Cutest and Funniest Stories

[LtlWngdAngl]

I know all of my birds, especially my quaker, do (or used to do) some of cutest things! Like, my quaker for example, likes to steal my make-up brushes from me, or pick keys off my key board or even turn over my mouse, run away and laugh! My cockatiel used to like to stand on top of the pizza when she ate it, then she'd run accross the table or box top and leave pizza sauce bird prints. I was just curious if anyone else had any funny or cute bird stories that they'd like to share, I'm sure everyone would enjoy them!

[The Outlaw]

I have MANY funny stories and have posted some here. Probably the most amusing and certainly my most embarrassing story happened about 2 years ago. I have an inground pool and a large poolhouse that is done in a Tiki theme. I keep the BGs in there at night when I'm swimming or watching tv. Well, on this particular evening, my husband had gone to the races, no one else was around and I'd been doing gardening all afternoon. It was about 9 at night, I was sweaty and crummy and didn't feel like going inside to get a swimsuit. It was a lovely, hot July evening and since I have a privacy fence, I simply chucked my clothes and jumped into the pool. It was divine! I turned over and was happily floating, not a care in the world.

Then, to my absolute horror, my tranquil evening came unglued. I opened my eyes to see the hairy legs of my uncle, my neighbor on the edge of the pool. Seems he was on the other side of the fence watering his garden (we had a water restriction) and he heard someone yell "help, help" coming from my pool area. Seems my BG, Dreamer, decided to start calling for help!

He has never repeated this particular phrase and my uncle still cannot look me in the eye, but it still makes for a great story!

THE OUTLAW

[Crebain]

I can't top that, but I had a Nanday that would stick his head up inside his brass bell. It fit perfectly, and he thought he became invisible when he did that. Good times.

[cgrite]

lol......Nancy.....there is a new appreciation.....what a great story....:-D

[LtlWngdAngl]

Outlaw-
Thanks for the warning to not let my parrot outside if I'm going to go swimming w/no clothes, mine would do something like that! Someone's gonna be hard pressed to top that one

[The Outlaw]

Well, since you all liked that one so much, here's another. I may have posted this here before, but please, I'm old and can't remember.

I was getting dressed to go to a very formal wedding. I had waited until the last minute to put the macaws in their cages, for I knew we'd be gone all day. I also had waited until just before leaving to put on a pair of satin high heeled sandals that ate my feet up every time I wore them.

The macaws were in the Florida room on playgyms and hanging swings. I have 3 cages out there as well for the medium sized parrots. As I was slipping on my "cruel shoes", I heard the strangest popping noise coming from the Florida room. I threw on an old shirt to protect my dress and put my old slippers back on.

Imagine my surprise to find Dreamer (the same villain from the last tale) standing on top of a case of sodas. He had punctured about 4 cans before he figured out how to open the pop tops! The entire floor was a sea of Pepsi! Of the 24 cans, only 6 were still unopened.

And, the only thing that Dreamie had to say was "Hi Ma!". He was so proud of himself.

Anyway, when folks stop in here at **********, they often comment on the Pepsi's in the bird cages. Now you know why I lock THEM up.

THE OUTLAW

[Casa Amazona]

Nancy, life around your house sounds endlessly fascinating.

Most of my best stories involve my sister's Double Yellow Headed Amazon, Grumpy. Grumpy has quite a vocabulary and knows how and when to use it.

My brother-in-law is disabled from strokes and occasionally it becomes necessary for the EMTs to come to their house. Grumpy HATES them, because they sometimes take his beloved "Hup" away to the hospital. :( One evening they arrived (3 big Georgia boys) and walked past his stand into the bedroom. While they were working with Jack, they heard birdie feet coming across the living room floor. Pretty soon Grumpy entered the room and walked right across one EMT's boots. When they got Jack to the hospital my sister went to the registration area to take care of the paperwork. One of the EMTs was standing there talking with someone else about Grumpy. The other man asked if Grumpy had ever said anything to him and the EMT replied, "Yeah, he called me 'Crackerbreath.'" Crackerbreath is one of the insults reserved for someone who's REALLY gotten sideways with him.

Another favorite ephithet he learned from my Dad -- A _ _ hole! As Dad got older he became a bit caustic :D :D :D when someone on TV irritated him and that was his usual response. A couple years ago at Thanksgiving my sister decided to take the family out for dinner rather than cooking a big meal at home. This was definitely not to Grumpy's liking, because aside from the things with either sugar or chocolate he would get his share of all the goodies. My nephew (not a favorite of Grumpy's on the best of days) had loaded Jack into the van and walked back through the bird room to get something he'd forgotten. As he passed Grumpy's cage, Grumpy looked at him and said, "You a _ _ hole!" Evidently he thought Jason was to blame for the lack-of-Thanksgiving-dinner problem. Jason's fiance was right behind him and said, "Did you hear what that bird called you?" His response was, "Fine -- now I've been insulted by a bird!"

My favorite, though, was something that happened after Dad passed away. He'd asked that his ashes be scattered off the Florida coast at a particular spot where he liked to fish. Grumpy always goes with the family whenever possible, so he was with us on the big day. We hired a boat and captain to take us out to the spot and decided to take Grumpy in his acrylic carrier. Everything went well (except for the captain falling overboard when another boat's wake rolled the deck out from under him) and we were soon back at the marina, where we decided to get a snack at the outdoor restaurant overlooking the water. We were lined up on bar stools at the edge of the water, with Grumpy (clipped, of course) perched on my sister's shoulder. A wild bird came down and lit on the table in front of us. Grumpy saw him and yelled out "HI!" Evidently the other bird didn't speak English, because he took off and never did come back while we were there. He made us feel a lot better on a depressing day.

[LtlWngdAngl]

Nancy- It's so hard to get mad at them when they do something like that, because thats usually when they're at their cutest. That, and it's amazing how smart they are, even when they're getting in trouble! :D
If my Quaker was a large bird (which he thinks he is!) he would be WAY too much like your B&G! Let's just hope they never get together and team up!

[LtlWngdAngl]

joanie-
Grumpy seems to be a very, ummm... observant and colorful bird! I work for an ambulance service, and I have never heard of a parrot trying to keep us from taking a patient; I'd love to see that one recorded on an ambulance transport report!

[Casa Amazona]

Nina,

Sis and Jack live in a small community, so all of the EMTs now know them. Sometimes Grumpy even goes with them when Jack has a doctor appointment. There are only a couple of us he doesn't like, but he sure lets his opinions be known! He used to climb down off his perch and come across the floor to attack me and Dad would get SO angry at him. I think he's figured out he isn't going to run me off, but he still tries to attack every chance he gets.