Even funnier - Penny and I did the same dance last night - all kinds of
attitude until she saw the dish towel.

They are very bright little critters.



"Andrew Neilson"  wrote in message
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> Another amusing story about territoral birds is about my female (we think)
> Mitred Conure, Penny.  Penny is about three and a half years old and is
> quite the character.  She will try to bite just about any one in the house
> (depending on her mood) except me (even then I need to watch her
carefully).
> She has discovered that she really enjoys being on top of our Sun Conure's
> (Skipper) cage.  Penny is physically challenged because of severe lead
> poisoning that happened last summer - she has a real hard time using her
> feet to grip, so you can understand her feeling pretty good about herself
> being able to climb to the top of Skipper's cage.
>     Anyhow, Penny can be quite territorial on the cage and doesn't mind
> using her beak to remind you.  Last night, at bedtime, I went up to Penny
> and reached out my hand (warily) for her to step up.  As expected, she
made
> a bite attempt.  I then walked over to the kitchen drawer, got out a large
> dishtowel and walked back over to the cage.  I held up the towel so she
> could see it quite clearly.  Her demeanor changed in an instant.  When I
put
> my hand out for her to step up, she stepped up without complaint!  Twice
> before I have had to towel her to get her off the cage.  I guess she
figured
> it would be easier to step up than be toweled again.  My wife and I
laughed
> our butts off.
>
>
>




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