Elvenking Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I am not sure if anyone else has noticed something like this in their grey...but I thought I would share this. For almost all Issac's life...he has had a particular sound that I have come to associate as his way of saying 'no' or just an expression of displeasure with whatever is currently happening. It is a super sweet and gentle whistle that is in the form a decending tone. It's pretty quiet and sounds like a short little bomb drop. "Peeewwwww'. Ignore this, and you might start getting beak activity. Anyone else speak parrot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 That's quite interesting but no, Ana Grey speaks my language and if I do something she dislikes she flies to a perch and says, "Stop that" in a meaningful tone! I would be interested to hear more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Corky has a sound like a berp when she does not like something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Issac is still working on his speech, I imagine that soon he will be more effective with the communication. As I always say, "Ah-ah" or "no-no-no boy" when he does something I don't want. Issac has been making that little noise to communicate his 'no' since he was only cheeping. Sometimes he will nudge an item away and fluff up and make the noise. It's too cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Dexter does a sound like the "test" mode of a smoke detector "BEEEEEEEPPPPPP". Ear piercing... and difficult to ignore, but hey we love out birds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I am not sure if anyone else has noticed something like this in their grey...but I thought I would share this. For almost all Issac's life...he has had a particular sound that I have come to associate as his way of saying 'no' or just an expression of displeasure with whatever is currently happening. It is a super sweet and gentle whistle that is in the form a decending tone. It's pretty quiet and sounds like a short little bomb drop. "Peeewwwww'. Ignore this, and you might start getting beak activity. I think I do recognize the sound described here. Moussa does this also. But it is not soft and sweet when he does it, it is rather loud, and he does it when he wants to shoe one of the other birds away from his cage. Usually when he wants to say "no" to me, he just pushes my hand away with his beak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Yes...the beak nudge is certainly one that should be heeded. It's funny with Issac's sound...I really didn't even know until what the sound meant until one of my friends came over and approached Issac. He looked at them...puffed up and made the noise and my friend said, "Ohh it sounds like he is saying 'nooooooo'". From then on...I could tell he was expressing displeasure with this noise. It's just one of those things that makes you adore them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingles Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 hum, i haven't paid attention...I will start paying attention. He does 'eat the furniture' and I tell him no. So when he wants attention, he'll make the sound of himself eating the furniture...but that's not a no, that's him getting my attention! What a BOOGER! lol (yes, i just realized this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Well, Dayo just says NO!. If he is in attack mode towards something, he growls (never done this to us, but has to the dogs), and he will sometimes make a high pitched "Dink" if he is not liking what or where your going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 One my mine has a low *click* Another has a low *cluck* The last one doesn't do anything. He just bends his head down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammco Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Timmy sounds like a low-toned duck, more or a duck wimpering or something when he aint happy....very quiet tho, deep and deliberate...thats when i leave well enough alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mawnee Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Timmy sounds like a low-toned duck, more or a duck wimpering or something when he aint happy....very quiet tho, deep and deliberate...thats when i leave well enough alone Cosmo does this duck sound. Kind of a low "errrrrrr", I usually get it when I go to put him in the cage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thumper will shake his head back and forth a make a series of sounds that I call his 'huffing and puffing'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsHoney Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 When Rene is getting into trouble and he notices that I have started paying attention he looks right at me and says "ssshhhhh" lol but he will also make a sound close to wood hitting metal sound when he See's something he dislikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malikah Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Kito makes a little grumbly noise like a raspy rahr rahr rahr. If she really doesn't like something she'll squawk. If she squawks I don't push my luck any further. She growls at some strangers (usually men) if she's in her cage and they approach too quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Josey does a "click" sound that is different from other clicking sounds she makes that I know she is not pleased but it doesn't happen too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Squishy Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Dexter does a sound like the "test" mode of a smoke detector "BEEEEEEEPPPPPP". Ear piercing... and difficult to ignore, but hey we love out birds! BoBo makes that same sound and it kills my head, for him that is I want attention sound. We try to ignore it and really wish we could find a way to discourage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domyoburk Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Ha, Ursula is quite a talker but she's generally silent at the moments things aren't going her way. Except when she's locked up and doesn't want to be - then it's a loud, wild shriek. One of the few bird-like, non-human sounds she makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert58 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I am not sure if anyone else has noticed something like this in their grey...but I thought I would share this. For almost all Issac's life...he has had a particular sound that I have come to associate as his way of saying 'no' or just an expression of displeasure with whatever is currently happening. It is a super sweet and gentle whistle that is in the form a decending tone. It's pretty quiet and sounds like a short little bomb drop. "Peeewwwww'. Ignore this, and you might start getting beak activity. Anyone else speak parrot? You nailed it. That exact sound means "no." Both my greys make that cry when they don't want something. And parrot is a really tough language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert58 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 as a side note, Willow has a vicious growl that she reserves for the vacuum cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Wow...so cool to hear that others have observed this expression of displeasure and have recognized it for that. I am super glad to have figured it out as it can save me from bites. Issac will also growl if something he does not trust approaches him. He puffs up and does his tiger impression. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamppire Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 If I would present him with something that scares the bejeesus out of him, he would do his screeching/flapping show, like he does when he's getting a little too into his play. I once tried to give him a brazil nut and he freaked out like that. LOL. The only other sounds of displeasure I've heard were his clicking. He does that when he's nervous about a new person and he did it yesterday after an unfortunate "flighted bird meets wall...... Wall wins" incident. For a while he also did an "uh oh" whistle... imagine saying uh oh but in whistle form. He would do that a while back when he was still crashing into things a little too often, like after I picked him up he'd be like "Uh oh... uh oh..!!" and he also did it a bunch of times when my father visited and he was curious but nervous about him. Seemed to be "whoa that was scary but im ok, im ok! I think..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greymatter Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Merlin will beep or make the sound of a playstand being moved across the floor (years ago I worked with birds, and brought Merlin in with me - he sat on this boring T-stand, which would get moved around depending where I was...hence the sound) if he's unsure of a situation or doesn't want to do something. I think he just means "move it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 I love this thread..thank you all for coming forth with yer stories of no sounds. I just wanted our greys to be heard. Even though they may not speak english somtimes.....they can tell you...and its wonderful to know what they mean. As I type this...Issac just said 'hello' perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnut Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hurray for Issac! I am always amazed at how effectively Moussa is able to communicate with me. Some of it involves sounds, but much of it involves glances in a particular direction, leaning in a particular direction, pulling my hand to him or pushing it away, and other nonverbal signs. And he definitely shows me that he understands a lot of what I say. Sometimes it can feel like we have just had a real conversation, even though there was no sound made. When we have really connected in an exchange of meaning, it feels like a holy thing. My husband and I think that having the Grey is more like taking an ET into our home than having another bird. It's like we're gradually learning each other's languages. Moussa: "Take me to your leader. Oh, wait. It's me!" LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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