Paul,

Yes.

Phil.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: Chester the parrot


> 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.
> > >
>