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jletaz
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Hey Bih, I saw that you're on right now, I thought I'd ask you. If you haven't already read the good news, go to the Birdy Talk section... I am getting an Slender Billed in September  !!!!
The hand feeder that I am dealing with tells me they have a high pitched call... sort of like a Rose Breasted? What does their full blast alarm call sound like? I've head it is low pitched, and then another person says high pitched?! I am getting it no matter what it sounds like, but I am just so curious about that. She said they don't sound like a typical Cockatoo sound at all. The hand feeder says she has had adult Slender Billed and adult Eclectus before, and she claims the Eclectus full blast alarm call is louder and more powerful than the SB??  Gryffin IS capable of being as painfully loud as any large bird at times, but I guess I will just have to wait and see who is louder 
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Cheeta
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Hi Julie...
I haven't read the other thread yet, but I did see it there.. I'll get to that one after this post..  but congrats here anyway.
I would say Apollo have an extremely loud alarm call, and it's not as high pitch as the major mitchells, but definitely not low pitch. He is much much louder then Athena and Achilles put together by a long way. but in my opinion, Athena and Achilles aren't loud at all. That could be because I'm so used to Apollo's amazingly loud noise!
I personally haven't had the 'displeasure' of hearing an eclectus in full blast call, but I think I have heard close to it. To me they sound about the same as Apollo's full blast. So may be they are louder.. hehe... But apollo is loud, I can never show just how loud he is in video clips, otherwise I'd film in in his full blast call. it just doesn't show. I think the Eastern Slender bill is just as loud as Apollo, and their contact calls is pretty similar to Apollo with a very slight variation on the tone. otherwise they sound the same.. when they play, when they fight and all that it sounds the same.. even the bare eyes are similar to the long bills. |
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Saturday April 14, 2007 5:01 am |
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jletaz
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So Bih... is Apollo really soft? Their feathers look much smaller than U2's or Sulfur Crested. The SB's look softer because of their small feathers... am I right?
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Sunday April 15, 2007 7:07 am |
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Cheeta
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I'm not sure if he's soft, but he feels the same as the sulfur crested I've patted before... but the major mitchells definitely are softer than Apollo. |
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Sunday April 15, 2007 8:48 am |
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jletaz
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Well, I had to come back to this thread the verdict is now in: Yes, Starion is extremely soft, and it does appear that Gryffin the Eclectus is louder! |
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Monday July 9, 2007 3:53 am |
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Cheeta
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really? she's soft? you mean her full scream? wow, I can't imagine what Gryffin sounds like at full ball!!! |
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Wednesday July 11, 2007 3:55 am |
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jletaz
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NO! I can't believe Apollo is not soft! How about his head and neck feathers? They are extremely soft on Starion. Hmm... that is strange. Maybe the Westerns have different kind of feathers, since they have a different shaped crest... but they should feel like the Bare Eyed, and I've felt them, and they're soft too!
I have heard Starion's loudest only maybe a couple times I believe, since mostly she calls with a different sound, but her very loudest might be near Gryffin's, but definitely not louder. I don't know why Eclectus have a reputation of being quiet...  maybe since they don't go loud a lot, but when they do, watch out! |
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Wednesday July 11, 2007 5:03 am |
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Cheeta
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ohhh oopes sorry, I thought you were talking about her voice being soft and not so loud kinda soft.. hehe, I didn't reread the whole thread since I am at work, and just doing quick scan in between tasks.. hehe...
Apollo is definitely soft, but not as soft as he used to be since he's sooooo dirty!!! my major mitchells are definitely softer than Apollo though. |
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Wednesday July 11, 2007 8:17 am |
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jletaz
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Originally posted by Cheeta
ohhh oopes sorry, I thought you were talking about her voice being soft and not so loud kinda soft.. hehe, I didn't reread the whole thread since I am at work, and just doing quick scan in between tasks.. hehe...
Apollo is definitely soft, but not as soft as he used to be since he's sooooo dirty!!! my major mitchells are definitely softer than Apollo though.
Haha... now it makes sense!  I'm sure you've felt Rose Breasted since your parents have one... they are the softest birds I've ever felt in my life!!! |
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Wednesday July 11, 2007 9:16 pm |
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Cheeta
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oooooo yeah they are soft, but if you ever ever get the chance to, in my mind, a major mitchells is THE softest birds I've ever come across... I love burying my face into Athena's feathers to just rub around in there.. hehe (Achilles would never allow me to do that, so I can't do it!! hehe |
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Thursday July 12, 2007 12:30 am |
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jletaz
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Oh wow... I would think the rose breasted were softer than any parrot. There is a softness limit you know... you can't get TOO much softer than a Rose breasted! Maybe the MM's are about the same as an especially soft RB?
Robin my Red Bellied is extremely soft too... just about like a Rose Breasted. For some reason he is much softer than other Poicephalus parrots I've felt. Gryffin the Eclectus is not soft at all. Smooth, but hard and coarse. |
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Thursday July 12, 2007 5:18 am |
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Cheeta
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yeah really, there isn't too much differences in the softness of an RB or a MM2, but hey, I have to MM2, so they are the softest!! oh actually, no, I do think that they are softer, I guess the white colour of the MM2 makes them feel 'softer', rather than the grey of the RB2. It's all in my mind I reckon!! LOL... |
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Thursday July 12, 2007 5:43 am |
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jletaz
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Okay, so we will call it a tie between RB and MM softness!
The only drawback with Toos is the powder that gets all over... I guess with the SBs and MMs we still probably experience much less powder than a lot of other Too species!
When you first got Apollo as a baby, and compared to now as an adult... did you see a noticable increase in his powder? |
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Thursday July 12, 2007 5:53 am |
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Cheeta
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I will tell you which one (RB or MM) is softer when my parents RB2 move in with me next month.
Yes there was a noticable change in the powder level, but it isn't that bad really. Apollo doesn't have much dust at all! only in certain spots where he's covered in them!! hehe.. and yeah they tend to have less dust in comparison to other larger toos such as the M2, or the U2 |
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Thursday July 12, 2007 6:58 am |
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jletaz
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Oh! You're adopting your parent's RB2? What's the story about that? How fun... you will really be busy with a house full of Toos! At least they are all the more independent types! |
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