Talking is for the birds...

indian ringneck parrots are too funny. i've been continually amazed at what my little senegal parrot will come out and say. i've taught her the words for a lot of the minor events that go on around our home, so she's very good at associating words and sounds with events. she uses them to get what she wants- she will even tell me to turn the light off when she goes to bed, if i forget.

 

I'm sorry, rather than amazing, after just a few repetitions of its schtick
a talking bird is at first merely irritating, and in a short time
maddeningly so.

Fortunately, it is easy to wring a small bird's neck. :behindsofa:

 

How sweet!

These are very enjoyable! Thanks!

 

I once listened to a mockingbird in Texas imitate the sounds of construction - hammers, saws - near a building site.

Somehow, I doubt the veracity of the Lyrebird's range...