nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jun-09-11 12:18 AM
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Many a times my birds make me wonder
if we humans have way too much hubris... and cannot see what is in front of us? I mean about real animal intelligence and yes feelings.
Last year our Tuky passed... yes it hurt, but we saw real grief in the conures, especially cooky.
Well today, while I was making reservations to go to my dad's funeral my husband explained this to the birds... so he told them my dad died... and then told them like when Tuky died. Both parrots lowered their heads... and were much quieter after that.
Yes it could be my bias... but SCIENTIFIC research has documented grieving like behavior in crows and other bird species.
As I said, as we go around ... yes destroying their world... these animals are far more intelligent than we give them credit for.
Just an observation from the notebooks of life...
Here for an example of this from Cornell
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/Birdscope/Win...
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What a loon!
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-09-11 01:04 AM
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13. Well said
Cookie, well we showed them Tuky's body...
They crouched so low, especially Cooks, his mate... and he made really low frequency sounds. Some I could hear, some I could not. The bird, I am betting, was crying.
This year on the anniversary I showed him a photo of his pal... he did the same behavior... but then... he is mostly a rescue and more or less has adopted me, but is not cozy... came over and just sat there with me, quietly, for over two hours.
It was a special moment...
Today Connie was the sweetest, especially after his dad explained that to them. She likes to snuggle, I could literally not put her down without her coming over and insisting on cozying up with me
They crouched so low, especially Cooks, his mate... and he made really low frequency sounds. Some I could hear, some I could not. The bird, I am betting, was crying.
Geez, for some reason I fear an episodic rendition of another "Blackie, the arm perching rooster spirit" coming on.
I know I'm new here, but I gotta ask; What is wrong with these people?
They're "progressives" and, by very nature, nucking futs.
Thanks for clearing that up for me, Reb.
I was beginning to suspect they had all been dropped on their heads during their infancy, repeatedly.
Geez, for some reason I fear an episodic rendition of another "Blackie, the arm perching rooster spirit" coming on.
I know I'm new here, but I gotta ask; What is wrong with these people?
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