![]() Granted, these are all anecdotal observations. This time, they are back inside and I have finally realized that Chuckie very obviously prefers their company to that of the three females that I have. What’s different? Last visit, my male greys were living outdoors in the aviary. He’s back now for another visit and this time is his typical funny, relaxed, social self. He obviously wasn’t ill, but seemed a tiny bit “off.” He seemed happy enough, but was a bit less vocal and exuberant than during previous visits. The last time he was here, his behavior was different. He settles right in as soon as he gets here and renews his acquaintances with my guys, often flying over to perch with them. I sometimes board for periods of time a male grey named Chuckie. Over the years of living with greys, I have regularly seen two males pair up, preferring to hang out with each other rather than with any of the females. This can take the form of a pair bond, complete with the display of mating rituals. They lived in the great room in the middle of family activity. When I was breeding greys, I removed the babies from their parents after two to three weeks and brought them into the house. This news should not come as any surprise, given how they This would not be true if I were speaking about cockatoo or Amazon species which, in my experience, form much stronger pair bonds that often lead to aggression toward others.Ĭongo Greys in captivity seem to have an affinity for I have always lived with multiple greys with little trouble among them. Avoiding conflict may need to be the primary goal. This doesn’t mean of course that you can’t have both greys and New World parrots who cohabit peacefully in a home, but don’t expect them to be friends and be careful with introductions. New World parrots physically in my home as the individuals have gotten older. My grey Marko is absolutely intolerant of my two AmazonsĪnd once attacked my Blue and Gold macaw. This doesn’t mean that such mixing of these species will always be successful, but I have seen routinely that my greys get along much better with my cockatoos and the occasional visiting Eclectus than with my New World parrots. Because they have the ability to read our involuntary tics and scents, we’re transparent to them and thus exposed – we’re finally ourselves.” That describes perfectly the Red-tailed Grey. Gretel Ehrlich once wrote the following: “What is obvious to an animal is not the embellishment that fattens our emotional resumes but what’s bedrock and current in us: aggression, fear, insecurity, happiness, or equanimity. Greys watch us intently and get to know us in an intimate way. The greys, however, would most often have their attention on me and my activities. Most of the parrots would be engaged in their own business of foraging, bathing, sunning, playing. I would frequently look up while I went about my daily work and observed a difference in the way that the various species related to me. I had approximately 30 at a time, so had my own “behavior lab” of sorts. Granted, this is anthropomorphism at this best, but this is my experience of them.Ī Sweet Little Meyer’s Parrot with No Feetĭuring the same time period that I was raising baby greys, I was also intentionally engaging in the rehabilitation of surrendered parrots. I also think of them as the chess players of the parrot world, quite capable of manipulation. I would describe Congo greys as discerning, well-attuned to the emotions and body language of other creatures, and having a keen sense of humor. People often assume that a grey who chooses to talk a lot does so because she is happy. ![]() They are too busy moving about from place to place and rely instead upon communicating in the more natural grey language of shrill beeps and whistles. I have often said that “Greys who can’t talk, greys who can fly.” None of my greys who have grown up with other greys and who live a flighted life choose to speak English very often, although they have the ability, which they display at times. ![]() Given their innate need to communicate with their flock and documented talent at mimicry, coupled with their imposed physical isolation, is it any wonder that so many become such good talkers? Greys are often kept as single parrots and most live with clipped wings, which creates an additional level of isolation. I believe that an individual grey’s extreme talent with human language can also be, however, a reflection of isolation as they live out their lives as captives in single-grey homes.
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