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Post by cnyguy on Apr 22, 2016 21:47:46 GMT -5
Here's Ralph's newest structure built from stainless steel spoons and the spice rack as its foundation:  |
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Post by Jan and Shah on Apr 23, 2016 0:22:28 GMT -5
He has made it so much easier for you to get a spoon. What a clever little quaker  |
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Post by Angela on Apr 23, 2016 7:42:33 GMT -5
Haha great job! It's amazing how strong the little buggers are being able to carry something as heavy as a spoon!!! Clever boy |
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Post by Caseysmom on Apr 23, 2016 7:43:22 GMT -5
That is so cool! He is neat, those would be pretty heavy to lift and manoeuvre!
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Post by cnyguy on Apr 23, 2016 20:01:58 GMT -5
He has made it so much easier for you to get a spoon. What a clever little quaker As I often tell Ralph: You're such a big help for such a little parrot. 
He will sometimes carry the big heavy soupspoons from the dishwasher over to the cabinet while perched on my shoulder, and hasn't dropped one yet. He also once picked up a friend's cell phone (an old-style flip-phone, by no means lightweight) and carried it for several feet before dropping it onto the floor. "That's too heavy for him to pick up," my friend had said, just before Ralph made off with his phone.  |
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Post by easttex on Apr 24, 2016 14:09:10 GMT -5
Quite the engineer you have there. |
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Post by biteybird on Apr 25, 2016 4:00:52 GMT -5
Ralph must be not only the 'gentleman' version of a quaker, but the 'Superman' equivalent as well! I can just see him in my mind's eye ferreting through the cutlery, picking out the spoons. |
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Post by julianna on Apr 25, 2016 17:43:54 GMT -5
Now that is so cool. He even has each one of them facing the same way so that they would fit. Awesome job Ralph.
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Post by cnyguy on Apr 25, 2016 20:54:19 GMT -5
Ralph must be not only the 'gentleman' version of a quaker, but the 'Superman' equivalent as well! I can just see him in my mind's eye ferreting through the cutlery, picking out the spoons. Picking out the spoons is my job. I have to hand him one, and if it's not the kind he wants, he'll say acckkk! and show me which kind he prefers. He'll take the spoon, jump onto my hand so I can set him on top of the cabinet, and then carefully position each spoon the way he wants it. |
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Post by aaron on Apr 26, 2016 9:44:38 GMT -5
Perhaps he is on to something! A counter-top spoon dispenser could be quite useful! |
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Post by cnyguy on Apr 26, 2016 20:13:55 GMT -5
Sometimes Ralph will bring some of his sticks over from his cage to add to the structure. I offered him some plastic straws too, but since they're not nearly as sturdy as stainless steel and wood, he doesn't care to use them. |
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