Not that I have any personal interest, but can Chester be used as a security
system?  For example, in a purely hypothetical way, suppose a very cute
Italian came into your house one night looking for, well, let's just say
some food for argument's sake, would Chester be able to tell him where the
food was?  And if not right away would sticking his head in the water bowl
(the bird's, not the Italian's) make him talk faster?

Inquiring Italian Lion
----- Original Message -----
From: "carol pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:04 AM
Subject: Re: Chester the parrot


> Phil,
>
> Could you tell him (Chester, I mean) that he has to get a move on now and
> start talking properly because when next I'm over he's got to say
something
> nice to me!
>
> Oh, by the way, Chester can be a means of teaching us many lessons, as all
> animals are.  Now, what could I come up with for you <SMILES>
>
> Keep up the good work with him and don't leave him again or after that
he'll
> have your fingers off!
>
>
> --
> Carol
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:43 AM
> Subject: Chester the parrot
>
>
> > I think Sandy and I have mentioned Chester, our African Gray parrot, we
> got
> > a few months ago?  Well, Chester has been an unusual learning
experience.
> I
> > was thinking this evening about him and how he acted when I was in the
> > hospital for four days.  When I came home, I went to his cage to talk to
> > him.  He recognized me the minute I walked through the door and started
> > whistling at me.  When we first got him, every time I walked by his
cage,
> I
> > stuck my fingers through the bars.  He would climb over and grab one of
my
> > fingers with his beak and shake his head up and down real fast like he
was
> > shaking hands or something.  Well, he rarely does that now so I just
> figured
> > he grew out of it because we got him when he was 4 months old.  He is 8
> > months old now.  Anyhow, when I stuck my fingers in the cage when coming
> > home from the hospital, Chester grabbed my finger and shook it again.  I
> > have often wondered, since we got him, what parrots are good for out in
> the
> > jungles but I bet God knows.  Chester hasn't quite said his first words,
> > although some noises he makes sure sound like words, but they say it can
> be
> > a year or longer before they start talking.  Vicki doesn't know this yet
> but
> > the other night they were over, and her husband, John, started making a
> > sound while talking to Chester and the old bird, Chester I mean, John is
> an
> > old bird, too but of a different type, has begun today making that same
> > noise.
> >
> > Phil.
> >