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Julie White
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Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Posts: 421
Location: Staines, England |
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When I get up in the morning and open the curtains near Tims cage he has taken to letting out a shrill whistle and sitting on his feeding dish near the front of the cage to bang on the bars with his beak, at first I thought he was telling me to keep away, but its his way of saying good morning, when I go to the cage he starts chewing furiously and I poke my finger through the bars and touch his beak and talk to him, which starts his day and mine. Sorry still trying to figure how to get the pictures on my homepage. I have filmed him on my mobile phone but I can't seem to load the software for it on the computer, I'll have to try again as he doesn't seem to mind the phone but he's terrified of the camera. There are pictures of him on my homepage but he's trying to back away. |
Tuesday August 22, 2006 1:32 pm |
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sentiels3
Experienced flier
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1312
Location: Joliet, Ill |
 Its great that Tim is so excited to see you in the mornings now. That whistle good morning is a great thing to hear. My tiel Maxi starts his morning with a loud whistle. My sennie Pepper is a slow starter getting up in the morning, she sits on her sleep perch for 15 mins before coming out to do her pooper.
Don't worry about the pics, although we would love to see more of Tim and Mischief, just work at getting Tim used to having the camera around. Its just going to take time, and Tim deserves all the time he needs. 
When I try to get a good pic of Pepper, she comes running at the camera. One day she jumped on and tried attacking the camera while it was on the couch next to me. It was really funny to see.  sometimes it is difficult to get a great shot of our birds in action. 
Just keep up the good work with Tim |
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Wednesday August 23, 2006 6:55 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Tims morning routine sounds somewhat like my sennies, she's always rambunctious about starting the day Much more so than my 2 other birds! She's always the first of the 3 awake too, & the first to settle in for the night. |
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Wednesday August 23, 2006 9:01 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Hmmm, I don't recognize things.. Is it really so that Sennies are rambunctious about starting the day? Iago always tells me: Hallo or Haiiii (Hello/Hi) with the cutest voice. |
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Wednesday August 23, 2006 9:46 am |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
I heard it put this way once... "That due to birds being pray animals. They are just glad to see another day." All of our birds greet the day with great excitment...
John & Carrie |
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Wednesday August 23, 2006 11:53 am |
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Julie White
Flier
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Posts: 421
Location: Staines, England |
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John & Carrie I love that thing about them being so grateful to wake up alive because they're prey animals. I think with Tim the thing is never say never as I was told that you couldn't tame a wild caught Sennie but it's taken 6 years and I love that now that in this aspect he's behaving like your little ones Cathy Sentiles and Sue and in his was he's very affectionate and letting me know that he wants my attention. I don't suppose that he'll ever be cuddly tame but I can settle for him sitting on my finger and being kissy kissy also he does rub noses and tickle wings. One funny thing is that he will only step up onto my right hand although he will let me pet him with the other hand and he will allow me to stroke his chest and tickle his cheek. He takes a long time to get used to different things and today I carried him into my bedroom on my hand to see how he would react, when he was in there he was very kissy and was blowing raspberries (making fart noises) which he's very good at, but as I was carrying him back to the other room he got his bearings and couldn't wait to get back to more familiar territory so he took off and flew to the top of his cage, once there he was quite willing to step up but didn't want to be carried out of the room again, perhaps I'll try again tomorrow as I think it's good for him to expand his horizons, also I think for him to make further progress and encourage him to widen his horizons sometimes it's necessary to gently challenge him a little, if he's a little reluctant maybe I'll put him in the pet carrier to take him into the other room and then get him out and reassure him for a few minutes before taking him back to his safe place, I don't want to clip his wings as it took him a long time to relearn how to fly. |
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Wednesday August 23, 2006 8:31 pm |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
Julie,
I would love to have the challenge of taming a wild caught bird. I am envious of you. But such a thing is almost unheard of here in the states.
I had thought I was the only person who had a bird that only steps up on the right hand.. That is funny how they can tell the difference. Even Carrie has to use her right hand.
It is a time consuming effort to tame a bird and there is no short cuts. I have found that out the hard way from fostering birds and working with the Adoption place. But is it not worth all the effort when they do the right thing, and act like that was nothing for them to do. They are a marval to watch, are they not?
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Wednesday August 23, 2006 9:16 pm |
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sentiels3
Experienced flier
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1312
Location: Joliet, Ill |
Julie, you are doing great with Tim, the kissy kissy thing and rubbing noses. Pepper and I will rub noses too. Blowing rasberries? toooooo funny I bet thats some sound to hear coming from a sennie My Pepper will mostly only step up to my left hand, I guess because thats the way we have done it since she was 5 mos old. She will sometimes step up to right hand if need to but wants to switch to the left.
Its great that you are taking Tim to diff rooms of house, Pepper reacts differently to the different rooms that I take her too. She is more reserved and relaxed when in my bedroom, extremely quiet when in my Moms room. She is the most rambunctious when in family room where her cage is. Keep taking Tim to different rooms of house, get him used to unfamiliar territory, he will relie on you for his safety when in diff areas of house.  Great job Julie and Tim  |
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Thursday August 24, 2006 2:30 pm |
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chispleeze
Flier
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 475
Location: Upstate NY |
Julie, you are obviously doing all the right things with Tim because it sure sounds like he loves you. I love the morning noises Pickles makes. He is always so happy to see me come round the corner into the kitchen in the morning. Makes your heart melt.
I looked at the pics on your homepage. Tim sure has a gorgeous orange vest. Pickles is going through his first molt. I'm anxious to see his new feathers. Hoping he gets rid of all the old one on his back that have some stress marks.
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Thursday August 24, 2006 3:24 pm |
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Julie White
Flier
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Posts: 421
Location: Staines, England |
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Hi everyone thanks for all the encouragement, John and Carrie unfortunately there are a lot of wild caught Sennies imported into this country as they are not covered by CITES and they are mostly netted. Tragically only about 1 in 3 survive, probably because of stress and being left too long before the nets are checked. Those that survive are usually kept in aviaries and used for breeding as they are not easy to tame. You could possibly obtain one from a rescue and give it a good home but please don't buy one anywhere else as this would encourage this terrible trade. Wild caught birds are very cheap to buy and if you see a Sennie that seems paralysed with fear it was probably wild caught. The RSPCA took Tim from a house with 100 other animals including a wild caught Orange Winged Amazon and they gave the birds to a Parrot Rescue run by a friend of mine. He was malnourished and unable to fly as he'd been kept covered up in a small cage for 2 years. If you gave a home to a wild caught rescued Sennie it would be wonderful and I've had Tim over 6 years now but there is a part of me that wishes that he could have lived out his days wild. |
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Saturday August 26, 2006 9:10 pm |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
Julie,
Everything you said I agree with. In the USA. Imported birds are highly illagel. You can not get a bird that is wild caught here that is not atlest 25 years old. I work with foster birds through a local rescue and I have rescued some myself. I was envious of the challenage, I have face some myself through the birds I have rescued and fostered. It makes me feel so good when the bird finally gives in and makes up its mind that you are not so bad after all.
I in now way agree with catching birds, and above that 80% of the people who own birds don't even understand the teasure that have. The people who really care for bird are far a few between. But then you don't want me on my soapbox....It me just say this much, Julie I admire you for your love of your birds...
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Saturday August 26, 2006 11:22 pm |
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sentiels3
Experienced flier
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1312
Location: Joliet, Ill |
 It breaks my heart to hear of the deaths of wild caught birds. I can't understand why people still do it. I love my Pepper, but to think of how much happier she would have been if she and her relatives were born wild and lived wild. I just marvel at how she has adapted to our life. Pepper is a captive bred bird as were her parents and theirs before them. I just love to watch the wild birds outside as does Pepper. I wish I knew what goes thru her mind when she watches the birds outside flying free. 
Julie and jrnmo1, I commend you both for your work with rescuing and saving those birds in need. Tim must greatly appreciate you Julie for making his life so much better even if he isn't living free, his life is being enriched by all you do for him. |
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Sunday August 27, 2006 6:00 am |
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Julie White
Flier
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Posts: 421
Location: Staines, England |
Hi John and Carrie and Sentiels, John and Carrie it's so good to know that it's illegal to import wild caught birds there and I wish it was the same here. There are organisations trying to stop it, but there seems to be resistance from some quarters. I know that you wouldn't want a specifically wild caught bird and didn't mean to come imply that. I wish I could do more rescue work here but I live in a very small house and the garden is also tiny, congratulations on what you've achieved in your rescue work. Sentiels it is heartbreaking to think of the suffering caused to any birds and animals that are legally and illegally trapped even though I can understand the trappers wanting to feed their families as they are usually very poor and it's not them that make the big money. In some areas these trappers have been employed and paid to be rangers and have turned to conservation which I'm sure they'd much rather do. This approach is working very well in some areas of Africa. |
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