Phoebe (Grey) had a GREAT fly today. We took her out really early and the wind was still for once. I did two short recalls from my husband to me. Then I...
Chris wrote: "I felt it was mostly related to being surrounded by humans in a state of weakness and near death. In the wild this would be an attraction to ...
Darren, Is Marco associating recall with your taking him inside? Janet ... older and ... following me. ... food for ... Making ... more ... basis .....
... difficult time ... I can smell when I'm getting ill... But I think you will have to use the word "smell" more as a figure of speech, maybe more accurate...
We have a new bird in the house, a rose-breasted cockatoo (Galah?). He did already get recall training but up to now I did not check how good this is. First...
Bart wrote: "This is what I wondered about. How do you behave in a nursing home? How does Chris behave in a nursing home? The more experience I get with ...
Bart's post also made me think about something else that I wish I could articulate....but I'm not sure that I can. There is something magical about flight...
Oh so the seeds in passion fruit are ok? thanks. it's nice to see another aussie. maria ... From: Creatures [mailto:creature@...] Sent: Wednesday, 1...
Maria and Crew
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Dec 1, 2004 6:40 pm
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... Well, right after his last escape I did keep thinking that I could probably let him out on purpose and he'd be ok. He would probably show more inclination...
My first thought was some birds might react to wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen tanks (objects commonly found in nursing homes) with suspision -since they might be...
... But do you stay at home the whole time? If I let Papageno out, chances would be he would not be hungry enough to come down for hours and I am not home all...
he may or may not eat the seeds, but he will love the pulp around them. Dimity...
Creatures
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Dec 1, 2004 7:34 pm
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Hey Janet: Sounds like that trees are a problem to get your bird out of? If so, maybe see if you can find a small tree and put the bird in it. Something that...
Hey Janet, Nope, I am sure he is not associating outside recall with coming inside as I never bring him in directly rather let him stay outside. I stay out a...
Bart, Man, totally agree with you here and the FIRST and might I say .. WELL emphasized point Dean Moser told me when Marco was outside. I don't know if you...
Hi Isabel, First: Man, I love your name. Isabel .. I just love it. Anyway .. lol .. Yes, for the most part I don't venture off if he's outside. Now, I...
Hey Mr. Kevin: Yes, I am in the process and I put "" around process. I did have the house picked out, the lot, and etc, however, when I went to meet with the...
... Congratulations Bart! Galahs are the best! And they are truly amazing flyers, you'll see. ... I do. Only two of my six outdoor flyers are the same...
Congratulations, Bart. Don't rely on the eye colour. My avian vet in Riyadh found it to be pretty inaccurate. I can't remember the error rate he found, but...
What you describe are the obvious visual cues. But how about the subconscious reactions? Most people are not able to sense these subconscious reactions. Some...
I feel an overnighter is unavoidable for free flyers. It is a way for the bird to learn how good it is in the house, food, shelter,... How is his recall...
I would think the birds mimic the subconscious behavior. In the past we had a discussion about CAGs, one of my last remarks was that I found it strange, we...
Bart wrote: "What you describe are the obvious visual cues. But how about the subconscious reactions? Most people are not able to sense these subconscious...
Bart wrote: "I describe my birds as shy, but once they know the situation they are very daring, they don't back off easily. My birds do have startle flights...
I guess subconscious reactions and reflexive reactions are the same. I'll give an example (a dangerous one? I don't want to start a political discussion) the...
... From: Creatures [mailto:creature@...] Sent: Thursday, 2 December 2004 6:33 AM To: Freeflight@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Freeflight] lorikeets he...
Maria and Crew
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Dec 2, 2004 7:07 pm
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... Yes, it is one of those things that they won't be able to learn until it happens. ... He doesn't have a trained recall, but will follow me every time I...
