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GreycieMae says Happy 4th to all and don't forget... If it's hot where you live, make sure to eats your watermelons [VIDEO=youtube;--dhsF-C0vQ] [/VIDEO] And remember to stop and eats...dang its...smell the roses. Picked fresh from Mommy's rose garden next to GreycieMas's aviary

Haahaa...trying to sneak pizza in the house. I gave up long ago trying to sneak food. They have Xray vision and can see through walls, especially if there is cheese involved.

There was a time when I could give her a toss and she'd let the pen go and grab her tail...nowadays she doesn't care. She loves to be tossed. Need a new strategery.

Somebirdy wouldn't give my pen back this morning that she stole while I was making my list. I make lists and when I can't have my pen, I can't make lists...

Never fails...time to get the birds in and this is what I have to put up with. I'll be doing the latches to get in the two gates into the aviary and what do I hear? I hear the sound of toenails quickly scurrying to the top of the aviary where somebirdy gets into position to play keep-the-birdy-away. She loves loves loves to hang just tantalizingly out of reach. She's so rotten.

I finished cleaning the coffee grounds bucket and what else did I find in the bucket? Somebirdy thought they could hide but didn't realize she's flying a giant red flag

Thinking of you and Timber and hoping for the best.

Miss GrecieMae has a Laserbeams and Steak Knives death stare that she will use on Toby Toby, her hated lil brother the Caique. I sometimes wonder if Toby will explode in a cloud of feathers when Greycie is giving him That Look.

I checked in the bird room today and could not find my African Grey. However there was a big fat well-fed looking bat that I suspect ate my bird.

Haa..LNCAG, that's funny: you despise the TV, I despise the Alexa/Echo. That stupid thing is all my co-workers are yapping about right now. Even though I work in the technology field I am a very late adopter specimen. It will have to be out there for 10 years before I'll even consider one. GreycieMae will watch the TV with us. She sits on my knee and it's funny to see her quietly staring at the idiot box on the wall just like the rest of us. She only pays attention when she's tired and something is of interest to her. Music and singing & dancing are what gets her attention the most. She will sometimes start head bobbing and singing along with whatever is playing. Most of the time though she ignores it. I guess she's not into binge watching Netflix series.

We have three guineas. They're kind of..uhmmm...stupid? Joke around here is, the guineas seem to let the chickens do the thinking for them. They sound cute though!

We're having a serious rat and mouse problem. I finally decided to take a stand a couple weeks ago when I kicked a box and 10-15 half sized immature rats came pouring out of it like a horror show flick. Now they're in our wood pile near my aviary and I've found evidence of them in the aviary and also on our back porch. So I had to take the nuclear option on them. Now there are a few left running around that I need to eradicate.

It's both. My non-talker will dog whistle me from the sink, which means it's time for the 'beverage cart' service. Yes, our home has beverage cart service similar to an in-flight service. She will usually drink the water she has called for but she also has a fake drink maneuver that she does which looks like she's drinking complete with the little head down and tongue lapping only her beak is on the side of the cup or even on my hand. When she does that I usually go through my 'Greycie you're faking it just to get me to serve you...'. They're too smart for our own good.

I got my mischief maker and then some. Cannot let GreycieMae out of my sight. She knows this too as she will try and sneak away sometimes when she thinks she's not being watched. Ever see a Grey try and tip-toe into the kitchen? She will also blatantly fly around the corner into the kitchen and wait to see if someone will react. No reaction? oh...boy time to conduct a raid! We have to keep the counters clear or she will toss what ever is up there...down there.... She loves to hear the plastic stuff hit the floor and bounce but that's a distant second to the sound of glass/ceramics shattering on the tile floor. Wife has also told me I'm responsible for getting the cabinets re-painted as Miss GreycieMae has nibbled a few corners before I could get in there and stop her. Her main goal however when she's conducting raids is the pursuit of tasty treasures....

love that you mentioned pigeons. My first fliers have been up for about 4 weeks and there is something about flying pigeons that touches your soul. We sit in our swinging chair under the canopy and they fly in formation occasionally passing directly overhead. It's very majestic. Problem is I get really attached to them and there is risk involved. I read an article a while back about the most decorated pigeon. Responsible for saving many many allied lives. What a good pigoey!

Sounds like a brat birdy I know too! Somebirdy here loves to go around the counter pushing stuff off then watching and listening to see how big the crash-n-smash will be.

OMG that's hilarious. Settle down Mom! Just because I bit you gives you no right to get testy!

If Olive does end up having to wear a collar full time there is a solution that is less cumbersome than a rigid collar. Some lady designed a vest for her cockatoo who is a chronic plucker. I saved it off in case I ever needed to go figure out how to make one. Ricobird's plucker vest

Time for some ear plugs till Dorian gets it out of his system. And you know Grey Time requires much patience. I don't do Toos, Macaws or Sun Conures because of their insane noise levels.

Damn...wish you were flying into DFW. Miss GreycieMae would have to go meet her brother. We always plan our trips around where the LaQuintas are because they allow pets no questions asked.

We live just north of Dallas.

Well, have a safe move. Keep in touch. Would love to hear more about Elwood when you get a chance and get settled. We'll be right here. Oh...where you moving to?

Hilarious!

I'm living on the risky side of this topic. My Grey is too cuddly and loves to ride there. She has nailed me before but I'm willing to risk it. Everytime she's nailed me it's a jealousy fit because I'm loving on one of my other birds right in her face. No woman should have to stand for that and I definitely deserved it.

This video is super long, 15 minutes, but probably worth a watch since you have her brother. Some really cute stuff around the 8-10m mark. Lots of different ways we play in this video. See if you see any similarities! Shows how tactile and playful she is. [video=youtube;7laZxI-SzUc] Hope I didn't bore you to death!