He doesn’t care about the message. if he’s anything like mine, he just doesn’t want Ziggy on the phone at all.
My friend has an African Grey. They exactly mimick the phone ringing. You think the phone is ringing or the microwave is beeping. or the car alarm is going off, but they just like to trick you. Once you realize you’ve been tricked, they laugh at you. They call the dog for dinner in your voice, and then laugh at the dog when he comes. Birds are funny. Her Grey also repeats phone messages in front of other people, so she had to turn the volume off on her answering machine.
My little Sun Conures seem like angels when I visit her house, but her bird is a riot!
I used to sit outside our old place with my girl who passed away, before we got her brother. Across the street there was a house with 2 birds. By their voices, I think one was a Macaw and one was an African Grey. All of a sudden we’d hear a car alarm. then “SHUT UP!”, “No”, “SHUT UP! I’m telling Papa.” Then “You shut up! HAHAHA!” and more alarm sounds. Then “You’re going to be in big trouble when Papa gets home.” They always said the same thing. It was hilarious. I would be bursting inside, but I couldn’t laugh or mine would think it was funny, and ok to make a racquet herself. Conures are loud, but small, and not as loud as these two. She would listen to them, look at me and laugh, and say ” Ooo, bad birds, bad birds. Hooo hooo hoo (laughing). God, I miss her so badly. That’s why I got sick these past few weeks.
benbrilling, I think it’s like a security device. Lets you hook up the handset to the base unit so your toddler can’t flush it and your dog can’t bury it.
Mine does that too, Parethed. He also tries to attack the phone and me. My girl used to know when I was about to end the call and she would start saying “goodbye”.
Susan, I can’t go in any store that sells birds. I could bring home any number of diseases that could kill my bird, or me (Psittacosis is just one).
I used to shop in NYC once every couple of months, but all of my favorite little shops turned into chain stores that we have here in CT., and I can buy the same thing in the same stores here for much less than they cost in NY. Metro North is about 40.00 round trip now. Needless to say, I haven’t been to the city in a while.
Remember the Famous Amos cookie stand on Lexington Ave.? You’d buy warm, freshly baked Famous Amos cookies in a paper bag by the pound. They were great!
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
That’s one annoying parrot, Ziggy!
ronaldmundy over 14 years ago
works for me. if you’ve ever better around a parrot, that’s like setting off on air horn into the phone.
ninmas over 14 years ago
wow, this is the first ziggy i’ve seen without ziggy in it.
Smiley Rmom over 14 years ago
It would be nice if the parrot would answer when a telemarketer calls.
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
I can’t agree more, Lonewolf
mrslukeskywalker over 14 years ago
I wish my bird would do that, but he hates the phone.
benbrilling over 14 years ago
What’s that curly wire-like thing going from the handset to the phone base?
mrslukeskywalker over 14 years ago
He doesn’t care about the message. if he’s anything like mine, he just doesn’t want Ziggy on the phone at all.
My friend has an African Grey. They exactly mimick the phone ringing. You think the phone is ringing or the microwave is beeping. or the car alarm is going off, but they just like to trick you. Once you realize you’ve been tricked, they laugh at you. They call the dog for dinner in your voice, and then laugh at the dog when he comes. Birds are funny. Her Grey also repeats phone messages in front of other people, so she had to turn the volume off on her answering machine.
My little Sun Conures seem like angels when I visit her house, but her bird is a riot!
I used to sit outside our old place with my girl who passed away, before we got her brother. Across the street there was a house with 2 birds. By their voices, I think one was a Macaw and one was an African Grey. All of a sudden we’d hear a car alarm. then “SHUT UP!”, “No”, “SHUT UP! I’m telling Papa.” Then “You shut up! HAHAHA!” and more alarm sounds. Then “You’re going to be in big trouble when Papa gets home.” They always said the same thing. It was hilarious. I would be bursting inside, but I couldn’t laugh or mine would think it was funny, and ok to make a racquet herself. Conures are loud, but small, and not as loud as these two. She would listen to them, look at me and laugh, and say ” Ooo, bad birds, bad birds. Hooo hooo hoo (laughing). God, I miss her so badly. That’s why I got sick these past few weeks.
NoBrandName over 14 years ago
benbrilling, I think it’s like a security device. Lets you hook up the handset to the base unit so your toddler can’t flush it and your dog can’t bury it.
parethed over 14 years ago
I think that’s my Amazon, Sunny…he never says anything until I try to talk on the phone, then he won’t shut up…
mrslukeskywalker over 14 years ago
Mine does that too, Parethed. He also tries to attack the phone and me. My girl used to know when I was about to end the call and she would start saying “goodbye”.
Susan, I can’t go in any store that sells birds. I could bring home any number of diseases that could kill my bird, or me (Psittacosis is just one).
I used to shop in NYC once every couple of months, but all of my favorite little shops turned into chain stores that we have here in CT., and I can buy the same thing in the same stores here for much less than they cost in NY. Metro North is about 40.00 round trip now. Needless to say, I haven’t been to the city in a while.
Remember the Famous Amos cookie stand on Lexington Ave.? You’d buy warm, freshly baked Famous Amos cookies in a paper bag by the pound. They were great!