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.
>