Rick,
-> Purely MYTH. Had you not been told this you would have been much diff
-> in interaction, but with knowledge of it, you now think the bird will
-> attack and you're uneasy. The bird knows it.
 RF> Very untrue Dennis.. i a the least bit afraid of the bird i will reach
 RF> in and get it. it has boinded to a woman and does noit like men.. if a
 RF> man walks by its cage it growls at him..She is starting to come around a
 RF> little i had her  out last night Tues. and she was not as bad but still
 RF> screamed and hollared a lot!!!
I think that I have to say that you do not have to be afraid of a bird 
for it to bite the bleep out of you.
I worked in a pet shop that had a Military Macaw. This bird did not like 
women. I managed to get the bird to feel comfortable with me...but only 
when we were alone. If a man walked into the room I would ask the man to 
leave until I could get the bird back into its cage. This same bird was 
being admired by a couple. The husband got a little to close to his wife
and the bird grabbed hold of that woman's forearm and bit down. Needless
to say, it did some damage.
Fran
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