I am always cautious with my language around children but sometimes forget I have an African Grey, the best mimic of all the birds. It was only three days ago when the birds would get a bit noisy and I would tell them, "if they don't calm down, I am going to smack your butt" which I never touch them in that way ever. It didn't take long and all I have been hearing all day from my Grey is "if you don't calm down, I'm going to smack your butt" He has an extensive vocabulary but seems to pick up on his favorites, After the lights go out at night he likes to whistle the first few bars of " Strangers in the Night"
So if you want bird that is generally quiet, not squawking, but does like to talk a lot, then the African Grey is for you
Lol thanks for sharing
.."if you don't calm down..."
LOL!! It's hard to find a butt on a bird.
My dearest friend has an african gray and Im actually doing a painting of her and 'Poe' for a gift. I will post the pic later date. Poe hates everyone but her, lol. He makes this horrible loud squak if anyone else comes near his cage. He sorta scares me but YES he has a very extensive vocabulary. Can you tell me if they all have red on end of their tail? I didn't think hers does and I cant recall. Om painting it with red though cause all the pics show it that way, I just really never noticed it on Poe.
She had 2 Amazons at one time and they were very sweet and friendly. Well one was anyway more so than the other but they would stand on my arm and craw up to my shoulder.
I look forward to seeing that! I know you are an extremely talented artist.
They are usually a one person bird and mine will make a sound of fear that sounds like a growl if a new person approaches him. And the voice they mimic is usually just the one person. Mine has the voice of what I remember my grandmother sounded like and she died before my dad got him. Sure enough I now sound like my grandmother, without the Oklahoma accent.
Is Poe a Congo Grey or a Timneh Grey? Congos have the brighter tails. Timneh's are a bit smaller and are a bit less nervous than the Congo. They both have the same mimic abilities. I have a Timneh. I believe the Timneh is a little darker gray but the red is not quite as bright. You would have to find out which Grey it is and then compare photos of both.
Im going over to my friends house this coming Wednesday to paint with her, so I will take a picture of Poe and post it later this week for you Im still not sure which he is....
Here is one photo where only the old growth is pink while the new growth is black. Eventually the pink seems to break off.
And this seems to be all black but it's difficult to tell underwater'
He is SO CUTE! Another thing, I cant recall seeing red feathers on Poes tail, so I will need to check that out also...buy I know for sure he is a African Gray of some sort, lol
LOL - so happy cats cannot talk - just saying
I often wonder what they are thinking. Maybe I don't want to know when they are giving me that stare. The next door neighbor's cat comes to the slider glass door and "plays" with my smallest bird through the glass. The cat swats while my bird pecks the heck out of the window.
I always thought having an African Gray would be awesome! I want to be able to travel for months at a time outside the country though in 10 years or so and from what I've read it would be very tough to do with an animal. They're so beautiful and so much personality though! Love the story
If you want to travel, don't get one. First of all they don't like to be alone a lot and the price to board them is so expensive. Only twice we took the birds on a road trip and the hotel was cheaper than boarding them, but the tip we left the maid was a lot since there was no poop anywhere but seed was scattered all over.
Hilarious!
That is cute ..I have a double yellow head parrot.... He likes to make me mad so while i am scrubing the floor he decides to bathe himself.
His name is Sinbad he says the Freddy Krueger theme. And alot of others but does not pick up as quick as a African Grey. But tends to scream alot.
That's cute. Those birds, double yellow head, have become wild, increasing in population here in Southern California. Every morning about 15 minutes before sunrise large groups will fly east and in the evening about 15 minutes after sunset that same group will fly west. They are a noisy bunch. Sometimes you will see them hanging upside down on the power lines.
Yes he is loud but I love my Bird....
Before they went to bed I was yelling at my Blue Crown Conure to shut up because he annoys me when he screams, demanding it's time for me to pull the shades and turn out the lights so he can go to sleep. Even though I feel like ringing his little neck when he does that, I still love him.
We will always love our birds no matter how loud they get....