Quiet Time

This is Chauncey. He is doing my taxes. Just kidding. He is loving the chance to get to the roll of adding machine tape that I keep on top of his cage. He loves to shred paper and it cascades down to give him a constant supply.

The three little toys here are examples of distraction items that I use when the decibel level gets revved up. The flamingo, Phil Mingo, is new. While visiting with my friend, who just returned from staying at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, a visiting cockatoo started revving up her voice. I simply showed her this new and novel toy and she immediately stopped and looked on curiously. Simple distractions are an easy way to detour the noise level.