I am a very lonely man (or lion), Vicki, but I have not yet gotten to the
point where a parrot's anatomy is of any interest to me.  Smile.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "j.ireland" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: Chester the parrot


> Oh, aren't you a case bro Paul.  John was doing this clicking noise.  Have
> to ask Phil about Chester's anatomy.
>
> Vicki
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 6:25 AM
> Subject: Re: Chester the parrot
>
>
> > And what part of the body does that noise John makes while talking come
> from
> > Phil, pray tell?
> >
> > Paul praying both John and Chester are paper trained
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:43 PM
> > 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.
> >