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| Michael Horowitz |
Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky
bath. The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other side.
Can parrots swim? - Mike
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| Joanne |
"Michael Horowitz" <mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky
> bath. The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other side.
> Can parrots swim? - Mike
No, they can not swim. But they probably can put up a heck of a fight to
save their own lives in an accidental water encounter.
A kayaker in Alaska told me that she had seen an eagle "swim" to shore after
grabbing a fish which was too heavy for it to carry. Eagles can not release
until they touch down and this bird was brought down by the weight. I've
read that the number one cause of death in eagles is drowning when they
underestimate the size of a catch.
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Joanne
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| Chu Mai Fat |
Michael Horowitz wrote:
> Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky
> bath. The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other side.
> Can parrots swim? - Mike
No, parrots can't swim. It's proof of what you've always suspected:
your wife is a liar.
Regards
Chu
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| matt weber |
On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 11:44:14 -0500, Michael Horowitz
<mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS@cox.net> wrote:
>Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky
>bath. The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other side.
>Can parrots swim? - Mike
Would not be suprised. I know cockatoos can, they sure don't like it
though. Eagles and many large birds of pray can swim. Again, they
don't like it, but they can do it...
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| Vincent J. Hrovat |
I've seen a parrot (female Red-Bellied, i think) get nervous after jumping into
a full bath dish. She instinctively spread her wings over the surface for
bouyancy and propelled herself towards the edge with her feet and wings.
It wasn't the breast stroke and she never put her head under water, but one
could argue that she "swam to the other side."
In a previous post, Michael Horowitz <mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS@cox.net> said:
>Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky
>bath. The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other side.
>Can parrots swim? - Mike
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Vincent J. Hrovat / Omnia quia sunt, lumina sunt.
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| Rayzorblades |
"matt weber" <mattheww50@cox.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 11:44:14 -0500, Michael Horowitz
> <mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS@cox.net> wrote:
>
>>Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky
>>bath. The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other side.
>>Can parrots swim? - Mike
> Would not be suprised. I know cockatoos can, they sure don't like it
> though. Eagles and many large birds of pray can swim. Again, they
> don't like it, but they can do it...
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>
I saw a duck swim across a pond!!
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| LadyTech |
"Rayzorblades" <r.ayzors@not.net> wrote in message
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> "matt weber" <mattheww50@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:0gq0u0h0ukcinepqnnievpcgc48431brvo@4ax.com...
> > On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 11:44:14 -0500, Michael Horowitz
> > <mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS@cox.net> wrote:
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> >>Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky
> >>bath. The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other
side.
> >>Can parrots swim? - Mike
> > Would not be suprised. I know cockatoos can, they sure don't like
it
> > though. Eagles and many large birds of pray can swim. Again, they
> > don't like it, but they can do it...
> >
> >
> I saw a duck swim across a pond!!
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OMG!! I did too!! LMAO!!
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| April Ann |
I think a better question is why would your wife put the bird in deep
water?? What could she possibly be thinking?
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Group: rec.pets.birds Date: Sat, Jan 8, 2005, 11:44am (PST+3) From:
mhorowitREMOVE_THESE_CAPS@cox.net (Michael=A0Horowitz)
Wife put the parrot (about 8"high) in a baking dish for his weeky bath.
The water was a bit deep. She says he swam to the other side. Can
parrots swim? - Mike
*Catch you on the flipside*
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