Peaches tries valiantly to mimic.
But lovebirds are “not good mimics”.
(Understatement to the extreme.)
Female lovebirds are better mimics than males, males are more docile and easily handled.
Peaches says her name sorta, and a few other words.
But, being that lovebirds are terrible mimics, it is “ scratchy beaky noise that is oddly articulate in form.”
The local mockingbird would sing, pop into the air to display his wings, then sing some more.
He showed off his brood every time too.
We had to play sounds for them as well.
Somewhere there are a family of mockingbirds who mimic nextel ringtones.
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I’ve heard of Mockingbirds even imitating odd things like a squeaky door or a car alarm. Mostly I hear them imitating cardinals or sparrows. LOL
It’s amazing that birds can imitate human speech.
When I was a kid, my father brought home a baby crow that had fallen out of its nest.
We raised him, feeding him using an eye dropper.
He followed us around like a puppy. And he was very QUIET.
He even learned to talk.
(Yes, crows really can mimic human words!) He could say, ‘Hello Joe’ (his name) and a few other words.
He was one of the best pets we ever had.
I’d take in another in a heartbeat.
If you ever find a baby crow, take him home and raise him.
Wonderful pets.
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