Let's See Everyone's Pets!

[Calift]

The intelligence of birds is incredible!! (for those who haven't seen it, check out Caledonian Crows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtmLVP0HvDg)

Anyway- all this talk REALLY makes me miss having a bird in the house! Since I've joined Avian Ave I have been entranced with everyone's gorgeous flock....

-A Zon-less dreamer!

 

[anerybree]

Wow! That's awesome!

 

[josie]

My quaker parrot taught my cockatiel to talk. He also learned different whistles and beeps from him too.

I bet that is a hoot to listen to, probably not all the time though. My cockatiel will do something similar, that I'm told he's not supposed to do, that only the parrots are supposed to do. We taught him "Big kiss" where my brother and I would say the words, then my mom would make a big long drawn out smooching sound. If you tell him "Big kiss!" he will do the smooching noise and then we tell him good boy! But he doesn't say any of those words, he knows what his part in the sequence is.

 

[tsst]

I bet that is a hoot to listen to, probably not all the time though. My cockatiel will do something similar, that I'm told he's not supposed to do, that only the parrots are supposed to do. We taught him "Big kiss" where my brother and I would say the words, then my mom would make a big long drawn out smooching sound. If you tell him "Big kiss!" he will do the smooching noise and then we tell him good boy! But he doesn't say any of those words, he knows what his part in the sequence is.

My wife's cockatiel is a spoiled brat. He talks all the time but won't say a word if you are around him. Walk out of the room and he talks away. The only time he talks when you are by his cage is when he is uncovered first thing in the AM he will say "good morning Louie bird". Louie is his name and that's what my wife used to say to him every morning. He also likes to whistle the theme to the Munsters that my son and daughter taught him.

 

[Tavia]

Does your wife's cockatiel hate men? Mine does and everyone else I've talked to says their male cockatiels don't like men. (He was actually my mom's but adopted me as his favorite person for some reason, he is around 17 years old now.)

 

[dogsNdragons]

Here are my parrots.

Cosmo, almost 3 yr Hahns Macaw:

Wanda, 1 yr Pineapple Green Cheek Conure:

Timmy, 1-2 yr Canary Wing Parakeet:

Ernie, ? yr Mexican Red Head (Green Cheek) Amazon:

Timmy and Ernie were rescues that I adopted

 

[dogsNdragons]

And the dogs:

Tripp, 10 yr Whippet:

Scout, 7 yr Swedish Vallhund:

Boone, almost 6 yr Siberian:

Rogue, 2 yr Swedish Vallhund:

Flare, 8 month Greyhound:

 

[Irish Eyes (Mrs.Z)]

I love the looks of the pretty Mexican Red Heads/Green Cheek 'Zons. I've yet to meet one that didn't want to eat me, though! How's Ernie's temperament? And how is his talking ability? The only Zons I know well enough to know their talking ability are the 3 "hots"--BFAs, DYHs, and YFs. I've heard other 'zons aren't as chatty at those three species are.

 

[Irish Eyes (Mrs.Z)]

Lisa, I ADORE your dogs! They're all such sweet looking guys and gals .

 

[dogsNdragons]

I have always like them so when I had the opportunity to adopt him, I couldn't resist.
He is really friendly. He does bluff but has yet to really bite. So far, Ernie says "Hello, Good Afternoon, Uh-oh". He does imitate an Osprey and Peacock.

I love the looks of the pretty Mexican Red Heads/Green Cheek 'Zons. I've yet to meet one that didn't want to eat me, though! How's Ernie's temperament? And how is his talking ability? The only Zons I know well enough to know their talking ability are the 3 "hots"--BFAs, DYHs, and YFs. I've heard other 'zons aren't as chatty at those three species are.

 

[dogsNdragons]

Lisa, I ADORE your dogs! They're all such sweet looking guys and gals .

Thanks. They are all really neat dogs.

 

[dogsNdragons]

Irish Eyes (Mrs. Z), you have such beautiful birds. How is it living with all the Macaws, LOUD ?? :laugh:

 

[Allalaskan]

Ok, I'll bite.


Jericho

Jess

Seth

Bruce

Copper

 

[Allalaskan]

Elvis (the rooster) And his ladys

Molly(black) and Chester(Multi color), RIP Chester

And last but not least, Sponge Bob(black) and Buggzy(white) my kids Pets guinea pigs.

 

[Kaleidescope_Eyes]

OMG love all these pictures!!! I was only gone for a few days and suddenly a huge thread! I love the sugar gliders and the hedgehogs (illegal in california--SOOO jealous!), and the chickens and all those gorgeous parrots! And I love all the animal rescue stories! I'm going to post some more of my other animales soon! =)

 

[Chris Olson]

Here I am for some reason....and here is my dog, Duck...

 

[Irish Eyes (Mrs.Z)]

Irish Eyes (Mrs. Z), you have such beautiful birds. How is it living with all the Macaws, LOUD ?? :laugh:

What did you say? I can't hear you!

 

[Hypancistrus]

That is HILARIOUS. They must be a hoot to live with.

I agree. Mrs Z, you really should see if you can get that on film. Birds are FUNNY with that stuff.

 

[dogsNdragons]

Here I am for some reason....and here is my dog, Duck...

Narcolepsy?? :laugh:

 

[DanaP]

My pets at home (I'm in a different state for college)

Tigerlily (DS Tabby - rescue)

Sassy (German Shep/Corgy mix - rescue)

Maxx (Lab/Rott mix - rescue - R.I.P.)

Pets I have with me (minus my corn)

Sora (Male Black Convict cichlid)

Speed Bump (Male Plecostomus)

Sparta (Male Moontail betta)