Now guys before you attempt to do this, youy must remember this is done by a professional with years of experience, you cannot just lie flat on a dude's arm and expect him to gently caress your neck area.
Brandy Milles no such thing as a civilized bird as they should be free not kept locked up in a house, it’s cruel. In Australia there’s nothing more wonderful than seeing flocks of cockatoos flying free & in the trees screeching, & communicating with each other rather than housebound for the amusement of their selfish owners!
That is awesome. Any parrot that lets you hold them on their back is the ultimate 'trust'. Good job, your Parrot loves and more importantly trusts you. Good job! I miss my 'verde bird' blue crowned conure. Passed after 28 years. Sniff........You sir are an awesome bird owner.
I have two African Greys and a Sun Conure. All three are 27 years old. I could hold my little Tequila upside done. He's getting old and I'm getting sad. They are known to live only about an average of 20 years. My Greys I will have to put in my will.
@@cherylcook3688 Both my Green Cheeked Conure and my African red bellied parrot trust me enough to lie on their backs and the African red bellied parrot especially seems to like it. He's also a little acrobat and will flip upside down from your finger pretty much any time. He knows I won't let him fall, so he's willing to take risks other birds would think twice about. Plus, he's under a year old, so he's still learning a lot and curious about everything. Sorry to hear that your older bird is slowing down, it's always sad when they start showing their age.
Smoky is too adorable. It is really nice to see you take the time to keep the public informed of how much work is required to keep one of these beautiful birds. So often people think of just the cute factor, Without researching the kind of commitment that is required to care for an exotic pet.
While the african grey is a ridiculously amazing animal (and my fav), I wouldn't recommend it. Not only does it live potentially longer than you (up to 90 years...) but it also requires constant stimulation, is extremely loud due to being a very social animal, and can scratch/ bite most surfaces. Be warned, there are videos, then there is life.
@Ronald Burgandie the 90's years is a definitely a far stretch unless he was confusing a grey's lifespan with a macaw or a cockatoo. Extremely loud sounds more like a cockatoo, macaw, or a conure.
With "cognitive level of a 4-6 year old child," these critters are hardly a "pet". Adopting process is quiiiite complicated... Thank you very much for spreading the message.
Plain answer to your question is, "Yes, I do." And yes, this is just my personal opinion as a mathematician who has literally collaborated with neuroscientists in their research. There's been no accepted theory about the correlation between brain size (relative nor absolute) and intelligence. There are some interesting readings for this "controversy."
Sad... Now your are just emotionally bashing "women" and all the findings of Sigmund Freud----I figured you are not someone that a person like me can converse with. How unfortunate... Good bye, have a nice day.
JCP, cited by 97 studies in other field psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2005-06515-008 Review by NCBI (national center of biotechnology information) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2755427/ The book reviewed by the article above (Harvard University Press, cited by 650 studies) www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674008069&content=reviews Royal Society open science (2016, brand new) rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/4/160104
She’s a complete sweetie. Make sure you have plans for her future in case anything should happen to you. In the meantime, I wish you both a long and love-filled life together. You both deserve it.
@@MegaZee14 ive grown up in a house with one of these critters, they are actually able to develop the agility to "pick up the phone" if it rings. My foster parents had a land line phone until like 2012, and used it often, and it would hear the ringtone. If nobody picked up the phone, she would make the pick up noise and carry out half a phone coversation in my foster dads voice...was pretty funny! They also like to play Ludo...
The amount of trust she has in you is amazing. The fact that she just let you lay her down on her back like that, breathtaking (anyone who knows about parrots knows what I'm talking about). ❤️
So nice to see an African grey with all of its feathers. So many of these poor birds pull their feathers out, becoming neurotic, probably through intense boredom. Your obviously doing every thing right, such a pleasure to see a happy healthy Gray
+Eye_Fire I have some birds and how I got them to trust me is I let them have some space and took care of them and let them know I was the person who gave them food. Then I worked inside the cage without touching them. They eventually got to know me and got on my hand. Hope this helped anyone who reads. This works for a lot of birds!
My son owned a African grey before his passing. It was passed on to him and then on to other family members. The interaction and level of intelligence is astounding. She understands, has a sense of humor and questions things. She recognized many different people and animals. She also showed many signs of different emotions.
Oh my goodness --- what an adorable birdie !!!!! She is absolutely gorgeous. What a treasure of a girl - she has given me a good giggle this afternoon. She certainly is special ...and so lovable !!!!! Thanks for sharing her with others. She is beautiful!
She is so beautiful. Big birds have always scared me while being enchanting simultaneously. That is one, serious, lifelong commitment to an animal. It’s basically like adopting a child that never grows up. The responsibility involved is immense to say the least - of which I highly respect anyone involved with such pets - because that level of dedication to a friendship is special to say the least. Thanks for sharing your personal pet moments.
So beautiful! It must be a great responsibility to have such a wonderful being as your friend, especially as they live for so long. Smokey seems to be very lucky to have found a human like you to share life with (as you are to have found Smokey). I wish you both a long and happy life together..
Just goes what a special person you must be .she trusts you and loves you 100% .you guys have obviously got a special bond . Awwwwwwww I loved the end perfect .✌️☺️💞💞💞
Go to the BirdTricks here on youtube and learn how to fix that. (I have/ had 4 greys sofar in my life and babysat others: you actually have to teach these birds to bite humans afaik. )
I wanna get an African grey, but I'm probably gonna get one in its thirties/forties. I think there's a local parrot rescue around my area, hopefully they have older birds.
No one older or anyone who can’t give the bird 10hrs a day of attention or affection should ever buy a bird like this. These birds are no different than a 5yr old child and if kept in a cage for long periods will go crazy. Shelters are full of birds like these. Morons with money too burn get them like they’re trophies to show off to their friends and they very quickly find they’re a lot of work. They also live as long as a lot of people. None of this means that you can do what you want with smaller parrots because they’re all extremely smart and require a ton of time and work. Birds are extremely messy and can be very loud and are often very jealous. So they can attack anyone they don’t like. A small parrot bit through my lip and my ear. It frickin hurt! So unless you can give them a huge amount of time don’t get a bird!! They’re very special and very delicate animals
@@canuckpeoplerule I agree. I would add that getting a bird like this is like getting married or having kids and needs that level of consideration. Are you willing to commit to a life long relationship with this creature?
Gerald what, you think? My mums got one and every time we go round to her house. She has it sat on her arm being adorable although when I go near it he tries to take a finger off
They are special! I have two.. 27 years old. Brother and sister.... Smokey and Samantha. Super smart and talkative. Gonna have to put them in my will. Loved the video.
Smokey is a beautiful bird. We have a 3 y/o Timneh. Also, thank you for informing people of the immense responsible and commitment of owing a grey... Cheers!
Oh, so gratifying to see a well adjusted bird, whose owner clearly spends lots of time with her. And then, that final clip is the clincher! No clipped wings, she can fly beautifully!
My middle school teacher had one of them I ended up asking so many questions about his bird that he ended up giving me one of the red tail feathers of his African gray parrot
My African gray Tara is 13 years old. I’ve had her since she was a young baby and finished weaning her. She was never ever that trusting. That is one special bird you have!
I wanted one, instead of buying one, I adopted Shakespeare, he had three homes before us, and was very aggressive, he's warming up to us, loves my husband and he bites less and less, he loves kisses. We hope to have him for the rest of his life. He's our baby and he can talk up a storm, he imitates the dogs, the other birds, my husband snoring, my daughters laughs. We love him so much.
I am so happy to see a parrot treated so well. Bless you. I have a similar bird, a Senegal and he is treated as a king. Thank you for treating it so well. They are a wonder God made.
