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Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / April 2004Whistling makes cockatiel snap its head
When I whistle, my cockatiel snaps its head about once every second. Anybody know why? I believe certain frequencies resonate in their heads/ ear cavities. Their hearing is better tuned to higher frequencies for determining shrill whistles typical the bird chatter and your lower and closer toned whistle resonates in his/her head causing a tickling sensation. Our dinnerware bowls have a frequency that drives one guy here absolutely bonkers. A simple tap on the side of the bowl empty and he shakes like having an epileptic seizure. > When I whistle, my cockatiel snaps its head about once every second. > Anybody know why? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= When my girlfriend says "bonita, bonita" to my hen, she snaps her head violently and opens up her wings. Not so my male, though. Go figure. I saw a post here a while back stating that such head jerking is a sign that they like the sound. I don't think so. I'd say your 'tiel is saying, "Knock it off!" Cheers, JM > When I whistle, my cockatiel snaps its head about once every second. > Anybody know why? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Don't you know anything? You have to say "bonito, bonito" to your male! LOL > When my girlfriend says "bonita, bonita" to my hen, she snaps her head > violently and opens up her wings. Not so my male, though. Go figure. I saw a [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In Spanish, adjectives that end in 'o' are for male objects, 'a' is for females. Hence, bonita bonita for my hen. > Don't you know anything? > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= That is correct and why your male doesn't respond. Su niño es muy inteligénte. Los hombres quiere "bonito". ¿Está bien, verdad? Es facile. Hasta luego amigo > In Spanish, adjectives that end in 'o' are for male objects, 'a' is for > females. Hence, bonita bonita for my hen. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lo entiendo ahora, amiga. Gracias. > That is correct and why your male doesn't respond. > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= De nada. jajajaja > Lo entiendo ahora, amiga. Gracias. > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I taught our bird to whistle the little melody from "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly." The first note causes his head to twitch when I whistle it, even if I just whistle that note. His head doesn't twitch at all when he does it, though. Clearly he likes the melody, though. -c That is SOOO Cool. I have tried to teach my teil to say "pretty bird' but he can only whistle the same sound but it is not distingusest. >I taught our bird to whistle the little melody from "The Good, The Bad and >the Ugly." The first note causes his head to twitch when I whistle it, even >if I just whistle that note. His head doesn't twitch at all when he does >it, though. Clearly he likes the melody, though. > >-c Certain tones resonate in their head or ear cavities causing them to flinch when you whistle. > That is SOOO Cool. I have tried to teach my teil to say "pretty bird' > but he can only whistle the same sound but it is not distingusest. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > >-c And this reply is based on what?? Would it be from your personal experiences of the voices in your head PG? I bet you flinch everytime you hear a police siren!!!! > Certain tones resonate in their head or ear cavities causing them to flinch > when you whistle. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > > >-c Ours seems to have no interest in learning to talk at all. Fine with me I suppose. He whistles melodies from Dixie, Call the the Post (horseracing tune), the Imperial March, Star Wars, tGtGatU, and he has gotten me dirty looks from college girls selling stuff at my door because he catcalls at strangers. "It's my bird. No, really." The worst thing we taught him was Star Wars because he fixates on the high note and hits it as loud as he can. My friend's bird, however, mimics his alarm clock, the telephone, his kid's car alarm, the neighbor's car alarm... "Dave Taylor" <famlyman@getresponse.com> wrote in message > That is SOOO Cool. I have tried to teach my teil to say "pretty bird' > but he can only whistle the same sound but it is not distingusest. > > > >I taught our bird to whistle the little melody from "The Good, The Bad and > >the Ugly." Obviously thinks whistling is the most important to you or him. > Ours seems to have no interest in learning to talk at all. Fine with me I > suppose. He whistles melodies from Dixie, Call the the Post (horseracing [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > and > > >the Ugly." | I taught our bird to whistle the little melody from "The Good, The Bad and | the Ugly." The first note causes his head to twitch when I whistle it, even | if I just whistle that note. His head doesn't twitch at all when he does | it, though. Clearly he likes the melody, though. | | -c I taught mine the Austin Power's theme song and he sings the first 4 notes to the song.... it's very cute! He also mimics the microwave beep sounds and the beeps while pushing the numbers on the phone.... this is cute too! They certainly are characters :-) |
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