You're loud! ... Who's loud? (Poor Salsa :-/)

[plax]

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[JerseyWendy]

Hmm....I wonder who was hollering in the background? Maynard perhaps?

Salsa is just TOO adorable! GREAT video, Tony, thanks so much for the smiles. I will ALWAYS love that Salsa!

 

[plax]

Hmm....I wonder who was hollering in the background? Maynard perhaps?

Yep! Who else?

Salsa is just TOO adorable! GREAT video, Tony, thanks so much for the smiles. I will ALWAYS love that Salsa!

Thanks Wendy ... Salsa thanks you, too

 

[aliray]

Very cute video. thanks for sharing

 

[94lt1]

So it sounds like he's saying "hop up right now" he's talking really well!!

 

[WharfRat]

LOL, yea ReaRea and Miri decided I did NOT need to sleep in this AM! Yesterday it was the Zon's.

 

[JerseyWendy]

LOL, yea ReaRea and Miri decided I did NOT need to sleep in this AM! Yesterday it was the Zon's.

I can't even imagine what it must sound like with 2 GWs going off at the same time. So far, when Ripley has his "moments"....Niko looks at him for a while and then he tells him quite loudly "SHUT UP". :52: (He learned that from when one of my dog's starts barking non stop. )

 

[noblemacaw]

I love the wing fluttering thing and him saying "step up" then he lifts up his giant talon and fluffs his head and I am thinking "will somebody pick him up already." LOL Loved the video. Salsa is such a handsome boy.

It looks like to me Salsa was doing what ever he could to get you to pick him up. So cute!

 

[Bird_Mom_to_Coby_the_GW]

Such a cute video. Salsa is adorable. I'm just a little bit bias though.
Salsa reminds me so much of my Coby. There's just something about the Green Wings. They are so sweet and cuddly looking.
Especially when they do the clown/fluffy head.

 

[plax]

Thanks for the nice comments, everyone .

OK, as for a guide to 'Salsa-speak' interpretation, the thing he's saying in the vid that sounds like "step up" or "hop up" preceding his "right now!" statements is actually "up up". He says that quite a bit, so one of the nicknames I've given him is "Mr. UpUp" .

And then he has several variations to express that Maynard is too loud. The ones you hear in this clip are of course "you're loud" followed by his semi-sarcastic "who's loud?" ...but he will also often say "too loud!" (Note: I know his "you're loud" sounded somewhat like "too loud" but it really was "you're loud" this time - he can say it far cleared than that.) Then at times he'll even yell "WAY too LOUD!" to try and penetrate the screaming. He's clearly bothered by Maynard's screaming (and I don't blame him) . He also throws various inflections on the you're/too loud phrases, so you never quite know what you're gonna get .

And, yes, Salsa does like to be held a lot. He cuddles and likes to hang upside down from my hand (it sometimes feels like I'm holding an anchor ), and he loves to be scratched all over. But he also likes to pinch a bit at times...much like Wendy's Niko in that he's not at all malicious, but simply mischievous and playful and he just forgets how strong his beak muscles are. Ultimately Salsa is a very sweet bird though :04:

Oh, and in the clip I think he also said, "gooood bird" then "who's a good bird?" and then "eagle bird". Then he ended with an "oooh" while scratching the side of his head .

Just wanted to provide my above descriptions in case anyone isn't quite able to make out some of the things he's saying .

 

[tab_xo]

hahaha i saw this thread when i woke up, but then i thought, no.. i dont think i can handle maynards screams this early in the morning LOL

Salsa is such a clever boy, i agree, Maynard is too loud haha

I love his voice, so sweet and cute!

 

[Turquoise]

Salsa is adorable! He just has an "I want to hold you & cuddle your face look about him!" It is so cute to hear one Macaw telling another one he is too loud. Does Maynard talk any or did he lose that ability with his stroke?

 

[plax]

hahaha i saw this thread when i woke up, but then i thought, no.. i dont think i can handle maynards screams this early in the morning LOL

Really so! That's how Salsa and I feel when Maynard feels like screaming

Salsa is such a clever boy, i agree, Maynard is too loud haha

Indeed, LOL!

I love his voice, so sweet and cute!

Ya know, 7 months ago he wasn't yet truly in my life (I knew him only through Terrie)...now I can't imagine life without him

 

[plax]

Salsa is adorable! He just has an "I want to hold you & cuddle your face look about him!" It is so cute to hear one Macaw telling another one he is too loud. Does Maynard talk any or did he lose that ability with his stroke?

Nope. He has never been a talker. He's a wild caught bird and he came to me as an exclusive screamer . And, I assure you, he has not lost one speck of his screaming prowess

 

[Birdlover11]

So adorable ! The part at where salsa started fluffing up and scratching his head , it was like he was saying " just look at my lush, fluffy, red Afro . " lol

 

[94lt1]

Salsas up up... our Monte does it.. except it sounds like love love. So maybe its semi common? Idk.. Monte doesn't say much either... other than come here, cracker, hello... then that love love thing...

 

[plax]

So adorable ! The part at where salsa started fluffing up and scratching his head , it was like he was saying " just look at my lush, fluffy, red Afro . " lol

Thanks . "just look at my lush, fluffy, red Afro" <-- Ya know, that's pretty true

 

[plax]

Salsas up up... our Monte does it.. except it sounds like love love. So maybe its semi common? Idk.. Monte doesn't say much either... other than come here, cracker, hello... then that love love thing...

Another thing Sals says a lot is "apple" or "want an apple". He says around 60 or 70 words and phrases.

 

[Jlong1989]

When my birds scream my moms adopted Congo African grey says "SHUT UP!!!! WHAT THE F--K IS YOUR PROBLEM!!!" It's hard not to laugh. Also my mom and I didn't teach him that, it was his previous neglectful owner.

 

[plax]

When my birds scream my moms adopted Congo African grey says "SHUT UP!!!! WHAT THE F--K IS YOUR PROBLEM!!!" It's hard not to laugh. Also my mom and I didn't teach him that, it was his previous neglectful owner.

It's kinda impossible to 'un-teach' them what they've already learned to say. Personally, swearing birds don't bother me at all. But it can sure ruin their chances of finding a new family if they ever need to be re-homed.