My African Grey

Well it’s time for an update.

The feather picking has subsided for the most part and his tail feathers are coming back in slowly. He almost looks normal, although still like he got in a bar fight. He’s liking the new apartment and I’ll probably be rearranging things substantially so I can get him closer to a window. I’m also going to work on building him an aviary in my miniscule back yard so he can enjoy the summer sun with me. The cam will be back online soon as well.

He’s learning some new noises, among them is the highly annoying sound of my pager when I leave the room, probably because he’s observed me running towards that sound on several occasions. He also plays “telephone” where he’ll ring, and then answer it, “Hello?” He then proceeds to chatter for a bit, says goodbye and “hangs up.” He’s also saying “Hi Linus” when someone is in the room and when he hears the carpet shampooer running he’ll make the same beep it does when it’s finished.

I’m pretty pleased with is vocabulary and will try to get some more recordings up as soon as I get the apartment back in order.