{"id":152363,"date":"2024-01-06T13:33:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T19:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/?p=142555"},"modified":"2024-01-06T13:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T19:33:38","slug":"what-exactly-is-your-bird-thinking-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=152363","title":{"rendered":"What Exactly is Your Bird Thinking ~ Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">There are never enough hours in the day to achieve all my goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">This theme is stuck inside my head and requires further exploration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/what-exactly-is-your-bird-thinking\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Not too long ago I posted this video of Barney, visiting Catherine in the morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">So he had something to do, she gave him some ponytail tie-backs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"Barney plays hair ties in the morning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5MA6A8U6CDQ\" width=\"575\" height=\"1023\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Barney now knows rather than flying to the top of my office chair or headboard and being bored for hours until I awake, he has a choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Most mornings, if Catherine\u2019s reading light is on she will be his first stop because she\u2019s more entertaining than I am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Keto (ringneck) and Chili (Quaker) can\u2019t be out of the cage at the same time due to Chili&#8217;s aggressive personality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">When that occurs Chili will squat in Keto\u2019s birdcage whether they\u2019re upstairs or downstairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">To refresh, the two big boys go downstairs Monday through Friday from when I get up and remain there until 4:00 when the shop closes and they \u201creturn\u201d upstairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">As I\u2019ve often said birds can tell time with the accuracy of a Rolex, they just don\u2019t know what day it is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/product\/tops-napoleons-seed-2-pack-5-lb-all-in-one-10-lbs-total\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">They have adjusted but are just not completely OK with having breakfast brought up to them on Saturdays and Sundays, they still think it is a work day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">I let Keto and Barney out when I uncover the cages at 7:00 AM 30 minutes before all the lights come on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"138886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?attachment_id=138886\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/zoomed-light-panel-3.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Why Bird Physiology Doesn&amp;#8217;t Care About Light Quality\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Why Bird Physiology Doesn&amp;#8217;t Care About Light Quality&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Why Bird Physiology Doesn&amp;#8217;t Care About Light Quality&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/zoomed-light-panel-3.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-138886 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-bird-cages-lighting-600x600.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4 birdcages with 9 lights overhead\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Barney will busy himself but the others are left to their own devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Barney can see Catherine across the great open expanse upstairs.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Catherine goes down to the office at about 8:00 AM and inevitably Keto will follow on his own just to get away from Chili.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Keto (and Chili) have their flight path pre-visualized so they may fly downstairs where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Keto will happily occupy himself with some sunflower seeds in his cage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">After a couple of hours, I\u2019ll retrieve Keto, and then Chili will fly down. Despite having both office cage doors open,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/api.smugmug.com\/services\/embed\/9601976155_Qs33Sd6?width=854&amp;height=480&amp;albumId=207420268&amp;albumKey=gWj7KL\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Chili will make a beeline to Keto&#8217;s cage where he\u2019ll be content for a while until <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">he feels the need to rearrange the S-hooks in his own birdcage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/what-exactly-is-your-bird-thinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the last post<\/a>, I spoke of a macaw brain vs a macaque monkey brain so I\u2019d like to take the previsualization idea a bit further with another example of a mammal with 1\/3 of a parrot&#8217;s brain power.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">From AI (Monica)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">&#8220;The keyword &#8216;chimpanzees planning escape&#8217; refers to an incident that occurred at the Furuvik Zoo in Sweden in 2019. A group of chimpanzees managed to escape from their enclosure by using tools and cooperating <em>with each other.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The incident raised concerns about the welfare and security of animals in zoos and sparked discussions about the cognitive abilities and problem-solving skills of chimpanzees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Chimpanzees are highly intelligent primates known for their tool-using abilities and complex social structures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">In the Furuvik Zoo incident, the chimpanzees demonstrated their intelligence by using sticks to break a lock and open a gate. They also worked together, with some chimpanzees distracting the zookeepers while others executed the escape plan.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">The incident highlighted the importance of providing appropriate environments and enrichment activities for animals in captivity to prevent boredom and frustration.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"Jail Bird (Cockatoo opens locked cage from the inside)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Yd-IuZtRsc\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"> It also raised questions about the ethics of keeping wild animals in zoos and the need for stricter safety measures to ensure the security of both animals and visitors.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Now we come back to parrots having much <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/what-exactly-is-your-bird-thinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more brain power than the monkeys cited in part 1.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Many leave birds with all that computational brain power alone in a birdcage, surrounded by quiet for hours a day while at work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Then you wonder why your bird exhibits negative behavior like feather self-destruction and screaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Couple that with a bird&#8217;s innate ability to tell accurate time while we put them in front of giant windows that go dark at 5:00 PM in the winter while your bird can\u2019t figure out why it&#8217;s dark when they are expecting 3 to 4 more hours of daylight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Here\u2019s a simple fix for that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/product\/full-spectrum-economy-daylight-bulb-with-clamp-light-timer\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Speaking of bad behavior, we\u2019ve had Keto for six years. He never has and never will, stop trying to bite any square inch of flesh coming within 2 inches of his beak. We feel he was mishandled by his last caregivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">I mentioned earlier that he and Chili have cages on 2 levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">How is it I can move a \u201cbiting bird\u201d between cages a floor apart ~ there\u2019s an app for that?<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Keto chooses his toy over biting someone every time.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">BTW the toy came to us with him, thank goodness.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Also not always in the video, Chili knows where to go every step of the way from my shoulder to his cage, the path any lazy bird would take.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/how-caged-bird-keepers-get-the-lighting-thing-wrong\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">In the coming weeks, we\u2019ll look at other top-level interesting thought processes Germaine to our birds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Written by Mitch Rezman<br \/>\nApproved by Catherin Tobsing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Your Zygodactyl Footnote<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xiN7gD9cxUUl2fmRLa\" width=\"480\" height=\"351\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/dance-parrot-xiN7gD9cxUUl2fmRLa\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are never enough hours in the day to achieve all my goals. 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