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From: larrabee@decwrl.UUCP
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Subject: Fellow parrot lovers out there?
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Date: Mon, 24-Nov-86 19:51:27 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 24 19:51:27 1986
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Reply-To: larrabee@decwrl.UUCP (Tracy Larrabee)
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I have a blue-headed parrot (Pionus Menstrus) that I am very fond of.  My
family has had birds all of my life, but my current bird is the first hand
raised bird that I have been totally responsible for.  There are a few
things that I am curious about:


Why does my bird fall off her perch when she sleeps? (Ker-thunk!)

Why are avacados supposed to be so bad for them?

Why is my bird always terrified when I take her outside?  (Usually on the
way to or from the car--she goes to work with me.)

I sometimes give her some of the cranberry or orange juice I am drinking
and she likes it--is this bad for her?

I chose my bird because she is of such a quiet species--she almost never
screeches (perfect for life in a small apartment).  The book says that her
species does not produce "good talkers."  Does this mean she is something
like a cockateil--will whistle but rarely learn words (unless the object
of more determined study than I usually think of as reasonable)?

My bird is only 5 months old and has the sweetest personality in the
world.  Some of the Amazons we have had seemed to go through some sort of
drastic hormone change when they got older and get more aggressive--I am
worried that my bird's personality will change for the worse as she grows
older.  Also, will she develope more of an interest in her image in the
mirror?  She is totally uninterested in birds or her own image now.


Is there anyone else out there who has a blue-headed parrot who would like
to write me about the differences and similarities between our birds?  I
would love to hear from you.
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Tracy Larrabee	tracy@sushi.stanford.edu	decwrl!larrabee