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Post by aaron on Feb 23, 2015 10:12:31 GMT -5
Do any of your QPs dance to music? Cupcake will bop her head but her timing is pretty off typically. I've seen some incredible videos of Cockatoos dancing and was curious if anyone has or has even heard of a particularly talented QP dancer.  |
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Post by easttex on Feb 23, 2015 14:19:19 GMT -5
Not so far. I had my doubts that I would even get Peppy out of his cage willingly, so can dancing be far behind? |
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Post by julianna on Feb 23, 2015 15:15:17 GMT -5
Oscar will only bounce his head if I am bouncing in front of him.. sorta like monkey see monkey do. He likes music but only from the radio and not guitars.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Feb 23, 2015 15:16:05 GMT -5
Shah bops his head to music - but that is only because I bop my head. He dances when he is hormonal |
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Feb 23, 2015 15:27:46 GMT -5
Mr P shows absolutely no interest in any kind of music, except he likes to meow when I play Old McDonald
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Post by aaron on Feb 23, 2015 17:58:23 GMT -5
Hmmm... interesting! Cupcake dances when I drum on things near her. I don't have to dance to get her to do it, but it looks a lot like a hormonal dance so who knows... I wonder why some types of birds seem to be better at dancing than others.
Like this guy-- have you guys seen bird dancing like this?
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Feb 23, 2015 18:43:30 GMT -5
This is Snowball, below. He is famous. There were scientific studies done based on his dancing abilities.
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Post by aaron on Feb 23, 2015 20:11:19 GMT -5
Ah yes, Snowball is amazing! I think that was who I was looking for when I went searching on youtube, although that other guy has got some good moves too! Seems like Cockatoos have strong dancing instincts for whatever reason  |
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Post by cnyguy on Feb 23, 2015 21:08:38 GMT -5
Ralph isn't a dancer (I guess he takes after me-- like the old song says, "I won't dance, don't ask me."  ). He does enjoy listening to music and has several favorite songs. He even likes hearing me sing them; in fact, I think he prefers my singing to Frank Sinatra's.  |
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Post by aaron on Feb 24, 2015 10:26:37 GMT -5
This video is a lot like what Cupcake does, although this bird is definitely more "relaxed" about it:
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Post by julianna on Feb 24, 2015 11:34:25 GMT -5
That is soooooooooo cute... I just love it!!!!
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Post by Jan and Shah on Feb 24, 2015 15:27:15 GMT -5
I love it - especially where he grabs some food - obviously to give himself energy to continue dancing.
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Post by julianna on Feb 24, 2015 16:09:44 GMT -5
This is the third time I came back to watch this video..... my husband cannot stop laughing... it is so very cute.... good job aaron! I cannot wait to show it to my family in a few days.
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Post by aaron on Feb 24, 2015 16:49:15 GMT -5
Haha great! Yeah having watched it a few times as well I am realizing this bird's dancing is quite a bit more sophisticated than Cupcake actually... And super adorable. But she doesn't really bop side to side not do any lifting of her feet. Just head bobbing for the most part. I agree the grabbing of food during the video is hilarious. Hehe.
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Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Feb 24, 2015 18:22:43 GMT -5
Mr P just does the part where this bird sticks his head in his food dish to get something to eat. He doesnt need music for that either |
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). He does enjoy listening to music and has several favorite songs. He even likes hearing me sing them; in fact, I think he prefers my singing to Frank Sinatra's. 