Disco the Talking Parakeet
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- This is Disco, our eight-month old parakeet. We've had him for three months, and he seems to love learning new things to say and new sounds to make. (This is poor video quality; it was a quick and fun job meant for family and friends - we never thought people would enjoy him so much.) Disco has his own Facebook page - Disco the Parakeet - and he's on Twitter @DiscoParakeet
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All these years later, and I still find his videos to be absolutely enchanting. RIP, little Disco
From being a little parakeet to being a great fantastic star for birds, disco will never be forgotten in ours and our parakeets hearts
Rip little disco
When disco was a baby , Disco must have had a smaller cage. As he grew and became famous, he got a more palatial estate deserving of a star. I never knew the answer and can now end my sleepless nights , because Disco revealed that "a Parakeets cage is bigger on the inside." What a Joy. Love and XXXXX.
Have you seen my very first video? My humans made it simply to show out-of-town friends and family what a surprisingly chatty baby bird they had. (:>) Love, Disco
Love it ty
You were such a cute baby birdy!
I noticed that in that movie where he is young he is really concerned about camera. And now in latest movies he don't care about it XD He became real badaas XD
"Taste it and feel the difference"
You really grew up the last years! But I love you at any time! ♡
do you miss the old days?
Such a kind comment - thank you so much. We do love him, we respect him, too - and we spoil him even more as "compensation" for the good job he does making other people happy, too!
What a handsome, talkative little chatterbox!
Yes, he does sound scary sometimes, especially when he's half asleep and mumbling. :)
I actually just found pictures of the first and second day we had him, and my goodness, talk about a baby bird. No, a REAL baby bird! :)
Awww he's such a delight! We only just discovered him a day or 2 ago when a friend sent the Spanish Inquisition vid to us 😂 Now Disco is my son's fave thing to watch with our conure 😊 I'm hoping our guy will learn some of Disco's phrases, since he is already talking. Baby baby is the best training time. What age did Disco start talking? ❤🐦
@@michelehemlokhexwhite4310 when he was a baby
It's #TBT so how about my first ever video? It was originally posted just so my humans' friends and family from out of the area could "meet" me; I ended up "meeting" thousands of new friends, too!
: D so cute. So young but so smart!
I think they typically start mimicking their parents at about four months, so his starting to mimic us at five months and being able to mimic this well at (what was he... hmmm....) seven months, eight months probably wouldn't be too rare IF more parakeets were raised in truly humane and gentle conditions. (And if more people didn't treat them as cheap, throw-away pets not deserving of attention.)
Teach my bird how to talk
This bird is amazing! He's clearly getting tons of attention and it makes my heart melt!!
What funny names for parakeets - I love it! I would think a Ringo would, should, could love to play!
Yay! Disco loves being a wholesome show for fellow parakeets! :)
Hm, hard to answer - I talk to Disco all day long, off and on, and so my husband and daughter when they are home from work/school. I don't have a set schedule, but he definitely learns from our working with him on specific phrases, and then, yes, just by interacting with and listening to us he has picked up other phrases!
We talk to him a lot! We brought Disco home at four months of age, and we started talking to him right away - and all the time. Two big things for Disco are that 1) he was hand-raised, so he was very relaxed and tame when we got him and 2) I am a stay-at-home parent, so it's easy for me to make time to play with him and talk to him throughout the day, plus then he has my husband and our daughter talking to him all the time.
He's officially my favourite talking budgie on RUclips! He is beautiful!
Thank you - we love him, too. That is his very first video, made when he was less than a year old; he turns three years old at the end of this month.
Thank you so very much! This was his first one ever, and we've continued to enjoy making videos of him. His speech has gotten even clearer, and he has learned some pretty long phrases/songs. He makes us laugh a lot, and we're glad he does the same for other folks! :)
Why do you answer comments out of order
I know, so many people have never heard a parakeet talk, didn't know they could take, etc. They are actually in the top three of the bird world as far as talkers go, despite their tiny size. Now, if we did not spend so much time with Disco, and if he had other birds with him, he probably would not talk, either much or at all. He considers us part of his flock and, therefore, he wants "in" on our noise!
These precious birbs don't live nearly long enough!
The window is not drafty at all - we live in western New York (think major winters!) and if our windows were drafty we'd freeze (or go broke from trying to heat our house - not sure which would occur first!). We brought Disco home when he was four months old (and he had been hand-raised), and he started talking three weeks later. He doesn't mimic the TV or radio at all, just us, but he does like background music and talking, it doesn't matter if it's "live" or from an electronic source!
Disco can teach us new words. I love 'disgracious'. He is a gorgeous creature. Thank you for sharing him with us.
"Disc-gracious" surprised me and I heard it the first time - made me laugh and laugh!
Well, who knows? Some people think he's fake, some people have said it's not "fair" because a $20 bird talks better than their $2,000 parrot, etc. I don't worry about it - we're having fun, Disco is happy and healthy, and other people get a great deal of enjoyment from his antics, so a few "dislikes" are pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
Disco is so cool he changed colors while growing up.
Love the way he meows and all the words he can say. Sorry to hear he's gone. His videos bring me such joy. 😢
Currently they are (well, were clipped - they've grown out quite a bit). He can fly no matter how well they are clipped (and it's done by his vet, as I have no idea how to do it, and it's not something one wants to do incorrectly), but it does help control how far he can go and how quickly, which was important a few months ago when he was being treated for an illness.
How he meows ... LOL ... such a cutie! Smart little fella. I have never heard any other parakeet being this talkative having such rich vocabulary. You did a fantastic job teaching him. Much love.
He's sooo Cute!! I had A parkeet for nine years - when I was A child - He's exactly same colors, his name "perky Bird" & was talking all the time ,very mumbling sounds, he would wait for my Dad to come home and sit on edge of beer can and drink beer, A ritual most nites
Mom was not happy about this --as he'd fly all around the house and poop on the drapes (only on the very tops) I never complained"" LOL""" God Bless those Birds --love them all
What a treasure! We left Disco where we purchased him (independent, birds-only shop) for a week when he was just one (and talking up a storm), and he ran his beak in the car on the way home from picking him up. I wouldn't worry about it one bit, honestly, especially since he'll have a stimulating time there and he'll be with people who really know how to take care of him. As for his being the only bird, yes, I agree, if you have ONE bird, it's a much higher success rate. :).
I always thought it was "Throw-up Thursday" (you know we birds are into regurgitation, right?) but apparently it's "Throwback Thursday" or #TT for short. I can play along - check out my very first video!
SWEET!
I love him! Not as much as my parakeet but he's still super cute!
Oh, absolutely, - not all of them will talk, no matter how much time someone spends with it, trying to teach it to do so. Then there are birds who manage to pick up a lot even if people don't spend much time with it. We never thought Disco would talk, and if he learned a little, we thought we'd be lucky to get a few words out of him.
They're all cute, though, aren't they? Whether they talk a little, talk a lot, or not at all, they are silly little creatures - they have a good time, and watching them have fun is the best. :)
I got Disco from an avian-only (and small, independent) shop who used only small, caring breeders who hand-raised their birds.
He's a doll! I was just listening to him and he's so adorable. He also riled up my Rose Breasted Cockatoo who's all HOLY MOLY ANOTHER BIRD! XD.
I'd love to see a video of you teaching Disco a new phrase. It would be great to see how you do it. Thanks for all the wonderful videos! Disco is AMAZING!
A baby birb snoring is just the bestest thing evar!
I used to have a little talker like this.....he was loads of love & fun. Watching Disco really makes me want another Budgie ♥ Thanks for sharing Disco with the world :-)
Disco is awesome! I miss having parakeets. My last one was the talker of the many I've owned in my 37yrs. His usual question was "what r u doing" obviously cuz we asked that of him all the time. Budgies are way smarter than given credit for. Disco is doing great for being 8mos. Ill be keeping an eye on him. :)
You are not alone, especially if people have never been around parakeets, or have only had multiple birds at once (if they are all together, they have no interest in being part of your "flock"). He really is all real, LOL!
He learned so quickly. Voices usually come in at 2 years. Then again his voice was _really rough_ back at this stage. Maybe hes just confident
my budgie started talking at 3 months
Utterly adorable!
I can't get enough of the talented and adorable bird
:) Disco has a new Fan.
Awesome place, isn't it? Paul and his gang know what they're doing! By the way, since you're local, if you know anyone who is interested in buying a cage, I have one for sale. It's a King's Cage, we only used it for about 6 months before we opted for a different one. I have it on Craig's List, but that might be better for selling cars than cages!
Disco loves the camera!
Disco is flying in heaven.
Thank you - from all of us, feathered and otherwise.
Even though disco isn’t here and its been many years, I would just like to say that he has taught our 3 year old budgie to repeat some of discos phrases including his first words baby bird. Ozzy has said much more and loves to sit on our fingers and phones watching and rubbing against the screen. 😊
Live long and prosbird !!!!
Wow that is one talented budgie. I love the 'Are you a pretty bird or a baby bird' bit of his talking best!!
Parakeets are just small parrots - same family of birds! Glad you're enjoying the videos so much - there will be more!
Disco is an amazing bird. wish my nanday conure did that good vocally. : )
Looks like you have a great companion there. What a great friend the bird.
By the way, did you know this was the first one he ever did? I think we'd only had him a few months at that time. His speech has really gotten clearer since then, but he's the same goofball he ever was.
It’s not just that Disco is the cutest, funniest parakeet on the planet (even our parakeet, Ichiban, agrees--he watches and sings to Disco’s vidoes all the time and if we don’t play one for a while he flies onto our laptop and glares at us until we do). It’a also the obvious niceness (is that a word?) of, and love shown him by, his owners, as evidenced by your captions and voice-overs, that makes it such fun to watch the clips.
Disco is so cute!
Oh wow, did not know that either, even more proof I am more of a cosmology person instead of a biology person. And eeeeee more VIDEOS! ^_^
I wish my Parakeet would learn to talk!!!
@JaqRoxMusic - Oh my goodness, your AG killed him? Poor thing - I am sure that was hard, especially since you must love your Grey, yet be angry about that. I am so glad you all love the Disco videos - we will keep making them as long as Disco agrees!
Such awesome videos from you MsJumpinJude, until I saw your videos I had no idea parakeets/budgies could even talk! I thought that was only a parrot thing.
That cracks me up him doing the cat. He's so funny and I needed a laugh.
I love how he meows, that's hysterical :)
Disco is gr8 he talks clearly like tweety. His gorgeous
What a cutie!🦜🌟🌺
My parakeet, "Cheerio", loves this video
You might not want to see the video of the parrot singing 'Let the Bodies Hit the Floor' then. That remains the creepiest thing I've heard an animal say/sing.
If you have some morbid curiosity about it, the video is v=uguXNL93fWg, about 20 seconds in is the creepiest part IMHO.
What a treasure
he's too cute, how happy he seems makes me want to get home to my budgie Kyba and talk with him with him perched on my shoulder talking my ear off lol. and here i though Kyba had a larger vocab but Disco has him beat gotta teach Kyba more lol
Thank you - I am so glad you enjoyed it!!!
Oh my god.
If I owned that bird and he got out of his cage in the middle of the night and came to me and started doing that I would start crying because that sounds like demonic whispering.
I always tell people not to get birds just because you want them to talk, because it's unlikely they will talk like Disco (they may talk, but he is exceptional). With two or more birds, it becomes even more unlikely. However, they're wonderful pets if you provide them with a ton of love and attention, not to mention, of course, quality food, fresh water, fun toys, etc.
He really is; we want him to stay that way, too. The idea of him ever being unhappy is an awful one, so we are happy to be his entertainment on a regular basis. We attended a wedding this past weekend, and we hired our daughter's babysitter to not just come over and let out Freddie, our mini schnauzer, a few times (and play with him and rub the royal belly), but she also had to give Lulu hay and grape tomatoes (her faves), and she had to entertain The Disco. Hey, we were gone six or seven hours!
such a smart bird !
It's a King's Cage - they are based in NJ, and you can find them online, although I bought mine locally - and they have many kinds in many price ranges. They're easy to keep clean (we have had more than one of their cages for Disco, so I know), easy to work with, and both of ours have been on stands which roll, which makes it fun, since we can take him from room to room. I can also store his goodies on the stand.
God bless your bird my friend :)
He was 8 months when we filmed that video, and he just turned 2 this past weekend! You can see more recent video if you click on my Channel. Disco also says "What R doing" and just like that, because our daughter, when she was a toddler, asked it like that. But he also asks "What are you doing" in a very excited voice. They are a lot of fun, and I bet you do miss having them - they're such happy little things!
He is wonderful.
Yes, yes, and yes! He mimics sound - so, sound of voice, emphasis used, intake of breath (which is mostly from me - odd form of asthma), lip-smacking to make consonant sounds. He sounds like himself, but also my husband and me depending on which one of us taught him the phrase more (and possibly which one of us said it in a way he prefered). He mimics ours daughter in one phrase, "Come on, Disco!" She is much quieter when she plays with him.
Ruh roh!!!!!
He's just too precious! :D
Well, we sleep upstairs away from him, but with the exception of some light chatter as we're turning out lights and going upstairs, I have always been fairly certain he doesn't talk at night once it's dark. I now am much more certain of this, as we slept with him in our hotel room in NYC in May, and once we had the lights out and were settled, we did not hear a peep out of him all night (and I was awake most of the night, so I would have heard!). They're all different, though!
Just amazing. Thanks for sharing!
His first words were - and I know it's corny, but it seemed like a "must do" - "pretty bird." Yes, we were surprised - we tried to teach him something for grins and giggles, and never really expected him to talk, and we certainly never thought he'd talk like this!
I have two parakeets named Ringo and Chuck Norris, neither of them talk yet, but Ringo loves to play.
godspeed lil buddy
My guess is they can mimic almost any sound, whether it's a word or a ping pong ball dropping or an alarm beeping. (I sure hope Disco doesn't learn that sound!)
Sukkubine, I hear you - it is sad when people get a pet of any kind and then don't live up to the responsibility, and a huge part of that responsibility is being a companion to that pet, loving it, caring for it, making sure it has plenty of things to do that IT likes to do. We debated long and hard about a second pet (we have a cat), and one that requires so much interaction. However, I am home (stay-at-home parent), we have a very animated 8-year old, and my husband dotes on Disco, too!
A special Angel in Heaven.
So cool! U got him from birds unlimited, I got mine from the same place!
You're welcome - they are not in every single video in the beginning, but I never upload without them now for a variety of reasons!
That is one of the cons about boarding, even the gentleman who owns the shop we uses says so (that and they are out of their comfy environment). Some birds need more consistency - actually, most birds do. We have always been warned about a new cage for Disco or boarding Disco, that he won't talk for days, and he is just very flexible and it's never been the case, but he's unusual in his flexibility and mild manners.
He's so happy!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the video!
Well, I can't, but you might be able to! :) Having more than one bird makes it harder, because they would rather speak "parakeet" with each other than learn to mimic you. (With just have one, it treats you like a member of his or her flock, so it will mimic you more readily.) But don't let that stop you from trying - repeat their names to them often, in a friendly, excited voice, especially while you're playing with them. If they don't learn their names, it's still a nice time for all of you.
Disco does all of those things, too - it's OK if they don't talk, really. We never expected this, and if he stopped talking tomorrow, we'd be OK with that. Play with your budgie as often as possible, and talk to him (or her?) as much as possible - maybe (s)he will surprise you, but if "nothing" else (I hate to call it nothing), you and your bird will have fun.
Awww what a clever Budgerigar. I love that you have a bit of Australia with you in New York!
That cat call was good Disco!
Deborah Cox Thanks - it's one of my favorites to "say," too! (:>)
back to the classics
Hes sooooo cute! I have a parakeet exactly like yours!
I thought it was fake. holy cow! amazing.
Your baby bird is awsome, fantastic, I just love him...very entertaining.
@Sukkubine Birds are skittish prey animals in the wild, so they don't usually "try to make friends". In captivity, once you earn their trust, they view their human companions as equals and members of their "flock". Unhappy and distrusting birds don't act cute. They scream, bite and pluck their feathers. Birds can be happy in captivity as long as they are fed a healthy diet, well groomed, and well loved. :) This video is actually really happy because it shows the bird is treated well.
How old is your bird? What and how have you tried teaching him or her already? Start with one simple word or phrase (its name, or "pretty bird" or something else short and sweet) and say it to your bird clearly and with a lot of animation and excitement. Do this a few times a day for even just a minute or two. Make sure you do it in an excited way - your bird will enjoy the sound and the feeling. Start there, be patient, and let us know!
I love disco omg he is awesome