No.  This is about where his little voice box is which is interesting.  Not
having to do with loneliness, except that Chester is quite communative.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: Chester the parrot


> 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.
> > >
>