I carry him over to the tap and warm up the water. "What is it?" he asks, using his "sweet" voice. He always asks that when he sees a treat coming his way.
Then he drinks and drinks. Then I carry him back to the cage with a burp cloth under his dripping chin.
For the record, the water is not hot enough to burn, so no one should lose sleep.
Isn't he a cute little birdie! Awww...
ReplyDeletedoesn't everyone like hot drinks in the winter? :) wonder if he will still like it in hot weather. . .
ReplyDeleteThats soooo cute!
ReplyDeleteFrederick is so very charming. Do you think perhaps he knows the hot water is as close as he can get to a proper cup of tea?
ReplyDeleteHe is such a lovely bird. It's funny that you put up a post about a neat thing your pet does.
ReplyDeleteI have a post about our milk goat Mamie and how she dances with my daughter. It is so funny.
Thanks for your lovely blog.
http://www.heritageacreshomestead.blogspot.com
I was wondering, how well does it work to have a bird *and* a cat for pets? I've considered getting a bird but since we have a cat and several dogs, I was worried the bird might prove to be too tempting for them.
ReplyDeleteWe had a kitty who loved to drink hot bath water. Soon I had to fix him a bowl every time I ran a bath!
ReplyDeleteI love hot tea with milk first thing. I think it's only fair that a bird should enjoy his hot water of a morning. Delightful.
ReplyDeletecharming : )
ReplyDeleteQuite independent of knowledge about Frederick, my daughter wants an African Gray (after reading a report about animal heroes she was charmed by their intelligence).
Upon researching, we learned they can live to 45 years and many owners must figure them into their estate planning.
She is now looking at ferrets.
deb meyers
Love your entries about Fredrick!!!
ReplyDeleteOnly wish you would share more of him and more often!!!
He's GORGEOUS!!!
Look forward to more !!
Everytime I read about Frederick I think it would be neat to have a bird. And I am generally uninterested in them! I think it is because he is both handsome and eloquent!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing pictures of Frederick. He's so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAh, maybe he's cold and needs a warm drink? Does he like hot water in the summer as well? Too cute! Sew him a tiny bib.
ReplyDeleteI fell in love with Parrots on our honeymoon. We were in Hawaii and a man would let you take a picture with the birds for $3. We didn't take a picutre but stopped to look. One of the birds said, "Hello, Ma'am."
ReplyDeleteOh, he's such a beautiful birdie! I love that he asks what it is, lol! Maybe someday you can get a video of him talking :)
ReplyDeleteAnd the disclaimer you added at the end was too funny, like I'm sure you'd hurt your own beloved bird by making the water too hot (but someone always needs to "be helpful" don't they? lol!)
Frederick is resorting to type -- after all his ancestors came from the African rainforest. :)
ReplyDeleteHe's so intelligent! I had no idea that parrots could be so intelligent until Frederick.
ReplyDeleteWhat a photograph! It's so ever lovin' cute !
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, how funny is that!! That's adorable that he says "What Is it?" when he's getting a treat. My grandparents have birds (a parakeet and a parrot of some kind) and while they don't "talk" exactly, you can tell their "tweeting" takes a new direction. Their new parakeet can cheep his name already. "Beebee". :-)
ReplyDeleteOf course, this comment is years out of date, but I thought you might like to know that drinking warm water is a clue that your Frederick was hand-reared. The parrot baby formula is mixed with warm, sterile water to help it move through the crop. My 20-year-old African Grey still begs like a baby (fluttering wings, bobbing head) when he sees oatmeal (which he likes to eat off a spoon or our fingers) or when he anticipates a trip to the faucet. Love your blog (and Alabama Chanin).
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