As mentioned in previous posts, the African Gray Parrot Rick, aka "The Bird" is an amazing talker - picking up all kinds of things to say, and knowing the appropriate times to say them (for example, saying "Good Morning" when you stumble out of bed to get coffee, but "good night" when you are turning out the lights to go to bed). African Gray Parrots are great talkers - one famous one named Alex has been featured on Nova and other documentaries about the subject - here is some more detailed info if you are interested.
But I wanted to update you on Rick's two new favorite statements:
"Hi Love" - this is a quick informal greeting, which he uses when you walk into the room and look at him in the eyes - he loves this new greeting - "Hello" has become boring to him, and "Hi" needed some sprucing, so he has chosen "Hi Love" and is saying it all the time (but only to me and the partner - others still get "Hello").
"Are You Okay?" - he has actually said this for a while, but it has recently replaced "How Are You?". He got this from a time when he accidentally flew against a window when startled and fell to the ground - I ran to him and picked him up caringly asking "are you ok?" to calm him down. Not long after that, he started saying it. But now he says it all the time. And he says it in a very caring tone.
Just a little more glimpse into the mind of the "Big Silly Bird" (another thing he says).
1 comment:
Hello, sorry if this comment is a bit late, but I've just come across your blog and have been reading about your bird, Rick.
I live in Australia and I have a sulphur crested cockatoo as a pet.
He doesn't talk, but it's fun to watch his antics and play with him.
I do believe that parrots are like children, the more you tell them not to do or say something, the more they do or say it.
...FJ.
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