Talking parrots incoming!
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summer_jackelI believe that Gavin is about to start talking.
The other day, as I walked past his cage in the living room, he said, "Bird, what're you doing?" in a very clear little conure voice. With my inflections pretty spot-on. I haven't heard it since (though I've been saying it when appropriate). He's mimicked the vague cadence of human speech for a couple of years now, but just this week I've noticed that turn into distinctly different sentences with words I can almost make out.
What if the bird starts uttering sentences? I usually say something to them whenever they whistle, and if they're in the mood, I like to talk to them, but I've tried to stay vocally calm around my birds. When someone flock-calls, I usually just reply with something like, "hey, I'm over here washing the dishes."
Relatively quiet parrots appeal to me and I have mixed feelings about living with one who talks, so I haven't tried to encourage talking. It's still pretty cool. I'm very...interested, I think worry is perhaps too strong a word...in what the wee green fellow will decide to say.
The other day, as I walked past his cage in the living room, he said, "Bird, what're you doing?" in a very clear little conure voice. With my inflections pretty spot-on. I haven't heard it since (though I've been saying it when appropriate). He's mimicked the vague cadence of human speech for a couple of years now, but just this week I've noticed that turn into distinctly different sentences with words I can almost make out.
What if the bird starts uttering sentences? I usually say something to them whenever they whistle, and if they're in the mood, I like to talk to them, but I've tried to stay vocally calm around my birds. When someone flock-calls, I usually just reply with something like, "hey, I'm over here washing the dishes."
Relatively quiet parrots appeal to me and I have mixed feelings about living with one who talks, so I haven't tried to encourage talking. It's still pretty cool. I'm very...interested, I think worry is perhaps too strong a word...in what the wee green fellow will decide to say.
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Date: 2009-11-25 03:48 pm (UTC)She says the phrases I say most to her. "I love you." "Hi, baby!" "What are you doing?" And she's trying to learn to say "Peekaboo" and "Where's the birdy?" Of course, I'm probably the only person who'd have a clue what she's saying, but that's okay by me.
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Date: 2009-11-26 02:49 am (UTC)"meow?" "meow." "meow meow." "meow." "meow meow meow."
Which led to a confused little dreamlet about talking cats before I woke up sufficiently to realize that a) I wasn't hearing cats meowing, I was hearing the word "meow" spoken very quietly from two different corners of the room, and b) it was time to uncover parrots.
Having talking parrots is... you know that feeling you get when you hear a recording of your voice, and you think "I don't really sound like that, do I? That doesn't sound anything like me"? It's like that. ALL THE TIME.
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Date: 2009-11-26 03:59 am (UTC)My quaker, gonzo, says "come here asshole." :P
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Date: 2009-11-30 11:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-14 03:48 am (UTC)Why do you worry about talking birds? :)