http://www.myafricangrey.com My bird is smarter than your honor student. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:53:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Linus went back to Omar's today. I've received an overseas assignment that will last several years and the quarantine procedures will be too much for him. He will be greatly missed and I wish I could take him with me to the islands. This will be the last post. Goodbye, everyone. Dan http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=53 I finally got some video of him speaking, and demonstrating his new phrase, “go potty.” You can also hear him saying, “Hey Linus” in my voice and a couple voices of my friends, as well as “Gimme a Kiss” and “Good Boy.” http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=52 Alex the African Grey parrot and subject of landmark studies of bird intelligence dies at 31 WALTHAM, MA (SEPTEMBER 10, 2007)—Alex, the world renowned African Grey parrot made famous by the ground-breaking cognition and communication research conducted by Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D., died at the age of 31 on September 6, 2007. ... http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=46 Well Linus was doing really well for a while with his plucking... until he got himself caught up in a rope toy. I got home and found him tangled up pretty badly in the strands from the shredded rope and it was wound tightly around his neck. He'd plucked out ... http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=45 Linus got a new tree this weekend. I took him in for grooming and decided to get him something so he could sit outside and enjoy the weather. Right now it's sitting on an end table and he's getting used to trying to balance himself. The wood is pretty slick ... http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=44 The linuscam is back up! http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=43 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 ... http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=42 Much like the singing frog from that old Warner Brothers cartoon, Linus likes to make his vocalizations when it's hard to get a good recording. Fortunately last night I was able to get some snippets of what he will sometimes spend hours doing while we're watching TV at night. Quicktime Video ... http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=41 Well the holidays are finally over so it's time for an update. Linus has been plucking for a while. I've taken him to the vet and he's got a clean bill of health so I'm trying to figure out what the issue is. He gets plenty of sleep and light and ... http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=40 Well after what seems like forever the LinusCam is back online with a refurbished camera from Panasonic. You'll probably notice that Linus looks a little rough. He's been feather picking lately and I've been working with a local Vet on it but we're still stumped as to the cause of it. ... http://www.myafricangrey.com/?p=39