The Life of an African Grey Parrot

 Thank you for sticking around 💓 do you want to know the story behind parrots? Well, here it goes. Parrots have a lengthy history and date back to nearly 5000 years. According to  Chewy Editorial . Parrots were most commonly used as pets, and status symbols as birds were only owned by wealthy and well-set individuals.  Parrots became a part of different cultures. I think mostly because of the fact that it is a bird but not just any bird, it's a bird that can imitate what is being said, a bird that can talk. I am convinced that the first person to come across a parrot talking for the first time might have not been okay for days. Furthermore, parrots were kept in Asia and Africa as a symbol of royalty as stated earlier a symbol of status. In Europe during 327 B.C. Alexander the Great forces took power over India and took ring-necked parrots to Greece. This shows us how interest in parrots grew. During ancient times, the homes of parrots which were cages were dripped with g...

 Hello there 😊 and just like that I'm back with another one!  Let us dive into a few fun points about Tikkie the bird. I know that Tikkie is a parrot but oh boy, he is such a character. The first fun point about Tikkie is one that we find so funny. Tikkie prefers female humans talking to him. He only imitates what female humans say to him. He will literally ignore anything that the male human being has to say. The reason behind this, we have no clue. The second fun point is that he has an extensive vocabulary and chatters away, sometimes to himself and sometimes when he senses people in the room. He has a variety of songs/tunes that he whistles, which is actually my favorite point about him. Tikkie would unprovoked whistle a song. Another one is that he laughs. It is the most hilarious thing as he moves his head back and forth while laughing or giggling. Furthermore, his special treat is smarties, yes smarties. 😂 and lastly, he absolutely loves fresh apples, raw carrots, fre...

  WELCOME TO MY BLOG! a Very warm good morning, a gleaming good afternoon, and a serene evening. Greetings to you all in whichever time zone you might find yourself in. Welcome, welcome, and welcome to my blog! I can assure you that you won't regret the action of making this click. Featured in this blog is Tikkie the parrot bird. And yes! he told me that he is pleased to meet you too. Let me take you on a brief journey through Tikkies' life.  DISCLAIMER : The content in this blog is for entertainment and informing purposes.  Brief background on Tikkie 🐦 Tikkie arrived at our home 30 years ago as a "traded" grey African parrot. My parents presumed he was smuggled from the DRC at the time. And as heartbreaking as it is, they felt like it was a rescue attempt to take him in and make him apart of our family by giving him a safe home in a large indoor cage.  He was wild. Completely wild as a matter of fact it took almost a year before he stopped screeching. He would scre...