Jungle Call

jbirge

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This is a copy of a post I posted in reply to another thread but decided I should share it more widely.

We all know our Parrots have a screeching Jungle Call. A call that allows them to call their flock across a wide expanse of Jungle. A call that'll chase you out of house and home.

Anyway here's a thought!!!

One thing I've been thinking about with regard to escaped birds. My Amazon , Pedro, got away once. As I searched for him I kept repeating our "Jungle Call" greeting, a greeting I use as I walk up the driveway when ever I come home, in response to Pedros notable excitement that he heard my car and knows I'm home. Pedros side of that greeting is a screeching "Tweet Weet Meow" my side is a shrill whistling "Tweet Weet". As I walked around looking for him I repeated that call. And sure enough he finally responded. I kept calling and he kept responding I followed the call and found him about 300 meters from home 25 meters up a tree.

So if you don't have a familiar jungle call maybe you should.

Getting Pedro out of that tree is another story for another time.:greenyellow:
 
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I love telling the story of getting Pedro out of the tree so I went back and found the original post (FB).
One note and a word of warning, it's my understanding, lifetime domesticated birds never fly high. I think Pedro that day found himself way up in a tree and didn't know what to do.

I truncated the part of finding him so here's the final chapter of "Pedros Big Adventure".


...I finally spot him, there he is in a 60 Foot tree his Yellow Plumage standing out against the green foliage. I spent an hour or so trying to coax him down. But he was having none of that. So finally I decided I'd try to climb the tree and walked over to the base. Problem! No branches for the first 20 feet or so. Anyway I go native and start climbing like some Islander after a coconut. The next 30 feet was easy with all the branches and in no time I'm level with Pedro. Problem he's 10 feet out on a branch that won't support my weight. So I side step out on a parallel branch but still can't reach him. I found a place to sit and try to convince him to join me. Calling to him with an "Up up" this goes on for who knows how long. Then suddenly nonchalantly Pete turns and with a short flight lands on my shoulder just like always...
What a relief!!!!
I'm sure you all know the problem already. I'm 50 60 feet up a tree with a Parrot on my shoulder. How does one go about getting down? Well without losing the bird anyway. So thinking it through I conclude tucking him up under my shirt was a good idea. So I coax him onto my finger and in one fell swoop I stuff him stuff him up under my shirt. As I'm tucking the shirt back in Pedro decides he doesn't like this idea at all. So his talons digging into my flesh he starts crawling his way toward the light, his head pokes out at my collar, I close of this avenue so he try’s the armpit route....
Anyway to make a long story longer I conclude I'll have to restrain him with one hand. OK, OK so here I am holding Pedro with one hand and working my way down the tree. OK well you all remember the 20 feet with no branches, yeah problem! I decide I can slide down on my butt. Anyway 2 feet into it the slide becomes a fall and I find myself flat on my back staring up through the branches still holding Pedro under my shirt....
Any way both Pedro and I lived to tell the tale. The Lord was right there with me laughing the whole time I'm sure....:32:
 
You had me holding my breath the first time I read through your adventures, the second time I read it, I laughed during your descent from the branches with Pedro unwillingly secured in your shirt. Thanks for sharing your story, I'm glad both you and Pedro arrived safely on the ground.

I think establishing a flock call is a very good idea.
 
This is a great idea for a thread. Our "jungle call" is I make the second half of the "wolf whistle" and he makes the first part. When he hears me, he makes his call back. A little backwards, but thats ok:)
 
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One other thing worth mentioning, something I learned from a Hawking Friend. Putting a hood on a Hawk (Eagle, Parrot, whatever) will blind the bird resulting in a calm docile bird. I restrained Pedro that day in the tree by gently, note gently, holding his head blinding him.

I also thank my background in Spring Board Diving that allowed me to control that fall and land on my back....%^)
 
Excellent! In fact I'm going to record my calls and practice them.
Love you for sharing.
 

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