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I really like how you put that, Treb  it's something similar for me, too. They're these intelligent creatures capable of reason and deduction, that solve problems, use language to communicate, and form personal relationships and family units. They demonstrate empathy, hold grudges, and learn the languages and names that are used in their presence. Having a close personal bond with such a parallel, but, like Treb said, alien, being feels like an accomplishment or reward. They aren't domesticated like cats or dogs; they choose to have a relationship with a person that has earned their trust. And there is a depth to that relationship that is lacking with other pets or animal companions, because they can speak and communicate in a way we understand. Also they are soft and fluffy and sometimes they're really dumb in a hilarious way. LITERALLY A BIRD fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Mar 22, 2016 |
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:They're these intelligent creatures capable of reason and deduction, that solve problems, use language to communicate, and form personal relationships and family units. They demonstrate empathy, hold grudges, and learn the languages and names that are used in their presence.
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I agree with all the eloquent things that have been said, but I'll also say that it's pretty cool sharing living space with modern day rear end in a top hat dinosaurs that can fly.
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Mar 22, 2016 22:49
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Also they are soft and fluffy and sometimes they're really dumb in a hilarious way. this is also a factor of significant importance and i committed a grave disservice in forgetting it
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Mar 22, 2016 22:54
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schnickety scribe posted:I agree with all the eloquent things that have been said, but I'll also say that it's pretty cool sharing living space with modern day rear end in a top hat dinosaurs that can fly. Pretty much this, only with the added worry that raptors might have been able talk and understand the world around them.
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Mar 22, 2016 23:42
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https://youtu.be/Rr2zQYC-lc0 oh my god it's the essence of parrots summed up in one video.
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Mar 22, 2016 23:56
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I'd also say most of us have more than one bird because most of us own small birds so like the basic animal husbandry requirements for two tiels isn't the same as two dogs or two cats.
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Mar 22, 2016 23:58
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blackflare posted:hold grudges Despite our glowing reviews, birds are assholes. A bird person comes to terms with this eventually. 
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Mar 23, 2016 00:24
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I love birds because every single day, no matter what, they make me laugh. The fact that Max actually likes being around me is a bonus. And they have such a pleasing shape/colors.
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Mar 23, 2016 00:32
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Neddy Seagoon posted:...to find a Cockatoo deliberately dropping pinecones onto your head from a tree branch and laughing at you. Literally my life
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Toast has decided he loves grapes, but only if I chew them up first and fed them to him by mouth like he's a baby birb Just to let you know, there are a lot of bacteria that live in our mouths that can dwell in the crop and cause sour or slow crop. Try mashing them up and feeding them to him without your saliva mixed in.
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Mar 23, 2016 02:08
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:Literally my life It's probably for the best that seagulls aren't pets. You want birds that actively laugh at you all day long? Come to the Gulf coast.
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Pile of Kittens posted:Just to let you know, there are a lot of bacteria that live in our mouths that can dwell in the crop and cause sour or slow crop. Try mashing them up and feeding them to him without your saliva mixed in. Also, no offense Crows Everywhere, but it's a little gross to chew up grapes for your bird when you can mash them
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Mar 23, 2016 02:38
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Cythereal posted:It's probably for the best that seagulls aren't pets. You want birds that actively laugh at you all day long? Come to the Gulf coast. I made the mistake of giving a seagull at the goldcoast a chip once. Once.
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Mar 23, 2016 03:19
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:I made the mistake of giving a seagull at the goldcoast a chip once. At least teach it to dance for its chip.
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GoldStandardConure posted:At least teach it to dance for its chip. The Seagulls in Melbourne are very adept at snatching chips out of the air instead of letting them touch the ground. Probably to stop the Sparrows getting a shot at them.
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Happy Birthday Scout!!!
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Mar 23, 2016 05:20
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That is so adorable I could die
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Eejit posted:That is so adorable I could die My two loves 
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Mar 23, 2016 05:50
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greypearl posted:
submitted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW4VPgMywBg I hope it's cute enough 
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I had my headphones unplugged when I opened this video and Toast hopped down from my shoulder and stared at it and puffed up until I exited out of it. Coo is so soothing that it hypnotises other birbs. Also yeah I'll try mashing grapes instead like other fruits and veg  Toast seems to be a more picky eater than Bitey was and much prefers mushy food (other than his pellets and seeds). Regular cooked sweet potato is no, mashed sweet potato is yes.
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Their true nature revealed... 
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I grew up with at least 2 birds in the house at all times and I loved those feathery fiends. Despite all the random acts of assholery they were just so cute that I couldn't hold it against them for too long. I'd get a bird of my own but my apartment complex doesn't allow any kind of bird, or much of anything else aside from cats and small dogs.
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Dothewhatnow posted:I grew up with at least 2 birds in the house at all times and I loved those feathery fiends. Despite all the random acts of assholery they were just so cute that I couldn't hold it against them for too long. thats ridiculous. unless you have a free roaming cockatoo or macaw or something, a cat is going to do way more damage to the property using your door frames as scratching poles, and small dogs are probably yappy and therefore just as loud + less toilet trainable and make much bigger messes. Not too mention a bird is going to be spending a lot of time in a cage or on a stand where it's shits will be contained in a tray. Also cat and dog allergy has to be much more common than bird allergy right?
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Wonder if the owner has been burned by a large bird owner before and has just put a blanket ban to be absolutely sure it won't happen again. Once read a big long rant by some student on facebook about how birds had been randomly banned from her building and it was discrimination as she was the only one with a bird and he was ever such a good cockatoo and never made a sound. Her landlord replied that A. It would not shut the gently caress up for the 12 hours a day it was alone and B. He was in the apartment below hers.
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learnincurve posted:Wonder if the owner has been burned by a large bird owner before and has just put a blanket ban to be absolutely sure it won't happen again. Once read a big long rant by some student on facebook about how birds had been randomly banned from her building and it was discrimination as she was the only one with a bird and he was ever such a good cockatoo and never made a sound. Her landlord replied that A. It would not shut the gently caress up for the 12 hours a day it was alone and B. He was in the apartment below hers. Yeah, it sounds like this is probably the case. That or the cockatoo chewed all the windowsills to sawdust.
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Also yeah I'll try mashing grapes instead like other fruits and veg This (mushed food, esp if warm or from your mouth) is also likely a big contributing factor to him being hormonal and wanting to feed/bone you and your fingats btw Mizuti posted:Their true nature revealed... Demon or gryphon, followed by dinosaur Also yea mikerock posted:Happy Birthday Scout!!! So cute they literally have those happy anime eyes irl
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Trebuchet King posted:i can't speak for everyone, but: i like it when a baby bird that doesnt know any better comes down for a feed
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Battle Pigeon posted:This (mushed food, esp if warm or from your mouth) is also likely a big contributing factor to him being hormonal and wanting to feed/bone you and your fingats btw He will have to man up and eat regular cooked food then instead of mushy paste for baby birbs  (Or rather, I will have to persuade him to eat proper.)This weekend Toast is staying with Skellybones, his god-uncle, while I visit relatives and listen to communism in Melbourne. He has adequate supplies of sunnies and jingly balls to keep him occupied. The pair will have fun bonding (by which I mean Toast will have fun biting fingats).
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I assume normal birbs can scratch their own heads without much issue, but this is the only position Inko can do it in, and he was so into it he didn't care about the camera  
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Mirthless posted:submitted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW4VPgMywBg Skillet is absolutely cute enough. The only problem is how are you not cuddling him/her all the time? How do you stop? Battle Pigeon posted:I assume normal birbs can scratch their own heads without much issue, but this is the only position Inko can do it in, and he was so into it he didn't care about the camera Goofy birbs are best birbs
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I have been shopping  Cages getting a complete revamp with all sorts of different toys and swings and perches. All of which Thor will ignore because he's also getting a bell and Thor likes a bell.
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cute birbs on this page  and yes the conure anime happy eyes are the best.
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Ya'll make me want a conure really bad
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My GCC birb needs new toys since literally none of hers made it from SC. Looking at putting together an order from MySafeBirdStore, anyone have recommendations for toys for their green cheeks? She is super cuddly and probably needs some logic puzzle type things. Also if anyone has any recommendations for a free standing stand she can sit on, I'd love that. Right now we've got a day and night cage, but she doesn't really have a way to be near me during the day when she can't be on me (like when I'm working).
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I got out of my house a couple hours ago and there was a parrot on my porch with 2 cats staring right at it with murderous intentions, when he saw me he started speaking and I lowered my hand down to the ground and he climbed, he knew he was about to become cat food, I went around the neighborhood because I assumed he had escaped from one of my neighbors and sure enough there was an empty cage 5 houses from mine. I'm sure that if I had left my house 10 minutes later the cats would've killed him. That's my bird story, thanks for reading.
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Boo keeps flying into the doors and Skillet keeps flying in circles until he tires himself out so we figured we'd better set up something for them to land on.    Boo's beginning to pick up pieces of Skillet's vocabulary. Gimme Kiss!, Skillet's smooch noises, "Baby Bird", that sort of thing. He's not very good yet, but he's practicing a lot. (not when I try to film him, though!  )El Hefe posted:I got out of my house a couple hours ago and there was a parrot on my porch with 2 cats staring right at it with murderous intentions, when he saw me he started speaking and I lowered my hand down to the ground and he climbed, he knew he was about to become cat food, I went around the neighborhood because I assumed he had escaped from one of my neighbors and sure enough there was an empty cage 5 houses from mine. I'm sure that if I had left my house 10 minutes later the cats would've killed him.  A few minutes later and that could have really been a tragedy for somebody. Good timing! They must have been relieved.
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If that ever happened to Boop, I think I'd be reassured she went down in a blaze of glory.
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