so sweet!!!

[jules1962]

My heart totally melted before. Casper and Nelson were both sat on their play perch preening each others head and neck, they always do that to each other. I think they do the bits on each other that they can't reach themselves.

Casper had his head bent down for Nelson, and all of a sudden he started saying "i love you" in a really quiet child like voice. I don't know if it was intended for Nelson or not, but it was so sweet

[Luvparrots]

Oh how very cute. That would have been so sweet to hear.

[jules1962]

It was, as i say i don't know wether or not it was intended for Nelson, but it makes me wonder. I wish i could upload some pics, but my laptop is broken so i am using the internet via a nintendo wii, and it's not very good. Hopefully my laptop will be fixed in a few weeks

[JillyBeanz]

Oh that is absolutely gorgeous - how lovely that they get on so well, let alone to love each other!! Can't wait for you to catch that on video!

[danmcq]

Very cute description of that endearing moment. They are very intelligent and it would not surprise me one bit if the word "Love" was used in the correct context.

 

Your right on getting those spots they can not preen themselves. Birds preen each other naturally as a part of the flock to help each other out and show love, especially to a mate.

 

Most of us with just one Grey, get the honor of being the "Preener" which we all call giving scratches. The reason this is true, is that they view us as a loved and trusted flock member. Thus the automatic bowing of the head so we can preen the neck for them. :-)

 

Thanks for sharing this touching moment. :-)

[Spinner]

Nice!

 

Ask yourself if you say I love you with Casper when scratching his head.

 

It wouldn't surprise me that he knows the phrase in context. Yes, they know!

[judygram]

I agree, I think they know and that is so sweet and especially the way he said it, no sweeter words were ever heard, thanks for sharing that with us.

[katana600]

Ah to love and be loved, no luckier birds in all the world. I believe they do understand the context and use our language to convey back to us what they have learned from us.

[jules1962]

Yes i do tell them both i love them all the time, especially when they are having head scratches. So he will have associated those words with scratches/preening. I never thought of it that way before.

[jules1962]

My son is going to see if he can upload pics on the wii for me, there are so many usb sockets and things on it, and i am not very technically minded, he thinks he can, so ongers crossed