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Hi gang ! - many is the time Ive sat out back
in the garden and the local blackbird (he has an unmistakable intro to his set list !!) settles on his usual treetop perch and accompanies my playing " Blackbird" , a la the "White album"- my litle Paul moment !!
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Good on you! Looks like a happy family! Now if you can just get Yoshi to whistle and your dog to howl that would make a great video.
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Keep it loud and let them watch you play! I have two parrots and a Macaw. They love the action! Yes, they need to interact. Like having two year olds for the rest of your life. BTW my Parrots whistle when they hear Blackbird. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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pages 32&33. basically saying that all Parrots have an instinctive drive for dominance and they want to be number one in either a wild flock or a human family.also adding while on your shoulder they "feel" physically bigger than there human owner. So while out of the cage don't let them perch higher than you. And I tell you there is many stages of development, sexual and other factors. You can get bit. while they are on your shoulder, so could just be in a bad mood as well. The book I referenced is one of many I've read about the above besides other articles. Fortunately I have smaller Birds(A Yellow sided Green cheek conure and a White faced Lutino Cockatiel (looks albino but isn't and doesn't have red eyes) |
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My Cockatiel loves when I play acoustic, but as far as Cats, just consider the natural food chain
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Friend for life!
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Rockguy475, your story and pic just made my day and hope you do get a video of yoshi dancing on your shoulder while you play!
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I got out another Parrot book I have "Guide to companion Parrot behavior" by
Mattie Sue Athan a different author than the other one I previously shared. She is a Bird behavior specialist with experience dated back from the 70's and has some good creds. Page 133 she details how problematic it can be if the bird establishes dominance on the human shoulder and how important that it does not view it's human owner as territory. In some cases with the Parrot readily complying with the standard step-up command, not as much an issue but still something to watch out for. I am sharing and emphasizing this because it is important to get the facts so one that does own a Parrot is as informed as possible and that relationship can develops as one would desire. Companion Parrots are not domesticated like dogs or cats I might add |
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True dat. In my parrot experience, the entire Conure family can be a very chatty bunch, often to the point of annoyance.
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Do us a solid and make a video of the three of ya's playing a song!
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Great pic! We have a green-cheeked conure that's mostly indifferent to my guitar playing, but will occasionally dance a bit. I get not wanting a cockatoo/macaw/etc. on your shoulder, but those ominous dominance warnings seem ridiculous when it comes to small birds. Our conure is never happier than when she can sit on someone's shoulder and snuggle into their neck, and it's never triggered the least bit of dominant behavior.
Enjoy your new friend!
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