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RIP Maglite (the bird)
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While in a pet store recently I passed by a bird that was bobbing its head back and forth like it was at a Metalica concert. I said to Mrs Fixer "that's pretty cool, what kind of bird is that?" She replied "the thousand dollar kind". I said "never mind" lol. "Rock on dude".
It dawned on me Friday I am nowcofficially used to not having Maglite fly across the room and bite me on the ear when I arrive home. Kinda sad in a way, that our intruder alert, danger to a stranger burglar alarm is now in birdee heaven. For the first couple of weeks I'd still peer about looking for the direction he was going to attack me from while pulling off my work boots.
Some days he'd land on my shoulder and be all like "hey man how was your day?" Other days it was "I really it when you're late and don't give me my 5:00 cracker" CHOMP to the ear.
Meanwhile there are still times when Tralfaz the dog will sit across the room staring at Maglite's cage as if he wonders whatever happened to that green thing he used to play kissee face with in the evenings. Rudy the talking bird no longer says "shut up Maglite".
It dawned on me Friday I am nowcofficially used to not having Maglite fly across the room and bite me on the ear when I arrive home. Kinda sad in a way, that our intruder alert, danger to a stranger burglar alarm is now in birdee heaven. For the first couple of weeks I'd still peer about looking for the direction he was going to attack me from while pulling off my work boots.
Some days he'd land on my shoulder and be all like "hey man how was your day?" Other days it was "I really it when you're late and don't give me my 5:00 cracker" CHOMP to the ear.
Meanwhile there are still times when Tralfaz the dog will sit across the room staring at Maglite's cage as if he wonders whatever happened to that green thing he used to play kissee face with in the evenings. Rudy the talking bird no longer says "shut up Maglite".
Certainly there must be ways to connect with birds who need homes, if you all are looking to get another.
PhotonWrangler
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What kind of bird is Rudy?
Is there a wayward bird rescue 🤔
I always thought it would be fun to own a Toucan, just the way they toss grapes back into their throat using their long beaks
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Sad when you lose a family member.
Both Maglite and Rudy were rescues.
Often time a bird that lives a long time like those exotic birds end up out living family and the inherit-ee either doesn't want it or can't handle it.
African gray parrot.
PhotonWrangler
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Thank you for rescuing them. I'm not surprised that it's an African Grey. Those birds are scary smart.
They say the African gray has the cognitive ability of a 7 year old human. Yet the ability to mimic sounds is just a small part of their intelligence. Rudy visually recongnizes situations and responds with sounds accordingly. It's amazing.
I'm thinking hamster next because they only live a couple of years. I had one once who ran around my apartment in an orb. He'd meet me at the door when I got home and follow me to the door when I'd leave. After sundown he'd happily go back inside his habitrail and run on his wheel. But I'm afraid young Tralfaz might want to play doggy soccer with the orb so we may wait for him to mature a couple more years.
I'm thinking hamster next because they only live a couple of years. I had one once who ran around my apartment in an orb. He'd meet me at the door when I got home and follow me to the door when I'd leave. After sundown he'd happily go back inside his habitrail and run on his wheel. But I'm afraid young Tralfaz might want to play doggy soccer with the orb so we may wait for him to mature a couple more years.
aginthelaw
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reminds me of the one at our local zoo when i was a kid. He kept saying to my brother “I won’t bite. I won’t bite “ my brother stuck his finger in the cage and he bit him. I gave it a cracker.
We had a cockatiel for years. The day my wife went into labor, he wouldn’t go back in his cage. He hated me. He would attack when I gave him food. He would attack when I cleaned his cage. He attacked when I let him out. I came home from work brushed my teeth and heard something behind me. There was shermie. I laid down in bed to catch a nap before my wife was ready to go to the hospital. He walked into the bedroom and jumped onto my big toe. We both took pictures because it was so unlike him. We went to the hospital. My son was born after 20 hours of labor. I went home and found shermie dead on the floor. We weren’t sad. It’s as if he was saying goodbye and making room for the new addition to the family. I think he was 7 years old
We had a cockatiel for years. The day my wife went into labor, he wouldn’t go back in his cage. He hated me. He would attack when I gave him food. He would attack when I cleaned his cage. He attacked when I let him out. I came home from work brushed my teeth and heard something behind me. There was shermie. I laid down in bed to catch a nap before my wife was ready to go to the hospital. He walked into the bedroom and jumped onto my big toe. We both took pictures because it was so unlike him. We went to the hospital. My son was born after 20 hours of labor. I went home and found shermie dead on the floor. We weren’t sad. It’s as if he was saying goodbye and making room for the new addition to the family. I think he was 7 years old
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