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@loribmt Sooo funny Lori. An African Grey parrot owned me for many years so I can really relate to that story. He/she had a vocabulary of 500+ words or phrases but alas, could only whistle the main theme from Phantom of the Opera or sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. No Christmas carols. Lol. He/she also whistled a perfect rendition of the theme from TV's Two and a Half Men. We had to watch what we said around him. No swear words. One time when I was hospitalized and my sister had to care for him, he gave her puritan reputation away when I got home and he was constantly repeating his newly acquired reprimand of "Little bugger!" (can I say that on Mayo Connect?) in a very scolding kind of way.
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😂😂 Oh my gosh, @artist01 I can so relate to this story of your parrot. We had a cantankerous African Grey parrot named Poe for over 35+ years! Also a huge vocabulary that he absolutely understood!! He’d mimic our baby daughter cries so I thought there were twins on either end of the house. I’d run to check to see and he’d go “ha ha ha” knowing he fooled me again! LOL.
He’d imitate squeaks in our old floors to make it sound like someone was walking around in the house. He’d sweet talk people into coming over closer to talk by saying, “My name is Poe! I can talk, can you fly?” He’d toss in a “Scratch my head”. Then when they’d get to him he’d yell, “Back off bucko! Then laugh!!! He was hilarious. Told us when it was time to go to bed, he’d sing songs, hum, mimic the beeps from the microwave, keys jingling, zippers on jackets, doors opening, my husband saying, Bye, See ya later! Never a dull moment!
We had friends babysit too. Amazing the stuff these birds bring home with them. LOL. Birds aren’t good at keeping secrets!! 😅