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From: sbishop@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Indoor Antics
Message-ID: <801.269b2e62@desire.wright.edu>
Date: 11 Jul 90 18:49:22 GMT
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In article <840@cfiprod.UUCP>, susans@cfi.COM (susans) writes:
> Two cute stories:
> 
> First, my blue budgie Pookie's acrobatics last night had me in
> stitches!  I have a great bathrobe--thick, thick terry cloth with
> a big hood.  My hair was wet and I was exhausted, so I had the hood
> on as I watched t.v.  Pookie landed on my head with a thump, then
> proceeded to walk over to the front of the hood (at my forehead) and
> peer over the edge into my glasses.  There's something incredibly
> cute about a tiny little white face hanging upside down in your
> face!
> 
> Second, my six month old cockatiel Murphy was more daring than usual in
> the shower this morning.  He's just learning to enjoy the fine mist I hold
> him in--he does a lot of blinking and looking shocked.  Well, after a minute
> he decided that he would retreat to his usual sanctuary, my shoulder.
> Naturally my shoulder was directly under the jet of the shower head, and
> the bird was washed off immediately.  Down on the floor of my tub/shower
> he looked pathetic and wet, but he just looked up at me with his big
> black eyes with one of those "Oh Sh*t!" looks on his face!
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
>                         Susan S. (susans@cfi.com)
> 
>                         Another Friend of Bill's 

Of my small flock of indoor birds we have two that are allowed occasional
flights around the house.  Both (parakeets) are very tame and finger trained.  
One is much older, male, and imprinted on humans so *knows* he is not a bird.  
The other is very young, hand raised orphan, and of indeterminate (as yet) sex.
Recently we let them both loose at the same time.  Grumpy, the older male,
likes to sit on the curtain rods. Arnold followed.  Grumpy moved to the chain
lamp, Arnold followed.  Back and forth and back and forth.  Grumpy started
getting really upset so we took him back to his cage.  I am not sure what
Arnold wanted but he/she was determined to get as close to Grumpy as possible.  
Grumpy fussed in his cage about the invasion of privacy for HOURS.  (When he's
mad he gets very vocal.)  I heard muttered comments from him about Stupid Birds
and Hey, Stupid, and What'cha doin', over and over again.  

Another question for any canary enthusiasts out there.  My female canary spends
most of her time sitting on an empty nest.  Johnnie, her mate, sings to her
constantly but so far no eggs.....  Should I separate them for a while to see
if that will stimulate ovulation?  I am almost ready to take her out and put my
other female in.