Note: Seven years ago or so, I wrote a series of articles that appeared in the Quaker Parakeet Society's quarterly newsletter. This is the fourth of those articles.


Over the years, I've heard over and over again how parrots are creatures of habit. I also believe that they have an incredible sense of time, perhaps some sort of internal clock that keeps accurate track of the passing hours and minutes.


I was recently reminded of just how true this is when for several days in a row I got up a little earlier than usual to get some extra work done. Each morning I went out to the kitchen to get a caffeinated beverage to jump-start my day, walking past covered cages filled with my sleeping birdies in the process. I tried to be very quiet, but the sound of feathers being ruffled told me my birds knew of my presence.





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