On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:19:47 -0700, Steve Brust <skzb at dreamcafe.com> wrote: > Yes and no. There is a sort-of head-bobbing thing parrots do, but it > isn't laughter. It's more like the dry heaves--that is, threatening > regurgitation. It means, "I love you." If the parrot actually throws > up on you, that means, "I really, *really* love you." > I have rarely felt sillier then when I got all choked up because my bird > threw up on me. I have a cockateel. She will often stick her whole head in my mouth for food or even my natural water. Right now she has eggs. When she is ready to lay eggs she changes from little dry droppings to huge wet droppings. She doesn't come out much now, preferring to roost, but when she does, I really have to clean up some bad messes from my clothes. I'll be glad when she gives up. -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/