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Here have a recording of Putin sitting on my shoulder, making strange sounds: http://0x0.st/s1kG.MP3 (Pion also makes a guest appearance.)
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Captain Log posted:It's a bizarre combination of people going out of their way to be helpful while others refuse to acknowledge I'm there. I don't want to out anyone, but I think there are two mobility assisted goons in the Bird Crazies. It's a comfy place to post. I don稚 own a bird (yet) but mobility assisted goon reporting in. I知 a double amputee so I use a wheelchair part time but most of the time I walk with prostheses. I知 in an apartment now so still working on the bird bit.
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May 6, 2018 15:51
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Rallos posted:I don稚 own a bird (yet) but mobility assisted goon reporting in. I知 a double amputee so I use a wheelchair part time but most of the time I walk with prostheses. How long do you expect to make it before the bird you get buzzsaws through your prostheses? I知 pretty sure anything short of aluminum or titanium will have a service life measured in weeks if you get a macaw or cockatoo 
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Sup, fellow disabled and mobility impaired bird nerds? Being a dwarf it was always fun trying to coax Judah down from places I couldn't reach. One of the first very clear things he learned to say was "c'mere!" in the cadence I used. 
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May 6, 2018 18:23
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Poor Taco, were they able to tell you at least about what happened?
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Rallos posted:I don稚 own a bird (yet) but mobility assisted goon reporting in. I知 a double amputee so I use a wheelchair part time but most of the time I walk with prostheses. You can have birds in an apartment - cockatiels and budgies do quite well. They can be noisy but probably not enough to bother your neighbors unless said neighbors are really lovely We have four birds in ours (granted, we live in a townhouse apartment at the end of the building) and we've never had any trouble with our neighbors. One of our birds loves to scream extremely loud (she is a conure, that's just what they do I guess?  ) and still no complaints. I think the important thing is to have your birds on daytime hours so they don't bother your neighbors when they're trying to sleep.
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May 6, 2018 21:43
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Rallos posted:I don稚 own a bird (yet) but mobility assisted goon reporting in. I知 a double amputee so I use a wheelchair part time but most of the time I walk with prostheses. Yesterday was my first time going to a mall using a wheel chair. The doc's literally said, "We would be worried about your condition getting worse if you use a wheel chair full time." (They suspect I have MS) Yesterday, I did the full two story mall, alone, in a wheelchair. It was one of the most exhausting experiences of my last few years, including Jiu Jitsu. In my apartment I generally just flail from surface to surface, but I'm making a point of bringing my walker to the bird cages. The cockatiel just goes into full crest terror mode. It's adorable in a stupid way. 
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May 6, 2018 23:37
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Mirthless posted:You can have birds in an apartment - cockatiels and budgies do quite well. They can be noisy but probably not enough to bother your neighbors unless said neighbors are really lovely I would really love to get an Eclectus but am taking my time and making sure that I can give it a good home. I travel a decent amount for sports so I have to figure out a bird sitter also.
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Captain Log posted:Yesterday was my first time going to a mall using a wheel chair. The doc's literally said, "We would be worried about your condition getting worse if you use a wheel chair full time." (They suspect I have MS) Hopefully you can get a decent ultra light or custom chair. It makes a huge difference in the amount of effort it takes to push around in something super light vs some dumpster Walmart chair.
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May 6, 2018 23:48
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Rallos posted:I would really love to get an Eclectus but am taking my time and making sure that I can give it a good home. I travel a decent amount for sports so I have to figure out a bird sitter also. If this is your first bird I really recommend starting with a budgie or cockatiel, I understand Eclectus can be a really neurotic bird. I've met a lot of plucked Electus unfortunately.  With the bigger varieties of parrot you run into behavioral problems - they're just too smart. If you do make the plunge with a challenging bird, make sure you do a lot of research - I recommend buying and reading a lot of books.
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May 7, 2018 00:59
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This one looks familiar, but perhaps I am remembering a different video with the same plot? https://i.imgur.com/IsfQBTO.mp4
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May 7, 2018 01:00
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Cockatiels just love pulling up laptop keys, I think it's like pulling up bark to see if there's a juicy grub under there for them. They just can't resist the urge.
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May 7, 2018 12:41
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theHUNGERian posted:This one looks familiar, but perhaps I am remembering a different video with the same plot? 
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May 7, 2018 23:54
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Speaking of cockatiels, Romans finally posted a video of the babies on their Facebook.  I had no idea they made such good noises ahhhhhhttps://www.facebook.com/103817883370633/videos/484312921987792/
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May 8, 2018 00:08
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Man this thread makes me want another cockatiel again
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May 8, 2018 00:12
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I always want a cockatiel. And a budgie, conure, grey, caique, etc... For now, I'll have to make do with internet birds though.
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May 8, 2018 01:53
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This was baby Serra at seventeen days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ZeNFHXbME Here she is at almost eleven months! Excuse my hair. Notice the cockatiel throwing some side eye shade at the evil camera. 
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May 8, 2018 03:39
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In honour of Taco Tuesday, featuring Boop Monday (because I forgot)
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May 8, 2018 06:05
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Tendai posted:Man this thread makes me want another cockatiel again ironically cockatiels were the birds i was least interested when i started getting interested in parrots and now after a couple of years i would be perfectly happy to have a cockatiel or cockatiels for the rest of my life they're really just the best birds. 
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May 8, 2018 06:49
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has anyone else's bird just now decided it's spring so it's time to squawk endlessly
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May 8, 2018 20:39
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May 8, 2018 20:40
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it's weird, apparently only one of them got the memo. my little budgie boy is not feeling it yet.
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May 8, 2018 21:33
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Yes 6 am when sun begins really flooding in the windows is a great time to scream. The sun appreciates 2 hours of uninterrupted screm.
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May 8, 2018 21:34
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subpar anachronism posted:it's weird, apparently only one of them got the memo. my little budgie boy is not feeling it yet. Mine is feeling it. Mine is feeling something indeed. Little twerp bit a hole in my thumb. He likes to pick at hard skin (it's gross, I know) but it's turning into a serious biting problem. I don't know how to get him to stop doing bad things. Gently swatting him away and saying "no" just makes him testier and causes him to attempt whatever fuckery he was doing with increased fervor. Ignoring/timeout is ineffective afaik, unless I'm too inconsistent. I find myself getting mad but I figure if I let a tiny bird make me go into savage monkey brain mode then I am not fit for society. What should I do next time he gets into a bout of bad biting? Should I just redirect his attention with his bell or some straw/ paper to nibble on? Also I made an art i call "happy budge, spooked budge) 
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Plant MONSTER. posted:Mine is feeling it. Mine is feeling something indeed. Every time he bites you/picks at skin too hard, he goes on the ground and gets ignored. That's how to train him out of it.
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May 9, 2018 00:18
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Kenshin posted:Assuming he isn't flighted, put him on the ground and then ignore him for a few minutes. He's flighted. He needs a proper wing clip. Banishing the bird to the floor seems nice right now. I'm going to relish that fantasy while my bird is gazing at me from his door with his hollow kakapo eyes. He's been good since I was typing up my last post, though.
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May 9, 2018 00:27
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theHUNGERian posted:This one looks familiar, but perhaps I am remembering a different video with the same plot? After looking after a toddler I now understand why people compare their birds to them.
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May 9, 2018 00:52
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Plant MONSTER. posted:Mine is feeling it. Mine is feeling something indeed. Parakeets have never been able to draw blood with me. I've had two that were nippy, both females. I either set them on the ground, or refuse to respond to the bite and hold them like I'm putting them in the travel cage. 60 seconds of being held in place for a budgie is apparently an eon.
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ffffffffffff https://twitter.com/KAKITAN/status/994032331370283010?s=19
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May 9, 2018 03:48
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 Charlie enjoying shoulder privileges but also keeping a Very Serious eye out for danger
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subpar anachronism posted:has anyone else's bird just now decided it's spring so it's time to squawk endlessly yes but autumn, i think the weathers confused the poor guy
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How do birds know it's spring, if they live inside with artificial lighting? I know hormones make them act like that but how can their bodies tell?
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shits.ridic posted:How do birds know it's spring, if they live inside with artificial lighting? I know hormones make them act like that but how can their bodies tell? Temperature, length of day
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underage at the vape shop posted:Temperature, length of day a tiny clockwork calendar inside every bird
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Eifert Posting posted:Poor Taco, were they able to tell you at least about what happened? Unfortunately not, as they didn't have the facilities at that vet to do a postmortem (they could have sent away to a university, but due to delays etc it wouldn't have been conclusive so we decided not to) Taco is back home with us now, went and collected her ashes from the crematorium ($270 loving dollariedoos to cremate a 130 gram bird jesus christ). Not sure what we are going to do with her yet, whether or not we will keep her, I was thinking of going on a holiday down to Denmark in Western Australia and scattering the ashes at a place like the Walpol Treetop Walk (its really amazing countryside down that way, if you are ever in Western Australia you need to check it out). Here is a final Taco Tuesday for you (yes i am aware its Wednesday in Australia I had a 10 hour work day yesterday ok!!!): First photo of her, on the morning after she came home with us:          Last photo I took of her, a few days before she passed: 
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GoldStandardConure posted:Last photo I took of her, a few days before she passed: A happy birb She had a great life with you.
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May 9, 2018 10:31
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Taco was a very good bird, thanks for sharing her with us
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My heart
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May 9, 2018 11:33
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underage at the vape shop posted:yes but autumn, i think the weathers confused the poor guy After the yoyoing autumn weather, Murphy spent most of Saturday rubbing herself against the perch before popping an egg out on Sunday. Bird. It is almost WINTER.
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I showed the Taco pictures to some friends and they said 'that's the happiest birb I've ever seen.'
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