Trying to get to my babies! - Page 2

11-29-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Beatriz Cazeneuve

Of course they are afraid. All psittaforms, but most especially the larger species, are a couple of generations away from living in their natural habitat and the shape of birds of prey is very distinct and part of their atavistic memories. Poor babies, what a terrible fright they must have had!

Its ok, mommy makes it all better with kisses.

11-29-2007, 03:23 PM

Poor little Alex! I must be a horrible person - I am still laughing out loud!

11-30-2007, 01:52 AM

Awww, poor babies.

They must be absolutely terrified. It's adorable they come running to you, they know where their safety is.

06-18-2008, 05:21 PM

Can somebody pleeeeeeese tell me what a "Fid" is????????

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06-18-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Luvvy

Can somebody pleeeeeeese tell me what a "Fid" is????????

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feathered children!

06-18-2008, 07:37 PM

This might help.
Avian Abbreviations Key

06-19-2008, 07:22 AM

OK, I'm laughing here too! I can just picture that tribe running through the house trying to get to you saying step-up. Poor babies but also funny! I have not yet experienced a a hawk though!

06-21-2008, 11:52 AM

Falcons have brown eyes, that's one way to tell them apart from hawks.

I remember when reading The Parrot who Owns Me, the description of her amazon's reaction to a hawk. It seems pretty universal.

Even the smaller birds of prey are afraid of the larger ones. Many years ago, I had a little kestral. Someone brought over a magnificent golden eagle who had been shot down (not in the U.S., where it's illegal). The golden eagle was in the garden, and when my kestrel saw it, he was so terrified he fell off the perch, poor thing.