KJ> Welcome to the club! I usually end up losing sleep to do my e-mail
 KJ> stuff.
Tell me about it!  I'm on CompuServe on the other side trying to catch up.  
Work, work, work-- I crave the life of a bird !
 KJ> Like humans, some birds seem to have higher IQ's than others. That's
 KJ> great that you got a smart one, but watch out--the smart ones end up
 KJ> running YOUR life too! 
I know!!!  Every morning, it's like: pick me up, pick me up!  "You won't pick 
me up...?  Okay-- I'll come to you!"  !  Ugh!  
He's so spoiled though!
 KJ> Be glad...conure noises aren't nearly as pretty as cockatiel noises! 
Oh, we get those also .
 KJ> All my tiels who were raised within sight of the conures grew up knowing
 KJ> how to do this. 
Yes, but you are a bird-lady, whereas I am not.  When I first saw him do 
this, I was stunned!
 KJ> But the ones who came from other aviaries had to LEARN
 KJ> by watching the tiels who already knew how--they didn't do it right
 KJ> away. It's definitely a learned behavior, IMHO. Gotta run, work
 KJ> beckons...
I guess so!  I've had the distinct pleasure of actually watching him go 
through these learning steps and it's been amazing.
Hey, Kathy...  I was wondering if you could answer the following for me.  We 
have a "Peach-Fronted Conure"-- are they rare???
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