kukushka Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 My baby bird finally arrived. Ok, so it's not exactly a baby but it's still awfully cute. It's currently hanging upside down by one leg from the curtain rail. As you do. I am amazed at how quickly it has learned to speak. When it came yesterday afternoon it could only say hello, but it's saying all kinds of things now. It has also learned to miaow, and copy the clicker I use to tell it it's being naughty. Not surprised about that though :lol: It also went from screeching and biting seven shades of s**t out of me for the first few hours to demanding to be tickled on the head every ten minutes as of today. Oh, I'm ever so pleased.<br><br>Post edited by: kukushka, at: 2008/06/04 23:59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Congrats kukushka, im pleased you are happy & enjoying your nameless grey How old is he/she ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Congratulations on your new bird. How old is your grey? I would imagine it is older than a baby with it talking so much. It sounds like it has really settled in well, look forward to hearing more about it;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukushka Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 It's definitely more than a few months old. It has grey eyes. I have a picture! It's a scruffy little thing, not very tidy but hey - neither am I. I am fully in lurve. But for the life of me I cannot think of a good name. I thought maybe looking at it would spring a name to mind but so far the only words that spring forward are "no!" "off there!" and "don't chew that!" Oh well. Maybe it'll choose its own name from watching the TV. Ooh I found out a really interesting fact about birds today. People see at a rate of 16 frames per second, and film and TV run at 25 frames per second, which is why they appear to move when we watch them. Birds see at up to 170 frames per second, so TV appears as a still image to them. Weird. Oh! It's fallen asleep on the window frame. How perfectly adorable. Thank you for being happy for me! xxx<br><br>Post edited by: kukushka, at: 2008/06/05 00:06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 If you are trying to upload pictures from your photobucket you need to copy & past the IMG Code , the bottom one out of the 4 options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pchela Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 What a beautiful bird! So you don't know how old? What's the story of how you got him? I have a list of names with meanings included if you'd like to see it. I've been doing a lot of name research as I have a baby and he/she still has no name! Poor thing.<br><br>Post edited by: Pchela, at: 2008/06/05 00:11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukushka Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 I'd love to see any name suggestions have, thank you! I have no idea how old. Definitely full-size but definitely not grown-up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Pchela, get that baby named now, poor thing lol:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyGreys Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Well he/she is a cutie, did you buy from a breeder ? They must have told you how old the baby is ? It would be at least 3 months if it is fully weaned ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukushka Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 I got it from a pet shop that in turn get their birds from a breeder down in England. I have to admit the pet shop owner did tell me how old it is, but I was so busy cooing and ogling that I only caught the word “months†which is pretty bad of me. I went in to the pet shop as part of my research into where would be a good place to get a Grey. I asked them lots of questions and it turned out they knew everything there is to know about parrots and all the staff keep Greys themselves! I fell in love with the birdie they had in the shop and I took it home the other day. It’s a darling little thing. I love it to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tari Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I would call them or go see them and get more info. Also they might know its name and sex. Worth a shot. Gratz on your new parrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Congrats on getting your baby grey and it is still a baby even if only just months old, mine is still considered a baby at 2 years of age but yours is definitely a baby with those dark eyes. It is a beautiful grey even if it is a little scruffy looking and I'm sure a name will come to mind very soon, thanks for sharing a pic with us.B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyboop Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Very Pretty Bird !!!Congratulations .Yes those dark eyes , indicate he is young . So excited that you finally have one of your own .Did he not have a name at the pet shop ? My CAG came with his name which I would have never chosen (SAMMY) but it's OK , he is a sweetie and we call him Sammy Whammy , so now he says "Sammy Whammy Good Boy " , It is so funny , as he is also . They really bring so much love , joy and humor in our homes.That is really a beautiful pictue of him on the window sill and the building behind , it would be a beautiful picture blown up on your wall. Love to hear more about the little guy , so keep us posted .Mary<br><br>Post edited by: bettyboop, at: 2008/06/05 03:14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pchela Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Okay, here are some of the names I've found so far. Feel free to use one if you like it! I'm still looking so I'll post any other appropriate names if I find any. Most of these have something to do with a bird or grey or red. Hope you find something! Pheonix - Red (and a mythical bird) Efron- Singing Bird Altair –the flyer (brightest star in constellation Aquila. Aquila – Eagle Gavin - White Falcon, little falcon Rowan - little red one Adler- Eagle. Man of keen perception. Arnett – Little Eagle Aderyn- a bird Circe (KeerKay) – Latin form of Kirke meaning bird. Sorceress who changed Odysseus’s men into hogs. Kirke (KearKay) Male form. Greek form of Circe. Oberon- The boy's name Oberon \o-be-ron\ is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "royal bear". From Auberon. Literary: the King of the Fairies in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Auberon - The boy's name Auberon \a(u)-be-ron\ is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "noble or royal bear". Siren- half bird half woman. Riordan- bard, minstrel Bard- Minstrel, singer, poet Greeley- Grey meadow Graydon-son of grey haired one/Gavin Grayson- Son of grey haired man Floyd - Grey Haired Ferrand- Grey Haired Blanford- Grey Mans Ford Dorian (Picture of Dorian Grey) Griswold- Grey Woods Gandalf- the Grey Mithrandir_ Grey Wanderer Mithland- Grey Havens Mithril- Sparkling Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevi Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Oh Congratulations! He's adorable. I remember when mine was the young, so cute! I think they're all sorta scruffy when they're younger since they're coming into their own. Like Tari said, give the shop a call. They should be able to remind you about his age, and probably give you the hatch date, if you're interested, since they deal with the breeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookyhurst Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 My name suggestion: Keegan - little fiery one Schuyler (or Skyler)<br><br>Post edited by: spookyhurst, at: 2008/06/05 21:58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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