Richardsmommy

Anyone have video games in the same room as their bird? I wonder what that'd sound like? All the bombs, bands, whistles, beeps, etc....

I'm sorry. I tried to upload the taser sound, but it wouldn't accept a sound file. I tried zipping it but it didn't accept that, either. You'll just have to trust me when I say it's a very annoying and loud sound. Goldn1 said: NO! NO! NO! I will NEVER let ANYONE squeak a balloon near Richard! You're talking about blowing it up and stretching the nozzle as air escapes? NO! Don't even joke about this. I'd be forced to jump off a cliff and take Richard with me (though, he'd probably just laugh at me and fly away).<br><br>Post edited by: Richardsmommy, at: 2008/05/23 01:24 taser.zip

Sevi said: It blows me away when Richard says something I never realized I said...or that I said it frequent enough for him to memorize. One morning I heard him say, "I'm trying to find..." and he never finished the sentence. Then I recalled that I never complete the sentence when someone asks, "What are you looking for?". I can't seem to be able to look for something and talk at the same time. LOL!<br><br>Post edited by: Richardsmommy, at: 2008/05/23 01:09

Terri, Don't feel bad. You aren't alone. My mother's bird seller told me that she gets calls every flu and pollen season from clients she's sold birds to. They call in frantically crying that their bird is coughing, sneezing, hacking, etc. I said, "Why don't you ease their minds early and explain the possibility of picking up the sounds when they purchase the bird?" She said, "And miss all the fun?" Sheesh. I wonder if vets charge people who bring their bird in for that reason? Mine has picked up a cold sound that I HATE hearing from my husband and now I have to hear it from him. I won't describe it, but I'm sure you can imagine what it'd be. There's one noise that I find VERY irritating...Richard just learned this because my husband was recently issued a TASER. Are you familiar with those? They are remote stun guns police officers use instead of lethal guns these days. Unless you're familiar with a taser, I won't be able to describe the sound because I have nothing to compare it to (I'm not talking about the electrical buzzy noise), Every nighjt before work, my husband has to do something to the taser that involves pulling the trigger and setting something off for about 5 seconds. The best I can do is that if you take two big wooden block and clap them together real hard and super fast, you might be able to recreate the noise. I was an idiot. I told my husband, "Oh, Richard would LOVE to learn that sound! Do it in the living room, Sweety!" Now Richard makes this noise almost ALWAYS during a super quiet time when I'm dozing off. And, now that he's mastered the noise, he's trying to match the length of the noise...5 seconds. I frequently record Richard when he's on a talking frenzy and this sound shows up on every recording. On a sound graph, it appears as a large green solid block. LOL! If I can find a way to upload it, I'll let you hear it.

Richard "talks on the phone". He makes the phone ring sound then continues with, "hello? Oh, [jubberish] yeah...uh-huh?...ok?...ok!...Oh...[jibberish]...yeah...uh-hu...What?....uh-huh...uh-huh...come again?...ok...uh-huh...yeah...yeah...ok...[jubberish]...excuse me?...excuse me?...can you hear me?...oh, OK!...yeah...uh huh?...yeah...yep...I know...ok...ok...[jibberish]..ok...uh-huh...ok...ok!...well, I gotta go...uh-huh...ok...I love you...bye-bye!" His "[jibberish]" includes words and phrases he also knows along with "baby babble" that I think are words and phrases he hasn't quite developed, yet. He's more prone to "talk on the phone" when I'm on the phone, but he also does it when I mute or turn off the tv--which is rare...explains why he does it then, since I usually only mute for phone calls. Then there's the REAL calls to him: I have an extra cell phone, so I set one by his cage and put it on auto-answer. When I'm out, I call the number and talk to him...he talks to me. My husband thinks I spoil him too much. He is a bit self-centered. When I'm on the computer, he starts attacking the keyboard. I used to think it was out of boredom; but when I thought about it in birdie sense, I realized he was trying to attack what was taking my attention away from him. I would have thought it was the screen, but I use my hands to type and I look at the keys when I do. These are smart birds! One day they're all going to flock together and take over the world! (Yeah, you found me out...I watched "Pinky and the Brain")

He will. They learn pretty quick even at a young age. I love the name "Skittles" for macaws.

Sure! Rub it in, Makena! :laugh:

You got that right! I'm totally blown away over how quickly they learn. I was three years old before I began talking. What's that saying about my intelligence? LOL! He's going to outsmart me one day (and maybe even longer), I'm sure! LMBO

That's hilarious, Judy. My mother misses my calls because she thinks the bird is doing it. I hadn't realized a bird could mimmic a timer also (I use the microwave timer). danmcq wrote: Dan, I never even considered that. You may be on to something there.<br><br>Post edited by: Richardsmommy, at: 2007/10/27 03:21

This question is inspired by a post I just read. Last week my bird picked up a peircing high-pitch noise. It sounded familiar but I couldn't put my finger on its origin. Finally after an hour, I remembered it was from a small squeaky toy my dog rejected. I'd gently blow a series of puffs of air from the toy in a rythmic manner {puff-puff puf-puff) on Richard's belly feathers and he just stood there "enjoying it"...or so I thought. Little did I know he was memorizing the high-pitched sound to later use against me. So, my question is, are there any sounds YOU do that doesn't annoy you (because YOU'RE making them) that your bird picked up and uses...that NOW annoys you?

lovemyGreys wrote: Just curious, LMG. Has your parrot picked up the sound of the clicker yet? That method just may turn around to bite you. :laugh: I'm just having fun with you. That is a good idea (just make sure YOU can tolerat the noise before you use it on him). <br><br>Post edited by: Richardsmommy, at: 2007/10/26 22:24

This game requires flash, but it's pretty fun for those who love hangman and/or halloween: http://www.dedge.com/flash/hangman/hangman.swf<br><br>Post edited by: Richardsmommy, at: 2007/10/25 21:26

I did a search for the polyoma virus and this is what I came up with: http://www.petcaretips.net/avian-polyoma-virus.html I'm wondering if it's possible for parrots/birds to get sick from fruit that was oversprayed with pestisides, so that washing it doesn't get all the chemicals off? I'm so sorry for your loss, Suzanne. Only parrot and pet owners know how devestating this can be. I hope your precious heart can mend quickly from this sad tragedy.

I think it's caused by back-spacing past a post field that you posted. That's the only thing I've done different.