He's given known phrases his own spin

[CrazyBirdChick]

I've been curious about this for a while. Blu knows many words & phrases but only uses them when he wants, as most talking parrots.

What I'm curious about is that some well known phrases he used to say have been changed to a squawk at the end instead of a word. Like he'll say "happy birth...squawk, instead of happy birthday. Or "I like squawk" instead of I like that. He says peek a squawk , instead of peek a boo. And what are you squawk, instead of what are you doing.

He used to say those phrases so human like. But now most of the time he does that squawk at the end. I am not trying to change him or anything. I am just trying to understand why he does that? For a while I had this theory that he resents human phrases but that seems kind of crazy. So I wonder if anyone else's parrot has done this, or if there's any explanation as to why? Sometimes he won't do the squawk at the and say the whole phrase but it's rare.

 

[scrape]

My cockatiel used to say pretty bird, but now it sounds more like a strange 'uh oh'. They just seem to change it to their own liking. If you wanted you could reinforce saying the full sentences so he'd say them more often.

 

[JLcribber]

He's making it his own. That simple.

 

[CrazyBirdChick]

My cockatiel used to say pretty bird, but now it sounds more like a strange 'uh oh'. They just seem to change it to their own liking. If you wanted you could reinforce saying the full sentences so he'd say them more often.

That's so funny that pretty bird has changed to uh oh and you still know what it's meant to be! I do try to reinforce the full phrase but I don't think he cares Thanks!

He's making it his own. That simple.

Yeah, that makes the most sense. Thanks!

 

[cassiesdad]

Like John said, Blu is evolving...creating language that serves his purpose.

Milton ends almost all his phrases with some form of "I A PRETTY PRETTY BIRD" attached at the end of the phrase. It doesn't matter what the subject he's talking about is...the world must know that a Pretty Bird is uttering it...

 

[CrazyBirdChick]

Like John said, Blu is evolving...creating language that serves his purpose.

Milton ends almost all his phrases with some form of "I A PRETTY PRETTY BIRD" attached at the end of the phrase. It doesn't matter what the subject he's talking about is...the world must know that a Pretty Bird is uttering it...

Lol! He is a very pretty bird!

 

[sunnysmom]

Elvis ends everything with "Elvis". LOL.

 

[Leih]

I've been trying to get my two linnies to say cuckoo like a cuckoo bird, but they just look at me like I'm crazy I think since they're a pair they really don't care what I have to say, as long as I keep apples in stock! They definitely know their names though.

 

[Monaco]

Monaco definitely makes her own, mixes and matches her words and phrases. Most of them make sense so far, but at night they almost always get a bird spin and are more likely to be all smashed together really fast. She also changes her pitch and voice except for a few select ones.

 

[CrazyBirdChick]

Monaco definitely makes her own, mixes and matches her words and phrases. Most of them make sense so far, but at night they almost always get a bird spin and are more likely to be all smashed together really fast. She also changes her pitch and voice except for a few select ones.

Blu does the smashed together really fast thing too!

 

[Nobirby]

My GCcs say pretty baby or sweet baby. I doubt they mean me.

 

[berries]

Its incredibly fun to watch birds make learned phrases their own. I've heard a lot who put their own spin on things they've been taught. One of my CAGs favorite phrases for a while was 'wacha doin?' and he has transformed it into an excitable 'What you dooooo!' and won't say it any other way now.