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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Sept 28, 2014 19:07:21 GMT -5
Up until today, I have had 2 playstands, put together for Mr. P so he can hang out all day away from his cage. I added a new one today but there wasnt a lot of room so I put it very close to my desk. I am afraid this may have been a mistake, he can reach my desk!. I got up to get my phone and take a picture of the new stand for a friend, and when I got back, I caught Mr P, "red-beaked", scarfing down the chicken I was eating for lunch.  |
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Post by cnyguy on Sept 28, 2014 19:24:51 GMT -5
Looks to me like Mr. P. is living up to his (full) name there.  |
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Post by Jan and Shah on Sept 28, 2014 21:02:36 GMT -5
You have yet to learn the lesson - if you think they cant get to your food, you are wrong. I hope Mr P enjoyed his chicken snack.
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Post by biteybird on Sept 28, 2014 23:21:16 GMT -5
At least your computer keyboard still has all its keys (by the look of it in your photo). Bonnie would have prised off at least five during the 10 seconds you'd been out of the room....good going Mr. P, you've got the 'gulp effect' down pat!  . |
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Post by biteybird on Sept 28, 2014 23:29:33 GMT -5
You have yet to learn the lesson - if you think they cant get to your food, you are wrong. Agreed. We have to cover any food in the kitchen with tea towels so Bonnie can't see it. If she even gets a hint that there are bread rolls or fruit in the vicinity she stuffs her little face inside the plastic bags/dishes and chews through any wrapping. Then she takes just one bite out of each item, even if they're the same and even if she already has some in her food tray....sigh! |
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Sept 29, 2014 7:05:42 GMT -5
Mr P is a stinker when it comes to my keyboard. If he is sitting on my hand and wants my attention cause just sitting there isnt enough, he climbs down and STANDS on my keyboard because he KNOWS I don't want him on it. It works every time, he stands on my keyboard and I rush to get him before he chews it or poops on it.
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Post by siobhan on Sept 29, 2014 11:42:05 GMT -5
I don't mind sharing food with birds. Freddie eats off my fork and walks in my plate. Neither of us has gotten sick so far. LOL Greta and Clyde have both literally taken food out of my mouth, or at least my hand on the way to my mouth. But as Felix LaFollette says (you should follow him on Facebook, he's a stitch) Your Food is My Food. You should know better than to leave it unattended.
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Post by easttex on Sept 29, 2014 12:01:42 GMT -5
This thread makes me think of that famous anecdote about LBJ. At an airport, he was heading for one of the helicopters when an enlisted military guy sees it's the wrong one. He tells Johnson, "Mr President, this is your helicopter, over here." Johnson replies "Son, they are all my helicopters." A sentiment any Quaker could relate to, I'm sure.  |
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Sept 29, 2014 13:17:24 GMT -5
Well, after trying to work for a bit with Mr P having full access to my desk I had to move the stand. He was in my coffee cup, on my keyboard and eating my paperwork. He was NOT happy about it and sat on the branch closest to my desk and cussed at me for awhile. Then he went to the very edge of the corner of the tray table that the new stand is on and tried to STRETTTCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH to reach my desk. He actually got his beak to the edge of the desk but there was nothing for him to hold on to, so he gave up for now.
Instead, he unhooked his ladder from the chain it's connected too then tried to climb down it. Of course the ladder fell with him on it but it didnt really seem to phase him, once he was on the floor anyway he just wandered around the house till he found me.
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Post by biteybird on Sept 29, 2014 17:53:53 GMT -5
Then he went to the very edge of the corner of the tray table that the new stand is on and tried to STRETTTCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH to reach my desk. That would have been a great photo  . I always seem to miss the best moments with the camera - like when Bonnie tumbles head over tail down the front of my shirt or falls off the side of our hanging saucepans.
Now your thread has got me thinking about the benefits of wing-clipping...
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Post by biteybird on Oct 14, 2014 6:57:43 GMT -5
Greta and Clyde have both literally taken food out of my mouth, or at least my hand on the way to my mouth. Hmm, Bonnie has tried to do this many times (but I've managed to foil all attempts so far). I keep telling her that her manners need improving, but then I'm forced to admit she doesn't actually HAVE any to begin with...it's all about her! 
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. I always seem to miss the best moments with the camera - like when Bonnie tumbles head over tail down the front of my shirt or falls off the side of our hanging saucepans.