Re: parrot & corvid hearing range & sounds from electronic ballasts for flourescent lights

I think birds learn to recognize the normal sounds of their environment and
they are cues that everything is OK or not. Each of birds learned to
recognize the cappucino maker as a "morning sound" when my husband makes
coffee. Each was first startled and a little frightened but now our caique
and macaw talk back to it. In the evening when we are watching TV, the
caique, macaw and tiel all make soft little noises that appear to be in
synch with eachother, maybe like a little "ping"?  "You there?" "Yep" You
there? Yep."

mm


"R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Liquid Memory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:57:08 GMT, "jriegle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > >> Considering how much noise birds make themselvss I can't believe they
> > >> really care about low level noises in their envirironment.   My
macaws
> > >> and amazons seem to sleep just as well with a TV on in the room as
> > >> without.
> > >> --
> > >> Lou Boyd
> > >>
> > >
> >
> > My nanday conure complains when I turn off the tv at night, and when I
> > turn it back on, she quiets down.  Go figure.
> >
> > Tony
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> And your point is?
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