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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Ama was being a twerp and I went to grab him and Charlie yelled at me your birds are unionising 
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Ozzy does the same thing when he thinks I might possibly be hurting Sera, but because Ozzy refuses to let anyone touch him ever and all hands are evil, this occasionally means Sera comes and asks me for skritches and Ozzy makes nervous, worried noises from nearby the whole time.
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Jul 31, 2019 05:34
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awww Ozzy.  All I will say on the Ama-grabbing matter is that sometimes a girl would just like to eat her dinner in peace without constantly fending off SOMEONE'S little black beak  e: smug twerp (whom I love) 
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Jul 31, 2019 05:47
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:awww Ozzy. That's some serious bird side eye, right there.
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Jul 31, 2019 06:19
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He is well aware he has been given millet to distract him from my burrito. He is considering how fast he needs to inhale it to have time for another shot at Forbidden Supper
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Jul 31, 2019 06:24
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:Ama was being a twerp and I went to grab him and Charlie yelled at me Defensive birds are the best. One time my brother was rolling around on the ground play-wrestling with our old dog Daisy and Pookie climbed down off her perch, ran across the floor and bit him because she thought he was hurting her  (Pookie loved sneaking up on Daisy and pinching her bottom, but she was Not Cool with anyone else messing with her)
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Jul 31, 2019 08:15
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I adore the Cockatiel angry eyebrow look. Especially when Serra refuses to do anything other than slam her open beak at me and at most deliver the lightest pinch while making whining baby bird noises. Her “feed me/pet me/GO TO HELL!!!” noises are all nearly identical.
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Jul 31, 2019 10:32
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I think Pookie might be setting up an online dating profile       Selfies are hard when you have no opposable thumbs. Or hands. Or arms.
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Jul 31, 2019 11:18
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Pookah posted:
Looks like Pookie can wing it
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Jul 31, 2019 12:23
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Pookah posted:I think Pookie might be setting up an online dating profile Just thinkin' about millet
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Jul 31, 2019 12:27
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Potato Salad posted:Looks like Pookie can wing it CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Just thinkin' about millet Lol SEND NOODS
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Jul 31, 2019 15:16
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Pookah posted:I think Pookie might be setting up an online dating profile haha omg
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Jul 31, 2019 15:58
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Jul 31, 2019 16:58
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Pookah posted:Defensive birds are the best. One time my brother was rolling around on the ground play-wrestling with our old dog Daisy and Pookie climbed down off her perch, ran across the floor and bit him because she thought he was hurting her lol @Ama and @Charlie Trev is MY bird. Or, I am his bird, not sure which is the correct terminology, tbh. If he sees my husband come to love on me, he tries his damndest to get to me to either save me or protect me lol When my husband comes home from work, he eats dinner in the computer room with me and the birds. Afterward, he will give me a kiss or make smoochy sounds on my neck, you know, playing around. Trev will literally bumblebee himself over to my desk, yelling the whole time, and make a beeline for him with beak open. Cricket, meanwhile is on her perch yelling "REALLY? REALLY?? (insert conure rage noises)". I'm usually able to grab him within .5 seconds of impact as my husband laughs and gets away JUST before the angry bird gets there. Then its just hilarious to see a tiny 66-gram bird standing on my shoulder kissing me, then glaring at my husband, and trying to make himself as big and bad as possible. Cricket, if she is there and he is in his cage, will just jump on my husband's shoulder and try to join, making kissy noises and kissing both of us  Cracks me up these birds!! Pookah posted:I think Pookie might be setting up an online dating profile Such a gorgeous face /swoon I have such a soft spot for Greys! Disco Salmon fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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Jul 31, 2019 17:04
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Disco Salmon posted:Trev is MY bird. Or, I am his bird, not sure which is the correct terminology, tbh. If he sees my husband come to love on me, he tries his damndest to get to me to either save me or protect me lol When my husband comes home from work, he eats dinner in the computer room with me and the birds. Afterward, he will give me a kiss or make smoochy sounds on my neck, you know, playing around. Trev will literally bumblebee himself over to my desk, yelling the whole time, and make a beeline for him with beak open. Cricket, meanwhile is on her perch yelling "REALLY? REALLY?? (insert conure rage noises)". Same thing with Ms Cookies and me. Peanut is my boy, and will not tolerate Ms Cookies coming over near me. Pinto is Ms Cookies's bird, and I am not allowed to touch her while Pinto is on/near her. It's kind of adorable.
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Jul 31, 2019 17:46
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Rotten Cookies posted:Same thing with Ms Cookies and me. Peanut is my boy, and will not tolerate Ms Cookies coming over near me. Pinto is Ms Cookies's bird, and I am not allowed to touch her while Pinto is on/near her. It's kind of adorable. It makes me laugh so much tbh. Trev can't fly very well, and I am not sure just HOW he manages to get to my desk at times. It's very much like watching a bumblebee, we have no idea how he manages to get in the air. (He was roughly, badly wing trimmed before fledging  so his flying skills are not good.) If he misses, and his rage power peters out he plops on the floor, and all you see is a little green blur racing for my chair, grabbing the towel, climbing as fast as he can till he gets to the top, then it's to my shoulder and RAR I AM MAN BIRB!!!
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Jul 31, 2019 18:29
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Greys always look a hair's width from brutal disembowelment of all nearby things and it unnerves me ever so much.Disco Salmon posted:It makes me laugh so much tbh. Trev can't fly very well, and I am not sure just HOW he manages to get to my desk at times. It's very much like watching a bumblebee, we have no idea how he manages to get in the air. (He was roughly, badly wing trimmed before fledging 
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Jul 31, 2019 18:36
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Disco Salmon posted:It makes me laugh so much tbh. Trev can't fly very well, and I am not sure just HOW he manages to get to my desk at times. It's very much like watching a bumblebee, we have no idea how he manages to get in the air. (He was roughly, badly wing trimmed before fledging Oh man, please tell me he gets all angry, and looks around in confusion/anger looking for the best/quickest way to get to attack position. Pinto does this all the time if someone accidentally rings one of his bells. (The bells are only for him to ring, don't you know.) Beak opens, feathers out, and he shakes his head looking for the highway to bite town. Like, sorry I rang your bell, doofus, I was just trying to give you your fuckin' food you're about to inhale and chirp happily about.
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Jul 31, 2019 18:51
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 terra is moulting pretty bad recently so most of her time has been spent begging for scritches and scratching herself however, it's her hatchday on the 18th and I want to give her something special and tasty that she's never had before! so other than millet and sunflower seeds, what treats do your tiels go nuts for that I could treat her with?
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Jul 31, 2019 20:27
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Rotten Cookies posted:Oh man, please tell me he gets all angry, and looks around in confusion/anger looking for the best/quickest way to get to attack position. Pinto does this all the time if someone accidentally rings one of his bells. (The bells are only for him to ring, don't you know.) Beak opens, feathers out, and he shakes his head looking for the highway to bite town. Like, sorry I rang your bell, doofus, I was just trying to give you your fuckin' food you're about to inhale and chirp happily about. omg he totally does....he opens his wings and poofs himself all up and doing the snakehead thing with open beak lol My husband will laugh and back off a little, and immediately, Trevor starts rubbing my cheek and saying "Sweet bird, good bird baby bird" haha but he always keeps an eye on him in the room :P He attacks the bells if he is in his cage tho with the door shut, as .does Cricket. R will totally come in and smooch on me just to watch them go "OMG YOU DIDN'T!!!" and start beating the daylights out of the bells while yelling bird obscenities at us lol
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Jul 31, 2019 20:30
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:haha omg  Kitfox88 posted:Greys always look a hair's width from brutal disembowelment of all nearby things and it unnerves me ever so much. Disco Salmon posted:Such a gorgeous face /swoon I have such a soft spot for Greys! She's my sweet and very good girl, and she shared in a big vegan curry and rice dinner today so she went to bed very happy and very chubby edit: all these chesty jealous birds would probably be furious if they knew how adorable we find their terrifying threat displays. Pookah fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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Jul 31, 2019 21:19
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bleh, double post
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Jul 31, 2019 21:21
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Pookah posted:
I had a dream of getting a Grey for a long time. When I was finally able to be in a position for one, I knew it wouldn't be fair to them to get one since they live so long. We don't have any kids nor family who could/would take our birds as it is, and I wouldn't want to bet on a Grey not outliving me. That's why I went with the smaller birds in my flock. I will always have a special place for Greys tho in my heart...they are so pretty and smart. Silly birds tho!! They do love curry, don't they?? Mine go absolutely apeshit over it!!! We end up letting them share ours They go bonkers for the chicken or lamb curries I make, so I am always sure to let them have a little bit. I did find a salt free curry powder that I add to their chop sometimes and its always "it's REALLY yummy" from both of the bottomless pits.It's to the point now where they see me get the Instant Pot out and its a nonstop chorus of "Yum!!" , "Its good!", and lip-smacking noises from both of the heathens.
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Jul 31, 2019 23:37
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Disco Salmon posted:It makes me laugh so much tbh. Trev can't fly very well, and I am not sure just HOW he manages to get to my desk at times. It's very much like watching a bumblebee, we have no idea how he manages to get in the air. (He was roughly, badly wing trimmed before fledging green cheeks are so friggin blessed lmfao
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When Serra wants out of her cage, and the door opens, one of two things happen - A. My father is getting her out. He reaches in and she instantly jumps on to his finger. B. I am getting her out. She proceeds to play "run away from the finger" for five minutes until I grab her squeaking little butt. drat 
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Aug 1, 2019 03:53
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these are two good handsome boys.
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me: *holding ama gently like ice cream cone* I love you *kissing his cute little face* you're a good bird *snuggling his cheek* you're the best boy ama: *gazing back at me with sweet docile head-on bird face, all beak and eyes and just ever so darling* ...Need to poop.
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Aug 1, 2019 06:39
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Disco Salmon posted:I had a dream of getting a Grey for a long time. When I was finally able to be in a position for one, I knew it wouldn't be fair to them to get one since they live so long. We don't have any kids nor family who could/would take our birds as it is, and I wouldn't want to bet on a Grey not outliving me. That's why I went with the smaller birds in my flock. I will always have a special place for Greys tho in my heart...they are so pretty and smart. If I had known then what I know now about the level of care an african grey needs, I'm honestly not sure I'd do it again. I love Pookie dearly, no question - she's my own lovely sweet girl, but there is also a constant level of anxiety about whether she's getting all the attention/out time/perfect nutrition that she needs and deserves, and of course, her longterm care is a kind of unanswerable question - if we both live to be very old we'll be old ladies together, but there is always the chance I got first, and I don't know who'd look after her then  On a less depressing note, shedoes loves curry very much - she likes lots of rice and only a little coating of sauce though. One time when she had to stay overnight at the vets they asked if she had any food preferences and I mentioned curry and they started laughing and said one of the nurses was having daal for lunch so she could share that. Apparently it was entirely acceptable and she ate as much as she was let . She also adores spaghetti bolognese (meaty or vegan).LITERALLY A BIRD posted:me: *holding ama gently like ice cream cone* I love you *kissing his cute little face* you're a good bird *snuggling his cheek* you're the best boy I cannot see this as anything but the end of a romantic movie, all swelling strings and soft-focus closeup - after Ama speaks, the last line is you saying 'I... I need to poop too, my darling' before it fades to black and the credits roll. Pookah fucked around with this message at 09:31 on Aug 1, 2019 |
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I don't mean to sound heavy, and I know I'm not the only ill person in the forums, but I seriously recommend setting up a will that includes your birds. A simple will is pretty easy to get done, and will guarantee your bird family will be seen after if you go first. While my diagnosis is terminal, I could still be around for a while. But if not, and if my father is gone as well, they will go live at the bird store down the road for the rest of their lives. It's a wonderfully happy place, and the woman I briefly dated has promised me she would take care of them for however long it took, even if she had to take them in herself. Thinking about that type of stuff absolutely sucks, but it's really just a piece of legal paper that will help make sure your universe will be in order after you're gone. We all owe it to our feathered friends to watch out for them once we have flown off to the next turn of the wheel. I adore you all, hug you birbs.
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Captain Log posted:I don't mean to sound heavy, and I know I'm not the only ill person in the forums, but I seriously recommend setting up a will that includes your birds. A simple will is pretty easy to get done, and will guarantee your bird family will be seen after if you go first. While my diagnosis is terminal, I could still be around for a while. But if not, and if my father is gone as well, they will go live at the bird store down the road for the rest of their lives. It's a wonderfully happy place, and the woman I briefly dated has promised me she would take care of them for however long it took, even if she had to take them in herself. Thank you, that is very good advice - I really need to think about where I'd like her to go since my immediate family is either much older than I am or not likely to be keen to take over her care. She's kind of a one-person bird who also has bitten some of them in the past (the brat!). I do think she'd do quite well in a multi-parrot sanctuary situation though - any time she's met with other african greys she's been fairly open to making friends with them. Thank you again
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Y'all kidding me if Sinbad outlives me he ain't outliving me y'hear my will's gonna have him in a little golden sarcophagus next to mine like the pharoahs did (yeah I want a golden sarcophagus). Or at least like the Simpsons anyway... (He's totally fine after the shallot sauce scare btw)
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Aug 1, 2019 15:53
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Always glad to help, even if it’s a grim line of thought.
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Parrots in snow are just what one would expect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9iifaLV15Q
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:me: *holding ama gently like ice cream cone* I love you *kissing his cute little face* you're a good bird *snuggling his cheek* you're the best boy Pookah posted:
Yeah, my vet says curry is fine as long as it's not the onion-based. So mine get to enjoy it And spaghetti ...oh lord help anyone who touches the noodle box in their sight. Immediate yells of ""YUM!! ITS GOOD DO YOU SEE???"I would so love to live that movie... I think I have an Anti-ama tbh! My movie end credits would be this: Trev is being held like an ice cream cone, and I tell him he is wonderful, and that he is loved, and he is the most gorgeous handsome boy ever! And he looks at me, kisses my finger and says so lovingly as he looks in my eyes...." pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt" (I've no idea just where he picked up this new noise from...but it's his new favorite go-to. Off and on all day I hear him pbbbbbbbtttttttttttttttttttt-ing away happily...I think it's just a fun sound or something. R swears its cos he's a boy, and all boys love fart noises. Lucky me.)
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Pookah posted:I cannot see this as anything but the end of a romantic movie, all swelling strings and soft-focus closeup - after Ama speaks, the last line is you saying 'I... I need to poop too, my darling' before it fades to black and the credits roll. (Incidentally when he is clearly not interested in pooping when I offer I will say "not really? Okay..." and set him down on his gym. After he said that I held him over the trash can and said "you need to poop?" and he looked back at me and said "not really" How dare you get tired of my kisses!!!)Salmon, Trevor sounds perfect idk what you're on about  Tendai I love keas' surprise bright orange underwings Sinbad Amadeus and I are going to die at the exact same time in the exact same place holding hands/feet and I will hear nothing to the contrary.
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I feel the same way about Serra and I, but knowing how absurd my life is it won’t be holding hands, it will be careening into a ravine in a flaming bus while getting attacked by ghosts.
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Captain Log posted:I feel the same way about Serra and I, but knowing how absurd my life is it won’t be holding hands, it will be careening into a ravine in a flaming bus while getting attacked by ghosts. yelling choo choo muthafucker? lol
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Disco Salmon posted:yelling choo choo muthafucker? lol All day ‘errr day!
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:
he is perfect!!! a perfect little turd I had to go to the kitchen just now to get dishes done etc. I asked Trevor: "wanna come with?" Trevor: Sits under his squiddy and says "NO". So, I get Cricket. Me: "Wanna come with?" Cricket: Hops over to go with me, going "Yeah!" I ask Trevor again: "You sure? You wanna come with momma?" Trevor: Still sits under his squiddy and he pokes his head out and says "NO" Me: Fine. It'll be us girls. 10 seconds later, a full conure tantrum pops up from the other room. Screaming, bells ringing...the whole 9 yards. I finish doing what we went in there to do and go back in with Cricket. We see him out of his cage on top of his play gym screaming "COME WITH!! COME WITH" I looked at him and then put Cricket on her cage. I ask Trevor: "You want to come with now?" Trevor: Races down the gym and onto my finger and looks at me. "COME WITH!!" ME: Still on my finger, I say "I ASKED you at least 2 times if you wanted to come with, and you said no both times!" Trevor: Looks at me and says " Pbbbbbbbbbbbbt. Not ok! You be good birb!" Me: So I say "Fine... you want to come with me then?" Trevor: "No." People say that birds just mimic...I don't think so. I KNOW they know what to say and the right times to say it. All I could do is just laugh. He is such a turd but I love him lol Such an attitude!!
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