JillyBeanz Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 There are tons and tons of bird related reports in the newspapers/on TV from all around the world that I am sure people would like to share - so here's your opportunity! Please post any items you wish here - be they funny, informative or anything else bird wise - it doesn't have to be parrot related - any bird counts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 Here's one from me: BIRD SQUAWKS ON OWNER'S AFFAIR! A devastated Englishman learned the horrible truth that his girlfriend was cheating on him - straight from his pet parrot's mouth. Chris Taylor's parrot Ziggy began squawking "Hiya, Gary" every time his girlfriend Suzy Collins's mobile phone rang. The African Grey also made kiss noises each time it heard the name Gary on television or radio. At first amused owner Mr Taylor, a computer programmer, dismissed it as something the bird had picked up watching TV. But then he snuggled up beside Suzy on the sofa in their flat in Leeds and Ziggy cried out in Suzy's voice "I love you, Gary." The cat was finally out of the bag. Call-center worker Ms Collins, 25, broke down in tears and confessed to having a four-month fling with a former colleague. She had met her lover in the flat while Ziggy looked on. Her confession ended their two-year relationship. It also led to 30-year-old Mr Taylor parting company with his pet - because it kept screeching out her lover's name. Mr Taylor wasn't sorry to see the back of Suzy after what she did, he said. But it really broke his heart to part with eight-year-old Ziggy which he had bought as a chick. "I lost my girlfriend and best mate at the same time. But it was torture hearing him repeat that name Gary over and over," he said. Mr Taylor named the parrot after Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie's alter ego. It learned to reproduce the line "Put on your red shoes and dance the blue!" from the Bowie song Let's Dance. Ziggy has since found a new home with the help of a local parrot dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Willie the Parrot Saves Baby's Life A parrot whose cries of alarm helped save the life of a choking girl in the US has been hailed a hero and awarded the Red Cross's Animal Lifesaver Award in Denver, Colorado, USA, Will and Guy have discovered. As baby Hannah was choking on her breakfast, Willie the Parrot saw that she was turning blue so he caused a commotion by flapping his wings noisily whilst squawking, 'Mama! Baby!' Megan Howard, Hannah's mother heard his cries and was able to save Hannah's life by applying the *Heimlich manoeuvre. Yet another marvellous animal tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 Oh my goodness! That's an amazing story - I find it particularly fascinating that an animal species can pick up on distress in another "creature". Great start Judy - thanks for getting the ball rolling x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 How about this one! One day David went to an auction. While he was there, he bid for a parrot. David really wanted this bird, so he got caught up and thoroughly involved in the bidding. He kept on bidding, but kept getting outbid, so he bid higher and higher and higher. Finally, after he had bid much more than he had intended, David won the bid; the parrot was his at last. As he was paying for the parrot, he said to the auctioneer, 'I hope this parrot can talk. I would hate to have paid this much for it, only to find out that he can't talk!' 'Don't worry.' said the auctioneer, 'He can talk. Who do you think kept bidding against you?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsHoney Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 HaHaHa Judy that's a funny one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 PERRANPORTH, England, June 13 (UPI) -- Pedestrians and motorists at the Perranporth, England, town center said they were surprised to see a family of swans use a crosswalk to cross the road. Witnesses said the mother swan led her eight cygnets, which were thought to be about one month old, on a 1,640 foot journey from the beach to their home in a nearby boating lake, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. They said the birds observed proper road safety procedures by using the pedestrian crossing to traverse the road. "It was quite funny that they just walked across the zebra crossing," said David Quinnell, who spotted the swans while shopping. "When I first saw them they were lined up outside the fish and chip shop looking into the window. Seeing them on the high street was really quite strange -- it looked very surreal." Rex Harper, a retired warden for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said the mother swan may have learned to use the crosswalk by observing humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 Ha Ha! That one has to be a joke Judy - but I still laughed very loudly (and I'm alone - scary!!)!!! Ah, how sweet Janet - I can just see them trying to get up onto the pavement now, bless them! Thanks for this! Come on, keep them coming x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 February 27, 2006 PARROT IS KEY WITNESS IN DIVORCE TRIAL! Argentina -- Angry wife Rosella DeGambos got a family insider to testify in her divorce trial--a blabbermouth parrot named Bozo! The star witness spilled all the family secrets in his two-hour appearance before the court, and Mrs. DeGambos, 47, got her divorce. "I knew he'd seen everything that my husband Carlos did when my back was turned," Mrs. DeGambos said in an interview about her bizarre divorce court ploy. "And I knew he had the vocabulary to describe what he'd witnessed. "My lawyer thought at first it was a ridiculous idea to call on Bozo, but he doesn't know Bozo like I do." Incredibly, the 14-year-old cockatoo answered questions and identified photos during his testimony before Judge Manuel Agusto in a civil court here. According to press accounts, the bird tended to repeat himself but presented convincing proof that his master, a businessman, had been unfaithful. The stool-pigeon parrot described three "pretty dollies" that Carlos, 52, had "tickled" while his wife was away. He also identified the women in photographs, calling them by their correct names. "I used to think that Carlos was a faithful husband but Bozo let me know about a year ago that something was up when I wasn't home," Mrs. DeGambos said. "He was using new words, words of love. And he began giggling in a high-pitched feminine voice. He kept saying, “No Carlos, not here,” and things like that. I knew if the lawyers could get him to testify, there was plenty of information they could get from him." Sure enough, in sworn statements, the feathered witness squawked out secret after secret. Shown one picture of a 23-year-old beautician Carlos allegedly wooed in his home, the bird shrieked, "Honeybun, I love you." When Mrs. DeGambos' attorney asked the bird, "Who loves Carlos?" the winged witness said, "Ruby loves Carlos, Ruby loves her baby." Ruby is DeGambos' young and voluptuous secretary. At one point the bird's testimony even indicated that there were problems between the DeGambos. When shown a picture of Mrs. DeGambos, he said, "Pretty birdie, pretty birdie" and "Not tonight, honey." "It's an outrageous insult to my client that this bird-brained witness should be called to testify against him before the court," said Carlos DeGambos' lawyer, Jorge Lines. Judge Agusto, who granted Mrs. DeGambos her divorce, overruled the attorney's objections and let Bozo's testimony stand, the first such ruling in the world, legal experts say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 Ha Ha! Excellent Jill - can you imagine the scene in the courtroom! Unbelievable!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 This thread is one of your best, and that says alot. Maggie, Spock, and Jayd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearllyn Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 These are some smashing stories, but my fave so far has to be Bozo!!! That's almost unbelievable - but knowing what these birds are capable of after living with one for two years - not so much! Thanks for all of these! Great thread Jill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_15057479 This is more serious, up to date "bird news". I feel so sorry for the people and indeed the wildlife involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearllyn Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 This is so sad. I'm praying they can get it under control. It seems amazing to me that the people responsible for this don't have some sort of contingency plan for when/if something like this happens. I know it's a disaster on a huge scale, but it seems to be taking an awful long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 I had just come home from work and the "kid's news" was on - I laughed, and laughed and laughed! Eating can make you feel sleepy - as these chicks found out. They were filmed falling over after being fed! Three new peregrine falcon chicks were born at a viewing centre in Aberdeenshire and they've been keeping staff amused with their eating and sleeping antics. Check out their chick flick, which was filmed by the Forestry Commission, Scotland. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8670000/newsid_8679200/8679260.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acappella Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Bummer, video won't play in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Bummer, video won't play in Canada Really! It's just from the BBC - I thought there were world wide!! I'll try and find another stream for it......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bachi Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) Does the movie Rio count? It really is a great movie and for me it in a way deals with the issue of clipping a parrot and taking away it's ability to fly. It also explores the bond that a person develops with their parrots I think you would really enjoy it even though it's animated. Edited June 8, 2012 by Joe Bachi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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