Petri the Cockatiel

SteveDallas · 10-24-2005, 07:35 PM

Petri is about 3 years old and previously lived with a woman who is no longer able to take care of him. Our original plan was to get a baby tiel, but when our breeder friend-of-a-friend found out we had two kids he said Petri would be the perfect bird for us.

It's not the greatest picture because my camera was trying to focus on the cage rather than the bird.

Bitman · 10-24-2005, 07:54 PM

Got manual focus? Either that, or estimate the distance from bird to cage, back up by that amount, lock onto the cage (half-press the button), move forward, and take the picture.

SteveDallas · 10-25-2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bitman

Got manual focus? Either that, or estimate the distance from bird to cage, back up by that amount, lock onto the cage (half-press the button), move forward, and take the picture.

Yeah, yeah, I was in a hurry. I needed a quick pic to send off in email and he wasn't feeling like coming out of the cage and I wasn't feeling like futzing with the camera.

Elspode · 10-25-2005, 04:17 PM

There, but for the combination of avian and human apathy, was a great photo.

Griff · 10-25-2005, 04:45 PM

So you three are all sharing a bird? Do you mail him back and forth?

Elspode · 10-25-2005, 11:44 PM

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So you three are all sharing a bird? Do you mail him back and forth?

Yeah, and the poor guy is getting kinda MPD, what with three different names and all.

Sun_Sparkz · 10-24-2005, 08:06 PM

I have got one of these.. he is so bossy he thinks he is the king of the house.. he likes to sleep on our slippers and poop in them!!

Dilly doesnt talk, but he is very tame. Dilly is short for Dillygaf (Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck?) because he is so placid.. you can take him anywhere, do anything and he just doesnt care..

i hope you enjoy your teil.. although they need a lot of attention, they are great pets...

Elspode · 10-24-2005, 09:37 PM

Frank is our 'tiel. He's real weird. He wants lots of attention, but he'll bite your arm off if you try to put him on your finger when he's in his cage. He will sit on a finger out of the cage, *if* you can get close enough to him to get him to step up. Not real friendly in the conventional sense, but really, really likes attention, being talked to and such. He gets real upset if he hears you come in the front door and you don't come to see him.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2005, 11:22 PM

I don't get it.

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so bossy he thinks he is the king of the house

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sleep on our slippers and poop in them!!

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He wants lots of attention

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he'll bite your arm off

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Not real friendly

What ever blows your skirt up, but I don't see the value of keeping a bird.

wolf · 10-25-2005, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I don't get it. What ever blows your skirt up, but I don't see the value of keeping a bird.

The bigger the bird, the more demanding they are of attention.

A friend of mine has a greenwing macaw. Well, sort of. He's a plucker, so mostly he's a naked macaw.

The infant children were easier to take care of.

darclauz · 10-26-2005, 02:57 PM

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He's a plucker, so mostly he's a naked macaw.

He's a plucker, so mostly he's a naked macaw.

That sentence was worth repeating.

One of the things I really like about the cellar is that smart, creative, esoteric personalities and comments abound...wolf primary in that list.

It's a great sentence. Creative word choice. Stopped me in my tracks.

I had a cockatiel but he was the devil. I gave it to my neighbor, who is a card carrying bird lover. She was glad to have stevie at her house, and swore inside she would take better care of him.....called the vet to look it over (stevie's first checkup).

The vet reached her hand in to examine him, and he had a heart attack and dropped over dead.

LynnM · 10-27-2005, 07:54 PM

I don't get it.
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so bossy he thinks he is the king of the house

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sleep on our slippers and poop in them!!

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He wants lots of attention

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he'll bite your arm off

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Not real friendly

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I don't get it. What ever blows your skirt up, but I don't see the value of keeping a bird.

I don't agree with keeping birds. It breaks my heart to see social creatures. born to fly free, sitting alone in a cage. If anyone gets the chance, see The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. It's a real eye-opener.

But to address the opinion that because of a few personality quirks a bird would not be a good companion, I'd venture to say that most of the humans in our lives, including our immediate families, have far more irritating and potentially far more dangerous idiosyncrasies than those birds.

BigV · 10-24-2005, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Frank is our 'tiel. He's real weird. He wants lots of attention, but he'll bite your arm off if you try to put him on your finger when he's in his cage. He will sit on a finger out of the cage, *if* you can get close enough to him to get him to step up. Not real friendly in the conventional sense, but really, really likes attention, being talked to and such. He gets real upset if he hears you come in the front door and you don't come to see him.

Els, situating Frank's cage across from the oscars. They're obviously conversational bores; "Is it dinner time yet? I'm hungry. Have we got anything to eat? I'm starving. Where's the pizza guy?" etc etc. Frank needs more stimulation than that, y'know.

Elspode · 10-25-2005, 01:04 PM

Actually, Frank sits directly across from our computers in our office room. We recently discovered that he seems to enjoy opera, so I'm planning on finding a good streaming opera music channel online and running it during the day while he's home alone.

You are correct in your allusion to the Oscars' being rather single-minded, though. If it isn't food, it isn't worth their minimal brain power being expended on it.

footfootfoot · 10-24-2005, 09:32 PM

I admit I am a bit skeptical about bird pets, but dilly is pretty cute.

10-24-2005, 07:35 PM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Petri the Cockatiel Petri is about 3 years old and previously lived with a woman who is no longer able to take care of him. Our original plan was to get a baby tiel, but when our breeder friend-of-a-friend found out we had two kids he said Petri would be the perfect bird for us. It's not the greatest picture because my camera was trying to focus on the cage rather than the bird. Attached Images

10-25-2005, 04:17 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	There, but for the combination of avian and human apathy, was a great photo. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-25-2005, 04:45 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	So you three are all sharing a bird? Do you mail him back and forth? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-24-2005, 08:06 PM	#7
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	cute! I have got one of these.. he is so bossy he thinks he is the king of the house.. he likes to sleep on our slippers and poop in them!! Dilly doesnt talk, but he is very tame. Dilly is short for Dillygaf (Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck?) because he is so placid.. you can take him anywhere, do anything and he just doesnt care.. i hope you enjoy your teil.. although they need a lot of attention, they are great pets... Attached Images __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

10-24-2005, 09:37 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Frank is our 'tiel. He's real weird. He wants lots of attention, but he'll bite your arm off if you try to put him on your finger when he's in his cage. He will sit on a finger out of the cage, if you can get close enough to him to get him to step up. Not real friendly in the conventional sense, but really, really likes attention, being talked to and such. He gets real upset if he hears you come in the front door and you don't come to see him. Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-24-2005, 07:54 PM	#2
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	Got manual focus? Either that, or estimate the distance from bird to cage, back up by that amount, lock onto the cage (half-press the button), move forward, and take the picture.

10-25-2005, 01:04 PM	#14
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Actually, Frank sits directly across from our computers in our office room. We recently discovered that he seems to enjoy opera, so I'm planning on finding a good streaming opera music channel online and running it during the day while he's home alone. You are correct in your allusion to the Oscars' being rather single-minded, though. If it isn't food, it isn't worth their minimal brain power being expended on it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-24-2005, 09:32 PM	#15
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I admit I am a bit skeptical about bird pets, but dilly is pretty cute. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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