Lol Mare!! I so wish I could see that!
Lol Mare!! I so wish I could see that!
Rosie & Kendra
I could get a video of it but posting the video is another story. Photos are one thing..videos are another..
Siamese fighting bird LOLOriginally Posted by Mare
Dianne, "obsessed" is truly a word I would use when speaking of Amigo and a mirror. He tries to KILL that intruder daring to enter his territory!! We have a wall mirror in the bathroom, that when he is on the floor he can see himself. He will charge it, crest up, wings flared and bash into the mirror, head first!
Mare (08-27-2014), Minamommy (09-19-2014), spiritbird (08-27-2014)
Clover loves mirrors. I don't keep one in or near his cage but I will bring him to a mirror and he loves to talk to the other bird. He says "what ya doing? Huh?" and then he'll say "Awww, Cute" but he draws out the cute part
kendrafitz (08-27-2014), Lady (08-27-2014), Mare (08-27-2014)
A while back, I had him on the counter, in the bathroom, there is a full size mirror there that he could see himself in. I have a basket filled with jewelry, crystals, rings and things on this counter. I left the room for a minute and hear this huge commotion going on! I run back in and here is Amigo, slinging rings and necklaces at his reflection. I watched for a while and it was obvious, he..was..pissed! He started to chest-bump himself in the mirror!
kendrafitz (08-27-2014), Minamommy (09-19-2014)
Guessing Amigo does not want another Cockatoo in his home. Message understood!
These accounts are all so interesting. I never really had Lady around a mirror much except when passing one. She just jerked her body back her eyes started pinning and she let out a hi. With the way she is regurgitating on her toys as well as me I don't think now would be a good time to try.
I had a little parakeet she loved the mirror and hated me or coming out of the cage. She just could not be trained I worked slowly with her for 6 months. Finally I thought if your happier in your cage I'll get you a friend. I bought her a fake friend. WOW she loved it. Mina when she looks in the mirror she just looks at herself. No reaction. Then she leans forward and wants to lick it. Weird bird.
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Orsino actually became aggressive when we gave him a mirror - he didn't want to come out at all, just sat in front of it singing to it, and bit until he drew blood even if we just reached for his food dish. We got rid of the mirror in his cage and he became a loving, adorable little guy after that. I still let him see the birdy in the bathroom mirror on occasion, and he's much better with that, but I think that having it in his cage made him think he had to defend his "friend" and keep us away from it. When it's outside his cage, he's absolutely non-aggressive around mirrors, but when it's inside he's a completely different bird.
It's fun watching him talk to the bird in the bathroom mirror, though. He'll tap his beak on it, sing to it, whistle, look up at me and 'laugh', and then start flirting with the bird in the mirror.
Lady (09-29-2014)
as far as a mirror that won't break walmart makes one that has two metal rods on it with beeds that are infront of it making it a good toy that your parakeets won't break and it's cheap only about $1. None of the birds I have had a problem with a mirror.
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