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I want a talking bird! I tried to teach my parakeets to talk when I was little and crazy.
I swear I could hear them whispering to each other in the dark after I went to bed.
I had one...he was a vulgar little turd, don't know where he learned it from...
With the amount of rain we've had in LA the last few months, someone may have to do just this!
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Originally Posted by RbccL
I want a talking bird! I tried to teach my parakeets to talk when I was little and crazy.
I swear I could hear them whispering to each other in the dark after I went to bed.
They were probably secretly plotting your demise...my brother had a pair of cockatiels and I swear they were a sinister pair of little buzzards those two...
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Originally Posted by curiousgeorge5
Some pleasant posts here recently.
Recently? What are ya tryin' to say there, friendo?
They were probably secretly plotting your demise...my brother had a pair of cockatiels and I swear they were a sinister pair of little buzzards those two...
Ha! Yeah mine weren't very cuddly, always whispering in the dark and biting me during the day...probably take a couple of parakeets quite awhile to kill me by tiny bites.
Ha! Yeah mine weren't very cuddly, always whispering in the dark and biting me during the day...probably take a couple of parakeets quite awhile to kill me by tiny bites.
When I was about 19 years old, my partner at the time convinced me to buy a pair of these at the market - biggest mistake ever. These birds were beyond sinister. My partner had the great idea to let them out of the cage in the living room to 'stretch their wings'...
We were unable to get them back in the cage for days, and they took over the living room. Partner had a great idea - get them back in the cage by putting their food in there, forcing them to go back. We would spy on them from a crack in the door. Minutes later, one of them went back in the cage and started passing out apple wedges to its partner outside the cage! When we finally got them back in and were able to assess the damage, I discovered dribbles of parrot crap on my best LP covers (original Beatles' White Album for instance) among other 'discoveries'. Oh the things we indulge our partners with when we're in love...and 19 years old....
He finally agreed to find someone to take the birds. We downsized to a pair of finches.
Ha! Yeah mine weren't very cuddly, always whispering in the dark and biting me during the day...probably take a couple of parakeets quite awhile to kill me by tiny bites.
When I was little, my parents temporarily took in some birds that belonged to some relatives. One was a parrot. He would walk up your arm to perch on your shoulder. There were four of us kids. He was fine with the rest of us, but he would always bite my one brother's ear. We have no idea why. Maybe he smelled fear. lol
I went to a cousin's house today and their bird, Chico, was insanely friendly. We had a conversation the entire time I was there lol.
lol
Love the name.
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Originally Posted by DontH8Me
With the amount of rain we've had in LA the last few months, someone may have to do just this!
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Originally Posted by DontH8Me
When I was about 19 years old, my partner at the time convinced me to buy a pair of these at the market - biggest mistake ever. These birds were beyond sinister. My partner had the great idea to let them out of the cage in the living room to 'stretch their wings'...
We were unable to get them back in the cage for days, and they took over the living room. Partner had a great idea - get them back in the cage by putting their food in there, forcing them to go back. We would spy on them from a crack in the door. Minutes later, one of them went back in the cage and started passing out apple wedges to its partner outside the cage! When we finally got them back in and were able to assess the damage, I discovered dribbles of parrot crap on my best LP covers (original Beatles' White Album for instance) among other 'discoveries'. Oh the things we indulge our partners with when we're in love...and 19 years old....
He finally agreed to find someone to take the birds. We downsized to a pair of finches.
LMAO!
Pretty birds, though.
Back when I lived in an apartment, I woke up one morning and threw the covers back and a panicked wild bird flew off into my living room. It must have been snuggling with me on the bed during the night. I have NO idea how or when it got in.
So I opened my front door and tried to gently shoo it out. Like I said, it was pretty scared, though, and as it flew from one thing to another around the room, it proceeded to give my living room a new "paint job".
Back when I lived in an apartment, I woke up one morning and threw the covers back and a panicked wild bird flew off into my living room. It must have been snuggling with me on the bed during the night. I have NO idea how or when it got in.
So I opened my front door and tried to gently shoo it out. Like I said, it was pretty scared, though, and as it flew from one thing to another around the room, it proceeded to give my living room a new "paint job."
Omg, only in Southern California - reminds me of the time we came home and about four or five birds had pecked their way through the screen on the kitchen window and were perched on the blades of the Casablanca ceiling fan in the dining area, just chillin' like it was nobody's business, when we came home that afternoon. My now-ex got the great idea of turning the fan on to shoo them out towards and out through the back door. Holy shiitake, what a show that was! Those birds went from chill to pissed in zero seconds. Because we have an open floor plan, Some of them flew further into the house, into the living room, and started flying against windows, so I ran and opened the front door too and eventually they all squawked their way out.
Omg, only in Southern California - reminds me of the time we came home and about four or five birds had pecked their way through the screen on the kitchen window and were perched on the blades of the Casablanca ceiling fan in the dining area, just chillin' like it was nobody's business, when we came home that afternoon. My now-ex got the great idea of turning the fan on to shoo them out towards and out through the back door. Holy shiitake, what a show that was! Those birds went from chill to pissed in zero seconds. Because we have an open floor plan, Some of them flew further into the house, into the living room, and started flying against windows, so I ran and opened the front door too and eventually they all squawked their way out.
LOL!
Yeah, that's what I was afraid of with this bird, that it was going to panic and hurt itself, but it got out okay.
Another time, again when I woke up, I discovered a small lizard on my bedroom carpet. It was dead, though. It was under a chair; I didn't step on it! lol
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It was under a chair; I didn't step on it! lol