Preliminary Summary#
The parrot has come to my home. It's been over a month.
I previously wrote a bit about Parrots – ACEVS
Two budgerigars, one blue and one green.
Not expensive, under 30 each.
I also got a larger cage, costing over 30 yuan. 40*40 80cm.
Landing#
The little green one is lively, while the little blue one is relatively more composed.
Last week, on November 22, I let them out of the small birdcage to play in the human cage.
The little green one was released alone.
This time, he didn't perch on the chandelier, nor on the clothes rack, nor on the protruding edge of the wall, nor on the monitor, nor on the edge of the map. This time, he directly landed on the head of my second child. When my child walked, he didn't fly away. I took a photo with my phone, and he flew onto my hand, pecking at my fingers.
The little green one also landed on the head of my first child for the first time, and I quickly took a photo.
Then he also landed on my head, and all family members had him land on them once.
Then the little blue one was also let out. The little blue one is a bit timid, but he learns from the little green one quickly.
As a result, there were two parrots on my head, which was quite fun, and the parrots were on my shoulders, hanging on my clothes, trying out every place they could grab onto.
Catching the Bird#
Catching the bird to return to the cage is becoming increasingly difficult. At first, my self-proclaimed clever method became harder to use. Last night, I tried to catch him several times without success. As soon as he sees my hand, he stares at it intently. His algorithm has upgraded; he prioritizes watching the nearby hand, and as soon as my palm moves, he takes off immediately. I also dare not use too much force, for fear of injuring him. My family suggested using two red flags to wave, not letting him rest while flying back and forth in the room, waiting until he gets tired to catch him. I thought that was not appropriate. I searched for methods. The methods I found were similar to what I thought: turn off the lights. During the back-and-forth flying process, I found that the parrot is unwilling to go to dark places. I turned on the light near the cage and waited for the parrot to return to the cage. This was also slow; after turning off the lights, the parrot's vision became dull, making it easier to catch him directly. If the parrot learns, it will fly away as soon as it sees your shadow. Another trick is to turn off all the lights, preferably at night. Shine a flashlight on it, remember the parrot's position, then turn off the flashlight and catch it blindly.
Bird Droppings#
Another issue is the bird droppings. I've been hit twice, once on my shoulder and once on my head. For the head, I even specifically checked with my hand and ended up with bird droppings all over my hand. I verbally summarized my experience: don't worry about bird droppings on the head; just wait until later to take a shower. My wife mentioned a content creator who, at first, prepared tissues wherever the parrot landed, but later found it was useless. The solution is to wait until the droppings dry up for easier cleanup. This sounds a bit like a self-deprecating attitude to me.
Video#
For the first time, I used the editing feature on my Redmi phone. After editing, I uploaded it to Bilibili and found that Bilibili has automatic editing, which automatically edited it again. I thought I could copy the link. It also needs to be reviewed. So I waited about ten minutes. When the ten minutes were up, Bilibili prompted that it was under review, resources were tight, and they had accelerated the process for me. I continued to wait. I checked the information, and Bilibili reviews take about 24 hours. They prioritize shorter videos. Some take a few minutes, while others may be under review for a long time. Mine is 18 seconds; let's see how long it takes. It was uploaded around 10:00 on November 26, 2024.
Why not use my own server? I found a free one myself; you can see how the images load. Some say it loads from right to left, which is indeed slow, so I didn't think about the video. Around November 15, one review was completed. I decided to try it out. Finally published.