Bird tricks - "drinks water" - makes drinking sound

[Higginz76]

It is so true that they pick up on the strangest things.

[skeLamazha]

Funny bird :] Mine does sorta the same thing! check it out

[sonymania]

It Wants Water !!!

[SaikoTaiko]

Lol how many times have you done that trick.

Poor Sammy is all like hinting to you that he's actually thirsty by licking the water bottle next to him lol.

[emobunni2]

it actually sounds like its gargalling xD

[imtoocoo4uu]

"say bye bye" bird : "hello?"

[fungirl3232]

awww thats cute :)

[featherlegfarms]

How did you teach her that! Thats soooo cute!

[danitcho]

both my lorys does that without teaching I think they are just curious to know whats inside

[beowulfcamry47]

haahhhhhaha cool 

[tlcoffer]

cul!

[theswimmingfox]

That's the most adorable thing ever!!!

[fucstop]

thats a lovely bird ! what type of bird is it ?

[mantis914]

How did you teach him that walk where he takes a step and then touches the ground with his beak. He reminds me of a little surveyor measuring a distance.

[liz6884]

@mantis914 I didn't teach her that, but I think she'd doing it to mock the knocking sound when people knock on the office door. She often does it after people come in or out of the door.

They pick up on the weirdest things!!!

[schadenfreude713]

Wow, the lory I work with (at a zoo) is obsessed with cups too! He likes to chase and tackle them though, and the same with water bottles.

[alnizia]

Yet again, SO $#@$ING COOL!!! :D

[90nobohobo]

oo what are you doing? oh your drinking. too bad there's nothing in there. HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHA xD

[shnookey1979]

cute =)

[sillystuff1913]

that is so cute!!!!!

[12fourlife]

How much are these birds.

[toad2039]

about 500 to 700 and a 3/4 lb container of food is about 24 us at petland and thier energetic like no other bird

[trishafacee]

say byyye!! ..hello.

no, you say bye.

hahahaha :)

[Mykai73]

she's thirsty.

[AnnaOnAStick]

How on earth did you teach her that?

[liz6884]

I just posted a new video about teaching Sammy!

[periwink]

Well Sammy had me tricked for sure! hee. I thought he was sipping something up. (my macaw loves looking into our mugs, so we put a grape or two in there for her, but she just tosses it out. I think what she really wants is to be surprised by the different things we toss in there :P>

[nrubdarb]

Just the best! Can't write more laughing too much! I hope she got the water in the end!

[MillionDollarPetPix]

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[myroosterwilleatyou]

HAHA who can tell where they pick up their antics from? You are sooo x 1000 lucky you breed birds! Almost 500!? I have... 10 including 6 chickens 2 tiels a budgie and a lory. My lorikeet is my favorite- she sleep in my room and does everything with me. She recently learnt to fly which is exciting. I want to breed my tiels when I get an aviary. I've only bred budgies and quails before, so it'll be a good experience! My male tiel loves babies of any species, so I reckon he'll be a good daddy.

[myroosterwilleatyou]

I've never seen a pet chattering lory on video! Thanks for posting this :D I have a rainbow lorikeet and two tiels. My lorikeet mkes a gurgling sound while reaching into cups too! Has your had apricot nectar? Mine's obsessed!

[liz6884]

I'm not sure where birds pick up the gurgling sound! I've heard one of our greys recently making "pop-pop" sounds, like popping bubbles! Where she got that, I have NO idea! For food, our lories eat powder nectar and liquid nectar daily. We have almost 500 birds, and they get fresh fruit, although they are picky and don't eat all the options given to them. The lories get no nuts or seeds! Lories have become my favorite because they are the most playful - but they're the messiest too!

[giantfoottruck]

Gorgeous yet smart is all I can say! :D

[ChocoboDragon]

What a clever bird! :D

Sammy is gorgeous, and love how he said 'hello' at the end when you told him to say bye, hehe.

I have a video on my account too with my lorikeet licking the screen at the end, lol.

[mangolefty]

What a darling trick!

Keep those vids coming!

[liz6884]

I just posted another one!

[linda9177]

What kind of bird is he? I don't recognize the coloring. He's beautiful - and I can tell he has quite a personality.

[horsegaloz]

he is a red lorikeet

[liz6884]

No, he is a yellow-back chattering lory. They are pretty rare. My family breeds them here in St. Louis. They are very clowny and playful, and they like to hop. They are known for mimmicking strange sounds, like crying, laughter, doors creaking, drinking sounds, sneezes, etc. He can be pretty surprising with what he picks up! Lories aren't known for their talking abilities, but that of course, can change with the time that you spend working with them!