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| Byron Kindig |
I have a greenwing named Rainbow and have had him since he was 8 weeks old.
One of the first things I noticed was what a wonderful fragrance he had as a
baby almost like fruits and flowers. I notice that even now when he seems
very pleased by something, he gives off this wonderful scent. Where does
this come from and does it have any meaning other than the obvious, being
that he seems very happy. If anyone else has noticed this in there macaw, or
has any information about this phenomenon, I would like to hear about it.
Thanks,
Byron
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| JohnG |
Birdsniffer!
"Byron Kindig" <byronk@gte.net> wrote in message
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>I have a greenwing named Rainbow and have had him since he was 8 weeks old.
> One of the first things I noticed was what a wonderful fragrance he had as
> a
> baby almost like fruits and flowers. I notice that even now when he seems
> very pleased by something, he gives off this wonderful scent. Where does
> this come from and does it have any meaning other than the obvious, being
> that he seems very happy. If anyone else has noticed this in there macaw,
> or
> has any information about this phenomenon, I would like to hear about it.
> Thanks,
> Byron
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| Alex Clayton |
"Byron Kindig" <byronk@gte.net> wrote in message
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>I have a greenwing named Rainbow and have had him since he was 8 weeks old.
> One of the first things I noticed was what a wonderful fragrance he had as
> a
> baby almost like fruits and flowers. I notice that even now when he seems
> very pleased by something, he gives off this wonderful scent. Where does
> this come from and does it have any meaning other than the obvious, being
> that he seems very happy. If anyone else has noticed this in there macaw,
> or
> has any information about this phenomenon, I would like to hear about it.
> Thanks,
> Byron
>
>
I have often wondered about this too. My Macaw gives off the noticeable
smell when I take him outside. I always guessed it was the excitement of
being outside and seeing the other birds???
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| Phil Jarvis |
My amazon gives off a scent too. I think it's primarily when he's tense
or scared, but I'm not too sure about that. It's not an unpleasant
smell, sort of an ammoniated rainforest perfume. :-)
Regardless, it beats the smell of the dog any time. Even a freshly
bathed wet dog can't compete with the scent of the bird. (Does wet dog
EVER smell good?)
Alex Clayton wrote:
> "Byron Kindig" <byronk@gte.net> wrote in message
> news:VAFBd.12754$hc7.745@trnddc06...
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>>I have a greenwing named Rainbow and have had him since he was 8 weeks old.
>>One of the first things I noticed was what a wonderful fragrance he had as
>>a
>>baby almost like fruits and flowers. I notice that even now when he seems
>>very pleased by something, he gives off this wonderful scent. Where does
>>this come from and does it have any meaning other than the obvious, being
>>that he seems very happy. If anyone else has noticed this in there macaw,
>>or
>>has any information about this phenomenon, I would like to hear about it.
>>Thanks,
>>Byron
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>>
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> I have often wondered about this too. My Macaw gives off the noticeable
> smell when I take him outside. I always guessed it was the excitement of
> being outside and seeing the other birds???
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| Phil Jarvis |
Speaking of bird scents, I have a wacky theory to float past the group.
Historically I always had a pretty sensitive sense of smell. But since
I acquired my amazon, I've noticed that much of the time my sense of smell
is substantially diminished. Even when I take a hike down the road to
get some fresh air, I can't really smell the forest smells I usually
notice, but perhaps it's seasonal.
While not one of the particularly "dusty" species of parrots,
if you look at the amazon against a sunlit backdrop you'll see a fairly
steady stream of incredibly fine particles that float upward from the
bird (unlike the large skin flakes and such that drop down).
I've been starting to wonder if there isn't a defense mechanism in this
bird such that the fine particles inhibit olfactory senses in predators.
Hogwash? Or has anybody else noticed this in transitioning from a zero
bird environment to one with birds (amazons in particular?).
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| Phil K. |
On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 16:06:58 GMT, "Alex Clayton" <alexx1400@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>"Byron Kindig" <byronk@gte.net> wrote in message
>news:VAFBd.12754$hc7.745@trnddc06...
>>I have a greenwing named Rainbow and have had him since he was 8 weeks old.
>> One of the first things I noticed was what a wonderful fragrance he had as
>> a
>> baby almost like fruits and flowers. I notice that even now when he seems
>> very pleased by something, he gives off this wonderful scent. Where does
>> this come from and does it have any meaning other than the obvious, being
>> that he seems very happy. If anyone else has noticed this in there macaw,
>> or
>> has any information about this phenomenon, I would like to hear about it.
>> Thanks,
>> Byron
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>I have often wondered about this too. My Macaw gives off the noticeable
>smell when I take him outside. I always guessed it was the excitement of
>being outside and seeing the other birds???
Pheromones?
I've also experienced this kind of thing with my budgerigar, but never
thought much of it. When he's contented, he gives off a very pleasant
scent that reminds me of freshly-made toast.
There was a post on rec.birds a few months ago in which someone
reported a tame (captive) crippled seagull smelling like baking bread
when happy.
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| Byron Kindig |
That is an interesting theory, I have not noticed a change in my sense of
smell with the macaw, except for now, I have a cold. That certainly would be
a great defense system. In the jungles, snakes are probably a major preditor
and they go mostly by smell for the hunt. I have kept snakes and they will
eat anything if it is scented with their normal prey's odor. That's why you
never want to handle a snake after you have handled a mouse, without washing
you hands first, if the snake is a rodent eater.
It amazing how much we still don't know about nature.
Byron
"Phil Jarvis" <philj2xNoSpamx@sybase.com> wrote in message
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> Speaking of bird scents, I have a wacky theory to float past the group.
>
> Historically I always had a pretty sensitive sense of smell. But since
> I acquired my amazon, I've noticed that much of the time my sense of smell
> is substantially diminished. Even when I take a hike down the road to
> get some fresh air, I can't really smell the forest smells I usually
> notice, but perhaps it's seasonal.
>
> While not one of the particularly "dusty" species of parrots,
> if you look at the amazon against a sunlit backdrop you'll see a fairly
> steady stream of incredibly fine particles that float upward from the
> bird (unlike the large skin flakes and such that drop down).
>
> I've been starting to wonder if there isn't a defense mechanism in this
> bird such that the fine particles inhibit olfactory senses in predators.
>
> Hogwash? Or has anybody else noticed this in transitioning from a zero
> bird environment to one with birds (amazons in particular?).
>
>
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