Yes Betty- Buster is his name. He is great but my problem is that I am home too much so when he's here, he tends to drive me insane! This visit I put him in the living room, rather than right near the computer-so he was deinitely quieter not being so close to me and this typing all day/night- but after I sit for him for a bit, I'm more than ready to have him go home. Hmmmm forget if I get him this coming weekend... no I think it's the following weekend he'll be here again. My male cat sits right next to his cage, on the couch- and Buster sits on his opened cage door with his back to the cat- like it's not a big deal. Truth is, I don't know who would win a brawl- cuz these birds are so strong. :-) Paige > > Oh Paige, that is just too cool! Aren't African Grays just fantastic? > > I have also had the pleasure of handling several kinds of macaws up to a > hyacinth macaw, the largest parrot in the world. He felt incredibly heavy on > my arm, especially since I was used to little Astro sitting on my finger (Oh > my...heart string tug). > > One thing I don't understand is that the number of hyacinth macaws in the > wild is very low. I don't see why there can't be a captive breeding program > like there is for California Condors. Maybe there is though, and I just > haven't heard about it. > > Betty > > In a message dated 11/01/2000 6:48:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > Betty, I babysit my brother's fiance's african grey. I cannot wait for > > Gopher to get here so he can expeience this bird's vocabulary! It is just > > incredible! He meows like cat, growls like a dog, runs the water (faucet), > > says peek a boo, I love you, ....... the list goes on and on. He teases my > > cats!!! C'mere , C'mere he says! I yell at him to "Quit picking on my > cats! > > !" LOL > > > > Paige > > > > > Betty > aut viam inveniam aut faciam > "I will either find a way or make one." ------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for ICQmail at http://www.icq.com/icqmail/signup.html