominance theory'?
> I didn't realise there was anyone who still believed in the height,
> dominance thing, as it has been disproved and widely published.
Yes I do still believe in this "theory". Why? Because it has been observed
in nature time and time again by qualified scientists. Not bird watchers or
bird lovers who have wishful thinking as justification for their opinion.
>
> >
> > Alex is my B&G baby. He never bites me. But his head is never higher
than
> > mine and I never let him ride on my shoulder. I can rock him like a baby
> and
> > he loves his tummy scratched.
> >
> > I had a friend that has a wonderful Too. 6 years old and a darling.
> Everyone
> > can pet her and she loves to show off. One day my friend bent over while
> the
> > Too was on top of the cage. The too reached down to nibble on my friends
> ear
> > (a kiss). Someone slammed a door. My friend ended up with a hole in her
> ear
> > that you could almost put a hot dog into.
>
> So what has that got to do with dominance? The bird was startled and
> panicked.
> Would have happened if the owner was above the bird no doubt.
>
> > I respect your point of view. But many have families have dogs, cats,
and
> > all sorts of animals that are sweat and loving and that would never harm
> > them and thousands of people end up in the ER each year, sent there by
> their
> > own stupidity or their lack of understanding one simple point. The
animal
> is
> > what it is. It is not a person no matter how much they seem to act like
> us.
> > And they DO react out of fear in they only way that has worked for them
in
> > nature. They scratch or bite.
> If people are so petrified about what might happen to them and what
danger
> their pet poses, then really they shouldn't keep pets. A bird on the arm
or
> wrist could *easily* puncutre a vital artery if it bit while panicked,
> therefore parrots should not be allowed on your arm either. Let's be
> sensible here. I know all of my birds, I will allow some onto my shoulder
or
> head, and others not and am not worried at all about bites or scratches.
I
> have 6 dogs, and am not afraid of them biting me, I know they wouldn't.
> People are too bound up in myths and 'what if's', they need to chill out
and
> simply enjoy their pets. If someone wants to have their parrot on their
> shoulder, so what?
I am not saying anyone should be petrified, just that they should realize
that 300 million years of evolution can not be changed ENTIRELY in one life
time.
While it is possible that a bird could puncture a vital artery the risk is
very low. Birds tend to bite things that they can get their beak around.
You seem to be attempting to turn my point into a raving nut rant about the
dangers of everything that may harm us. That is not what I am saying and I
believe that you realize that fully. If someone wants to have their parrot
on their shoulder fine. All I am attempting to do is point out the potential
risks. That is all. And you must admit that there is a RISK, no matter how
small a risk YOU think there may be.
You really should be a tad more careful in debating this issue. It is not
about right or wrong. It is about a possible risk. You post here allot and
have given some outstanding advise. Because of this, some newer folks may
take what you comment as gospel. That being the case, you carry a great deal
of responsibility with every keystroke that you type. Wield it wisely.
Take care,
VisioN
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| oldmolly |
"Vision" <visionv@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Well golly gee, read on please....
>
> "oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:QjIwb.6928$4Y6.2907@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> >
> > "Vision" <visionv@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:5_ywb.5330$aw2.1900305@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com...
> > > I stand by my point. You could have your loving bird on your shoulder
> for
> > 30
> > > years and never have anything wrong happen. But it only takes one
time.
> > >
> > > Besides, why would you want to put your flock mate's head higher than
> > yours?
> > > There are more than a few reasons why you might not want to do that.
> > > Training and dominance are two.
> >
> > So you still believe in the antique 'dominance theory'?
> > I didn't realise there was anyone who still believed in the height,
> > dominance thing, as it has been disproved and widely published.
>
> Yes I do still believe in this "theory". Why? Because it has been observed
> in nature time and time again by qualified scientists. Not bird watchers
or
> bird lovers who have wishful thinking as justification for their opinion.
>
> >
> > >
> > > Alex is my B&G baby. He never bites me. But his head is never higher
> than
> > > mine and I never let him ride on my shoulder. I can rock him like a
baby
> > and
> > > he loves his tummy scratched.
> > >
> > > I had a friend that has a wonderful Too. 6 years old and a darling.
> > Everyone
> > > can pet her and she loves to show off. One day my friend bent over
while
> > the
> > > Too was on top of the cage. The too reached down to nibble on my
friends
> > ear
> > > (a kiss). Someone slammed a door. My friend ended up with a hole in
her
> > ear
> > > that you could almost put a hot dog into.
> >
> > So what has that got to do with dominance? The bird was startled and
> > panicked.
> > Would have happened if the owner was above the bird no doubt.
> >
> > > I respect your point of view. But many have families have dogs, cats,
> and
> > > all sorts of animals that are sweat and loving and that would never
harm
> > > them and thousands of people end up in the ER each year, sent there by
> > their
> > > own stupidity or their lack of understanding one simple point. The
> animal
> > is
> > > what it is. It is not a person no matter how much they seem to act
like
> > us.
> > > And they DO react out of fear in they only way that has worked for
them
> in
> > > nature. They scratch or bite.
> > If people are so petrified about what might happen to them and what
> danger
> > their pet poses, then really they shouldn't keep pets. A bird on the arm
> or
> > wrist could *easily* puncutre a vital artery if it bit while panicked,
> > therefore parrots should not be allowed on your arm either. Let's be
> > sensible here. I know all of my birds, I will allow some onto my
shoulder
> or
> > head, and others not and am not worried at all about bites or
scratches.
> I
> > have 6 dogs, and am not afraid of them biting me, I know they wouldn't.
> > People are too bound up in myths and 'what if's', they need to chill out
> and
> > simply enjoy their pets. If someone wants to have their parrot on their
> > shoulder, so what?
>
> I am not saying anyone should be petrified, just that they should realize
> that 300 million years of evolution can not be changed ENTIRELY in one
life
> time.
> While it is possible that a bird could puncture a vital artery the risk is
> very low. Birds tend to bite things that they can get their beak around.
>
> You seem to be attempting to turn my point into a raving nut rant about
the
> dangers of everything that may harm us. That is not what I am saying and I
> believe that you realize that fully. If someone wants to have their parrot
> on their shoulder fine. All I am attempting to do is point out the
potential
> risks. That is all. And you must admit that there is a RISK, no matter how
> small a risk YOU think there may be.
>
> You really should be a tad more careful in debating this issue. It is not
> about right or wrong. It is about a possible risk. You post here allot and
> have given some outstanding advise. Because of this, some newer folks may
> take what you comment as gospel. That being the case, you carry a great
deal
> of responsibility with every keystroke that you type. Wield it wisely.
>
> Take care,
>
> VisioN
>
>
>
>
>
>
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| Marco |
lexlaw007@aol.com (Andrea Bostrom) wrote in message news:<20031119224700.08326.00000442@mb-m24.aol.com>...
> Our 1 year & 3 month old Military Macaw calls my husband & I by
> name. It is amusing and he seems to know our names and who is who. He also
> calls our German Shepherd by his name. His vocabulary is increasing rapidly
> and his voice is becoming clearer. His latest amusing antic is to say "A
> kiss"? and then give you a kiss with a smooching sound. He also likes to sit
> on your shoulder and laugh (he laughs like me) and then bite your ear gently
> and yell "no biting!". What wonderful creatures they are!
>
> Andrea
My scarlet macaw, Chilli, calls me by name. If I'm in another room and
asks her what she wants she says "c'mere step up". Ain't they great!?
Although lately I've been reduced to just "hey you!"
Marco
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| oldmolly |
"Marco" <birdmanmi@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> lexlaw007@aol.com (Andrea Bostrom) wrote in message
news:<20031119224700.08326.00000442@mb-m24.aol.com>...
> > Our 1 year & 3 month old Military Macaw calls my husband & I by
> > name. It is amusing and he seems to know our names and who is who. He
also
> > calls our German Shepherd by his name. His vocabulary is increasing
rapidly
> > and his voice is becoming clearer. His latest amusing antic is to say
"A
> > kiss"? and then give you a kiss with a smooching sound. He also likes
to sit
> > on your shoulder and laugh (he laughs like me) and then bite your ear
gently
> > and yell "no biting!". What wonderful creatures they are!
> >
> > Andrea
>
> My scarlet macaw, Chilli, calls me by name. If I'm in another room and
> asks her what she wants she says "c'mere step up". Ain't they great!?
> Although lately I've been reduced to just "hey you!"
>
When I hear about Chilli calling you, it always makes me grin :-)
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