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Charlie, Our Quaker Parrot Loves to Get Outside on His Outdoor Gym, as we Call It.

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Charlie, our quaker parrot loves to get outside on his outdoor gym, as we call it.He climbs all over it, listening to the other wild birds, neighbouring parakeets and parrots close by.He mimics the sounds and whistles that the pet birds make.He is getting quite good at whistling, still not so good at talking, although we think he says tucker when food is coming, then thank you.We also think he says good boy, maybe other people don't think that is what he is saying but as long as we do that's all that matters.He does the wolf whistle, if that is what it is.

 

It's the whistle that was quite well known for workers on building sites to whistle to women as they walked past, he does that well.We are trying to teach him to say bib, short for birdbib which is the shoulder bib that we use as a clothing protector from birds pooh when Charlie is on our shoulders. He loves to get onto our shoulders but we won't let him unless we have a birdbib on.We thought he could start asking for one when he wants to go for a ride.We have not been very successful as yet, but we will keep trying.When Charlie is on his outdoor gym he also wanders down onto the grass when he feels like it to have a bath, which is waiting for him on the grass. He loves his bird bath. He flaps his wings and turns and turns and dunks, he has a great time.When he has had enough he gets out and climbs back onto his gym, to groom himself. He is a very proud bird.