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Arriviste posted:Why parrots are great vocal imitators quote:Most of the bird's vocal learning brain regions are tucked into areas that also control movement. These areas in parrots also show some special patterns of gene expression, which the scientists speculate might explain why some parrots are also able to learn to dance to music. This is so cool!
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Jun 26, 2015 14:14
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Bicyclops posted:This is so cool! This is something I liked about that too! The actual biology behind how music is understood is really interesting. Dogs and cats seem to have no idea what's going on when music is played, for the main part, and it's only really parrots that I've seen who actually react to it with dancing like a human would. The way music is linked to language and movement is really cool, like babies learning language a lot faster if it's sung to them. I also work with adults with disabilities, including people who are completely non-verbal, and yet can "sing" along with the choir with perfect pitch. It's something that's incredibly, intensely human, one of the few things that sets us apart from most other animals (except birds, who are just too awesome).
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Jun 26, 2015 14:51
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I recall seeing a documentary or something some time ago where a quote stuck out in my head. The more we find out about the animal kingdom, the more we find examples of behaviour we thought set us apart from animals.
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Jun 26, 2015 15:16
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Sekkira posted:I recall seeing a documentary or something some time ago where a quote stuck out in my head. The more we find out about the animal kingdom, the more we find examples of behaviour we thought set us apart from animals. Yeah, personally I love finding out all the ways that other animals can be amazingly smart. Corvids are always my favourite though 
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Jun 26, 2015 15:29
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Is there anyone in here with a cockatiel who has actually managed to teach it any tricks? Step up/leave it/no bite/come here/etc don't count. Which coincidently is what Mr Pending knows.
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Jun 26, 2015 15:51
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My birds are not getting enough attention. Because they have pointy feet, and I'm sunburned as gently caress.
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Jun 26, 2015 16:25
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Battle Pigeon posted:Is there anyone in here with a cockatiel who has actually managed to teach it any tricks? Step up/leave it/no bite/come here/etc don't count. Which coincidently is what Mr Pending knows. Because Judah totally did that this morning. I was honestly kind of impressed.
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Jun 26, 2015 17:48
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The budgies have gotten too big to sit on my hand at eat seed and not annoy each other. But if I put both hands into the cage, they flip out. Birds.
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Jun 26, 2015 17:49
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Look who just moved in! She (the breeder thinks it's a lady) is extremely frightened right now, however, not being used to being alone in a small-ish cage. I don't think it's safe to let her out just yet, especially since I have several windows without any curtains. She also can't quite move around the cage, and is shuffling around the floor  I think the found an okay spot to sit right now... on top of the little bowl of veggies I had placed in there.I'm not entirely sure what to do. Sit/stand nearby and try to interact? Stay away for a while and let her calm down? Perhaps even cover the cage for a while? E: 25 minutes later 
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Jun 26, 2015 18:06
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Sit at some distance from the cage and talk to her in a calm, quiet voice, maybe? Let her know you're a Safe Person who doesn't make loud noises or sudden movements, basically.
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Jun 26, 2015 18:09
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I highly suggest singing to your bird. Any tune you can think of, but I personally do my best opera voice because my bird won't judge me.
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Jun 26, 2015 18:53
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I've been trying (unsuccessfully, so far) to teach Auri to whistle the victory tune from the Final Fantasy games. But yes: sing to your birds. They won't think you're an idiot, they'll just be happy. 
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Jun 26, 2015 18:57
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Sekkira posted:If I remember correctly, you live in Queensland, correct? Yeah this is what I found. She's telling the owner it's a permanent cage and that I let the birds poo poo everywhere. She's powertripping because it took us months to get a key for a door, she basically called us stupid and that we had a key and to stop emailing, then got proven wrong and looked like a complete idiot. It would have taken her 2 seconds to come look at that door. It's the same story with a pedestrian gate at the front, still don't have a key for that either and it's straight up a security risk. It would take me 2 seconds to show her the Ringneck will kill the Quaker if she gets a chance so they are kept in their own cages inside the barrier. She's really really poo poo at her job. There hasn't even been a complaint. I only asked here because last time when I posted, people here had knowledge. It's non permanent and therefore not a fixture.
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Jun 26, 2015 20:58
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nielsm posted:Look who just moved in! Sup fellow new cockatiel owner! Echoing others singing even bad singing well make your bird very happy also whenever I'm home I open the cage door and she comes and goes as she pleases. By your later picture she seems to be doing bird things so thats good.
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Jun 26, 2015 22:31
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The cage o' budgies I had at one point would start peeping and cheeping like mad whenever I sang in the kitchen. I mean budgies never really stop chattering anyway but man those little guys all lined up at the front of their cage and talked to me when I would sing while doing chores.
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Jun 27, 2015 00:34
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Agent355 posted:The cage o' budgies I had at one point would start peeping and cheeping like mad whenever I sang in the kitchen. I mean budgies never really stop chattering anyway but man those little guys all lined up at the front of their cage and talked to me when I would sing while doing chores. Yeah, Loki whistles a lot whenever he hears me whistling or when there's music on. He really loves the theme from Friends, because my wife puts the show on in the background a lot when she needs something she doesn't have to pay attention to.
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Jun 27, 2015 02:28
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJaNDBI87s Not a parrot but I thought this thread would appreciate this, taken from PYF. It makes me laugh so hard I think I'm about to pee myself.
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Jun 27, 2015 02:40
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Bicyclops posted:Yeah, Loki whistles a lot whenever he hears me whistling or when there's music on. He really loves the theme from Friends, because my wife puts the show on in the background a lot when she needs something she doesn't have to pay attention to. Years and years ago my grandmother came to visit and during the day she would watch the Andy Griffith Show. It took like two days fro my grey to learn it. It's one of those things he SCREAMS at the top of his lungs. He fuckin loves it. All these years later, if I fire it up on Youtube he drops what he's doing and immediately joins in. I
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Jun 27, 2015 02:48
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Jose Oquendo posted:Years and years ago my grandmother came to visit and during the day she would watch the Andy Griffith Show. It took like two days fro my grey to learn it. It's one of those things he SCREAMS at the top of his lungs. He fuckin loves it. All these years later, if I fire it up on Youtube he drops what he's doing and immediately joins in. I Auri's favorite bars to whistle are just the first few notes of the same. Luckily she's not obnoxious about it.
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Jun 27, 2015 02:54
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Judah has never gotten really into music in terms of imitating. He's much more into imitating sound effects like water burbling or people laughing. Weird little potato.
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Jun 27, 2015 02:55
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Jose Oquendo posted:Years and years ago my grandmother came to visit and during the day she would watch the Andy Griffith Show. It took like two days fro my grey to learn it. It's one of those things he SCREAMS at the top of his lungs. He fuckin loves it. All these years later, if I fire it up on Youtube he drops what he's doing and immediately joins in. I Ahahaha, that makes total sense. It's such a simple and catchy tune, after all. Loki never really gets the actual tune of "I'll Be There for You," (I have to imagine that's definitely more of a Grey thing), but he did get pretty close with "Everybody Knows Your Name."
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Jun 27, 2015 02:56
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Tendai posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJaNDBI87s  :Look at me! I'm a loving bird! Doop de doop de doo!:Carl Linnaeus more like Carl WAAK WAAK WAAK WAAK WAAK-us am I right?: Haha, I'm so funny. I'm here all night, guys, tip your waitress.
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Jun 27, 2015 02:59
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:
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Jun 27, 2015 03:02
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Tendai posted:Judah has never gotten really into music in terms of imitating. He's much more into imitating sound effects like water burbling or people laughing. Weird little potato. It's interesting to note the associations your bird makes with different noises. For example, when I clean his cage for instance, he makes the squeaking noise like when you're cleaning glass with Windex and a rag. I'm not using that to clean but he at some point saw that action and heard the noise and associates it with cleaning. He knowwwwws.
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Jun 27, 2015 04:05
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Ooh my god I have tears in my eyes.
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Jun 27, 2015 04:19
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This is likely a stupid question, but uh. We recently moved and we haven't moved the birds yet (the in-laws are keeping an eye on them). The new place whiffs a bit of paint. Will that impact the budgies any? Should we wait a week or so 'til it's aired out?
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Jun 27, 2015 04:19
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painted bird posted:This is likely a stupid question, but uh. We recently moved and we haven't moved the birds yet (the in-laws are keeping an eye on them). The new place whiffs a bit of paint. Will that impact the budgies any? Should we wait a week or so 'til it's aired out? Yes.
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Jun 27, 2015 04:26
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drat it, that might be a problem. We might be getting a conure next and while the budgies can stay with the in-laws until this place smells acceptable, the conure probably can't.
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Jun 27, 2015 04:38
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Is there a way to put them by an open window (w/ a screen obviously)? You could also borrow a bunch of fans and have them blow out windows sucking all the fumes out. Most likely they'll be ok, but it's one of those things you don't want to roll the dice on.
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Jun 27, 2015 04:43
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Their cage is slated to be right by a window and I can borrow netting from the in-laws and tack it up temporarily (and we can point a fan at the window, too) buuut I don't want to risk it if I can finagle a way not to. 'll probably insist they don't get moved until the place stops smelling so weird.
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Jun 27, 2015 04:46
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Get as many fans as you can and point them towards windows.
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Jun 27, 2015 04:55
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:Get as many fans as you can and point them towards windows. Probably best to have one blowing fresh air in as well.
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Jun 27, 2015 05:00
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Frogmanv2 posted:Probably best to have one blowing fresh air in as well. with care to make sure its not gunna pull in paint air maybe have one side of the house with fans puling in, the other side pushing out.
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Jun 27, 2015 05:50
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Tendai posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJaNDBI87s This is killing me.
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Jun 27, 2015 06:16
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:This is killing me.
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Jun 27, 2015 06:42
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Pion, which shall be the name of my bird*, still seems very confused, but perhaps a bit less frightened. Sorry about the cage, I wouldn't be able to fit anything larger. She's discovered the seeds that spilled onto the floor earlier, when a poorly placed dispenser fell. She still hasn't really tried using either water bowl, except for accidentally stepping into them. She was sitting the same place on the same perch all night, and has barely explored the others at all. Now she's mostly sitting on the floor again, and even though she does scramble up onto a perch once in a while, soon ditches it again. I'm a bit worried. I tried playing some flute to her, she is responding, and seems to be okay with it.  *) Name may or may not be an anime reference. nielsm fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Jun 27, 2015 |
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Jun 27, 2015 07:09
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Derps are naturally ground foragers, so that's instinct. You only should worry if she's listless at the bottom of the cage. Sounds like she's exploring just fine, comfort doesn't come overnight ya know!
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Jun 27, 2015 07:53
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The birbs are getting pretty sick of living in their travel cages. 2 more weeks til we get to move into our apartment and they can have their normal house back. Ozzy enjoyed some before-bed snuggles and here's some blurry pictures of him being adorable.    Also pictured: Nugget hanging out with her new BFF, her reflection  Can't handle this level of cute
Pip pip pip fucked around with this message at 08:29 on Jun 27, 2015 |
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Jun 27, 2015 08:27
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nielsm posted:Pion, which shall be the name of my bird*, still seems very confused, but perhaps a bit less frightened. Sorry about the cage, I wouldn't be able to fit anything larger. you should get 2 bird so your 1 bird has a bird friend and your 2 bird also has a bird friend its a young bird isnt it? i look at the eyes it looks young so should have a bird friend.
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Jun 27, 2015 09:51
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Tendai posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJaNDBI87s When he came to allocate a scientific name to this bird, he called it WOO HOO WOO HOO
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