The Rickeybird Scrapbook
Saturday, January 7, 2017
The Bell Saga Continues
Mr. GoodWrench... about THAT BELL...
I was watching him, again, today, as he detached the bell from his cage play-top, threw it to the floor, jumped down (taking his green chile with him for sustenance, of course), and labored to get the bell back INSIDE his cage proper. Couldn't do it, just didn't have the strength. He often takes chiles inside using this method. This, for the Rickeybird, is a remarkable level of planning and focus. He really WANTED the bell INSIDE. At first, I thought he was accidentally tossing it overboard, because he instantly jumped down to it, but no... he was trying to get it back inside.
As some may recall, I took it out of his inner-cage after he completely disrupted our Christmas Day open house with his new toy. He was upset about being caged, and used his new bell as an aural assault weapon, to undeniable advantage (ringing it, clanging it against the bars, screaming), and wouldn't let me into the cage to remove it. The next day, I sneaked it out, and put it outside the cage, on his roof play area. ANNNND... his perceived evil RIVAL (my ol' man) witnessed the bird's inability to reclaim his bell. I *THINK* the Rbird registered that.
But watching him today... mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn... he was still plotting and working on it... same plan, toss it down, try to lug it inside. It was important to him so... I just put it back in. Why shouldn't he have his bell? Instant OKAYNESS. He "socializes" with it... passes by, greets it, rings it... he's CONTENT. He's not even obsessed with it. It's like he just wanted it where it belonged. Maybe JUST IN CASE HE NEEDS IT for an unexpected open house!!!!
I give you ---
BEFORE
The Rickeybird and bell on the roof, tossing it overboard --- DESPERATION.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3_bEugmdk0"]rickeybirdproductions - bell - YouTube[/ame]
AFTER
The Rickeybird and bell reunited in the cage --- instant OKAYNESS. Bell recovered.
[ame="https://youtu.be/5p_OXY3dsTQ"]rickeybirdproductions - bell 2 - YouTube[/ame]
Now, I may *STILL* remove it before future open houses...