Sparky the Master Builder

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Sparky the Quaker parrot who lives in Portland (OR) works on his stick project, building himself a huge nest in our dining room bookshelves. He started building about five years ago and we supply the 3/16-inch dowels and clothes pins. He gets a helping human hand at times, but he built the massive structure all by himself. (Bird chirping in the background is a guest cockatiel.).

Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: December 20, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Author: sparkyvonvogelsang

Length: 0:04:37
Rating: 4.88
Views: 5,614

Tags: parrots Quaker sticks engineer

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MizTombRaider809 (Sunday 24th of August 2008 11:23:39 AM)
y apoor lil feller.... evagadinish con stas comigo, but on the up side he has an awsome home! go SPARKY GO!!!! LOL!!!!
badm0nkey (Friday 22nd of August 2008 07:21:45 PM)
aw all that work and he cant attract a female...lol poor feller
periwink (Wednesday 9th of July 2008 05:43:35 AM)
HOLY SMOKES! He's a master craftsman, by his own rite :P. I love it! Quakers are really creative and smart. He seems really happy to build this massive hut :). I love it!
acboothby (Monday 7th of July 2008 06:33:39 PM)
How long did it take him to build that thing?!!
sodacoaster (Monday 7th of July 2008 08:39:45 AM)
fantastic specimen, thanks for sharing!!!! Have you read " Enslaved by Ducks" ? part of it is about a quaker parrot.
laurablack23 (Wednesday 11th of June 2008 01:24:30 PM)
He is soo awesome!! I have a male cockatiel, and he doesn't build anything :] but I guess that isn't something they do.
k1mri (Tuesday 3rd of June 2008 09:03:52 AM)
That's awesome. Wonder how long that took to build so far?
ericsaid (Friday 9th of May 2008 04:29:39 PM)
I would let mine, but he thinks he's more human than me, so i would be more likely to build a nest than him.
dontgetshocked (Monday 21st of April 2008 08:43:34 PM)
Proudly owned by a Quaker myself, it makes me happy to see him build and Thank You for allowing him to do this.
sonypauletti (Monday 21st of April 2008 04:34:29 AM)
Birdy of birds!, this is the Queeny-Boughers of Quakers