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I dont get it, this place is is like Linus in Charlie Brown, a comfort blanket. Like so many places I host is a ghost town. The way of the private fourms is done. Everything has gone to facebook or instagram. Ecuse my french, but these places are gone, everywhere. I refuse to give them up, my wife bitches at me all the time, why not give in to facebook and instagram and the like. I say because ill be the last man standing, and I will keep a platform for old folks like me that appreciates this platform. This is one of 50 I buck facebook, twiter an instagram. You have the pleasure of being the part of the old mom and pop vhs store. Dont take it for granted, we are few and far between. I will continue, please dont give any reason for folks to go elsewhere, This is a weath of knowledge. Anyways just saying, maybe you can contribute more, a thought or a story.......anything Use it like a personal diary, i dont know, I dont have all the answers. But when i go for the big dirt nap, there wont be anyone to advocate this kind of communnication. Dont take for grated what you have.

Wow sounds like you definitely have your hands full with her! Wishing Tinkerbell a very speedy recovery! I don't know if it's true but I always get the impression that conures think they are bigger and stronger than they actually are... I quite often see stories of them getting into scrapes where they picked on another bird and came off worse.

I love all of the stories of your greys seeking you out! Alfie's main cage is in the living room - which is open plan with the dining room and kitchen. I have two cats so when he is out of his cage I have to shut them upstairs and he gets the downstairs. He mostly amuses himself but if I start cooking dinner he'll usually fly over to the dining table to see what I'm up to and if I go back to the sofa he'll usually fly back over to his shelves above the sofa or he'll come and join me on the sofa. It's very cute to have a bird shaped shadow following me around. He has a second smaller cage upstairs in one of my spare bedrooms where the computer is so that we can keep each other company whilst I work from home. If I have a quieter day then I'll let him out in the room but have to keep the door shut because of the cats. He has a java tree on my desk and another shelf to play on, plus the play top on his cage, which he still doesn't particularly like being on. He'll often come and sit on the back of my chair to supervise me at work.

I much prefer this place to facebook groups or whatever else. I do have a twitter account for Alfie but it's more just for fun and showing his antics rather than seeking serious help/advice. Facebook groups are hard to keep up with and generally there are always some grumpy/mean people who judge quickly and are less than helpful. I don't post in the groups I'm a member of, I just keep half an eye out in case I see something useful or interesting. This forum holds a wealth of knowledge from many people who have dedicated to posting time throughout the years. I have learned so much from this place and I am forever grateful for it's existence and for those who keep it running. I check in regularly but unfortunately don't always have much to say!

Inara is growing in leaps and bounds... now it is up to you, to keep up! I am surprised Sophie doesn't repeat " I don't think so", which I say always. I know she doesn't say it, because she knows what it means! LOL! Sean and I were watching the movie " gravity" today. She sat there quietly on Sean's shoulder the entire time. I watched them as much as I watched the movie. It was awesome to watch Sophie love Sean so much. As Sean had seen the movie before, I caught the moments of disinterest with the movie, and interest in Sophie. They were in their own world, playing games that only Sean and Sophie have developed. I did comment to him, that many Grey owners struggle with their own personal relationship with a bird... but to have family members that are loved also... is exceptional! He laughed it off Nancy

I love hearing of Inara's cognitive abilities she came with and has refined further. Grey's are so intelligent, it's almost scary at times. Sometimes I spell out words so Dayo has no clue of what I am saying like.... I am going to get some Chocolate Cake. Then I sneak off and woof it down. Thats the only way I can eat things that are great for me but poisonous to him. It reminds of when our children were very young and could not spell yet.