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So you now have an Umbie in your heart and home-loving, very loud and very strong, did I mention creative? An attempt to out engineer the Too. Coffee cup after Too adjustments-

Heavy moment in many ways, beautiful and poignant at the same time. You and Gilbert finally had a melting moment there, wonderful!

First you take them around the house and let them touch the windows and tap with their beaks you can add decals to the windows to help remind them it is a solid. Wall crashing is usually done by birds who need more practice flying and landing so maybe just a light clip to slow them down but still allow some flight while learning.

I can see you having to build a flight tower to spot cross flights.

Lovely photograph, Loki is a perfect name and welcome.

Mine is not working either, not using chrome.

Thank you for sharing your vacation to Malaysia with us, lovely pictures.

A little Tran Siberian Orchestra playing here.

Lu lu that is too funny, his journey has been amazing so far I always rejoice for him and you when I read of his progress. Pookie loves to beat up her toys as well but she also gets some of them swinging so they will rub her back or head where she sits with eyes closed enjoying the fruits of her labors.

Fun ahead for you! Welcome and we look forward to lots of pictures of Fig and Chico.

Leo photographs with dignity befitting such a remarkable guy.

They are both beautiful , they and you will be welcome additions to our forum. Greyt pictures!

Parrots mimic to address individuals By Ella Davies Reporter, BBC Nature Parrots are well known for their mimicry Continue reading the main story Related Stories Cockatoo shows tool-making skills Parakeets 'scare gardens birds' Parrots choose to work together Parrots mimic the calls of others in order to "start a conversation", according to scientists. Researchers observed the behaviour of orange-fronted conures: parakeets found from western Mexico to Costa Rica. The scientists found that the birds responded faster and more frequently when other birds imitated their calls. The authors suggest that the parrots may have developed their impressive mimicry to be able to address individuals within a flock. The findings, by Dr Thorsten Balsby from the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and colleagues from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, are published in the journal PLOS One. According to Mr Balsby, the research was inspired by a previous study that suggested that spectacled parrotlets (Forpus conspicillatus) use different calls to effectively "name" individuals in a flock. Continue reading the main story Parrot party See London's naturalised parakeets Where do parrots nest when there are no trees? Watch a priceless Spix's macaw chick hatch But in the wild the orange-fronted conures (Aratinga canicularis) live in what researchers describe as "network environments" - dynamic flocks with multiple birds calling simultaneously. "Such a naming system would probably not work, as each individual potentially encounters hundreds of birds on a weekly basis," explained Dr Balsby. To distinguish themselves in this noisy network, each parakeet has an individual "contact call". Observing birds both in the forest and in lab environments, the team found the birds responded faster and more frequently when their own contact call was mimicked by another bird. Dr Balsby said he was "amazed" that the parakeets could imitate the "relatively subtle differences in the contact calls". Birds of a feather He explained that the ever-changing flocks, which constantly fuse with and separate from other groups, could be the driving force behind this adaptation. "Many species of parrots live part of the year in flocks," said Dr Balsby. "Living in flocks may be challenging and require a flexible vocalisation system." "The vocal imitation of orange-fronted conures is probably tightly linked to the fission-fusion flock dynamics that results in frequent encounters and interactions with many different individuals." But as well as imitating others in order to address them, Dr Balsby suggests that the mimicry could communicate messages between flocks. "In natural interactions, orange-fronted conures continue to imitate each other after they have established contact," he explained. "The function of these prolonged imitative interactions is not known yet but may be related to some kind of negotiation regarding the decision to make a flock fuse with another flock."

Stinker is right, you just have to wonder sometimes how they ever manage in the wild.

Some of the Chinese made cages have a high zinc or Lead content in them. Some of the bell type toys have zinc clappers as well. Not all labeling is good. What ever happened glad you have found the problem and are working on helping him recover.

This amusing essay is making the rounds on the intertubes (as usual) this year, so I had to share it with you. Ingredients: Turkey Stuffing Sweet Potatoes Mashed Potatoes with Gravy Green Beans Cranberry Sauce Hot rolls and Butter Relish tray Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream Hot Coffee Instructions: Get up early in the morning and have a cup of coffee. It’s going to be a long day, so place your parrot on a perch nearby to keep you company while you prepare the meal. Remove parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch. Prepare stuffing, and remove parrot from edge of stuffing bowl and return him to perch. Stuff turkey and place it in the roasting pan, and remove parrot from edge of pan and return him to perch. Have another cup of coffee to steady your nerves. Remove parrot’s head from turkey cavity and return him to perch, and re-stuff the turkey. Prepare relish tray, and remember to make twice as much so that you’ll have a regular size serving after the parrot has eaten his fill. Remove parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch. Prepare cranberry sauce, discard berries accidentally flung to the floor by parrot. Peel potatoes, remove parrot from edge of potato bowl and return him to perch. Arrange sweet potatoes in a pan and cover with brown sugar and mini marshmallows. Remove parrot from edge of pan and return him to perch. Replace missing marshmallows. Brew another pot of coffee. While it is brewing, clean up the torn coffee filter. Pry coffee bean from parrot beak. Have another cup of coffee & remove parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch. When time to serve the meal: Place roasted turkey on a large platter, and cover beak marks with strategically placed sprigs of parsley. Put mashed potatoes into serving bowl, re-whip at last minute to conceal beak marks and claw prints. Place pan of sweet potatoes on sideboard, forget presentation as there’s no way to hide the areas of missing marshmallows. Put rolls in decorative basket, remove parrot from side of basket and return him to perch. Remove beaked rolls, serve what’s left. Set butter out on the counter to soften — think better of this strategy and return it to the refrigerator. Wipe down counter to remove mashed potato claw tracks. Remove parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch. Cut the pie into serving slices. Wipe whipped cream off parrot’s beak and place large dollops of remaining whipped cream on pie slices. Whole slices are then served to guests, beaked-out portions should be reserved for hostess. Place parrot inside cage and lock the door. Sit down to a nice relaxing dinner with your family — accompanied by plaintive cries of “WANT DINNER!” from the other room. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Like some people he finds it more important to make what ever point it is he is trying to convey than to enjoy life. Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

What great news!

Thank you for stepping up and giving this frightened traumatized guy a new start, patience will be your most important tool.

Gilbert's growth into a whole and happy bird is such an uplifting story. Your reports on his progress make me tear up sometimes. Keep up the good work you have brought a wonderful experience here for so many to share and it will help an unknown number of other birds who have this journey ahead of them from the depressed dark into light and love, such confidence you have given him!

Sorry my my photobucket account froze up.

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So tragic.