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Cuban Macaw from Miami

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DidiBird

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I would like to introduce you to Buckwheat, my grandmother's harlequin macaw. Being that he is my grandmother's fid, I suppose that technically makes him my uncle (feathered uncle...funcle??).

Anyhow, he is a nut. I hope to film him more often, because sometimes he just says the craziest things!! Observe and enjoy :)

"Oh my God!" - YouTube
 

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Heheheh..he is awesome!:omg::hehe:
 

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He is soooo adorable!! That was great!
 

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he is awesome!!!!!!!!!
 

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Talk about precious!:heart:
 

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WOW talk about one smarty little guy.Buckwheat you take the prize."Oh my god!":lol:
 

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Your "uncle" is beautiful. I have watched that video so many times, and it makes me :) every time.
Welcome to AA!
 

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Oh,I just love him! :heart:
 

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LOL! I have seen this vid of your "Funcle" before! He is so silly!:lol:
 

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That was GREAT!!! He is so beautiful! I just pulled my coworkers in to watch it and everyone was in stitches!
 

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Hahaha thanks everyone!

He is hilarious. He came from an American family to our Cuban family. So he is now bilingual, and has a pretty thick Cuban accent hahaha! It is more noticeable in this short video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYHN-lpTSNw

Hehehe, "What are joo dooooing?" M
y batteries for my camera died just then so I was unable to truly capture his full vocal moment.

But yea, he is a nut. One time my grandmother came down with a cold, so she was constantly covering her mouth and coughing and clearing her throat. Next thing we know it, Buck starts lifting his foot over his beak, and he coughs terribly and with a raspy voice he says "Ay... que catarro..." ("Ugh, what a cold").

One time he and my uncle's cockatoo were hanging out on top of their cages, when she got too close and Buck gave her a little warning bite. She squawked and my grandmother said (in spanish) "Buckwheat! Did you just bite her!?" and he responded "Un poquito!" ("Just a little!").

He has never been deliberately taught to say anything. He just picks it all up.

He knows all of our names, and calls us by them. Same goes for the dogs, he yells at them, addressing them directly by name. Honestly, I wish I could really capture one of his moments.

Thanks again for all the comments :)
 

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I've seen this before too; it's one of my favorites :) Buckwheat is adorable :heart:
 

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:omg:YOU"RE RELATED TO HIM???:omg: I'm not kidding, that's one of the funniest videos on YouTube! Did you take that? I've subscribed to that channel, hoping there'd be more!
 
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:omg:YOU"RE RELATED TO HIM???:omg: I'm not kidding, that's one of the funniest videos on YouTube! Did you take that? I've subscribed to that channel, hoping there'd be more!
Yea that's me! Aww thank you for subscribing!!! I'm sooo sorry I haven't posted more!! Aaah I suck! Ok ok now I will really get on filming him more. I promise!!!
 

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He's adorable. :) I love the "Oh my God." LOL
 
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