Back to the story I'd share later;
A few years ago, when Vic was still alive,I had booked to go on a bus tour with a friend.., but just prior to that, a cat that decided to move in here with us..(outside) and have her kittens here, and then was taken by something, not sure what, but we were suddenly left with 5 little kittens, eyes barely open to deal with..well, many $$ on kitten formula later,having to bottle feed them..and also one batch of baby birds were not totally weaned yet..so..I was prepared to cancel the trip, but Vic said "No, you go, I can handle this.".( he had never fed any baby birds before but)...and he was working on a renovation, so off he trotted ...kittens in one box and formula, and bottles and bird pablum and babies in and other box with syringe and hot plate..off he went to work..using his lunch to to feed..lol, anyways, he got home one night, and was feeding birds, when he heard a knock on the screen door, to which my African Grey, Pepper who is very chatty, and she said "Come in" and... this woman did..{all when the birds were still in the living room ,before their 'bird room' was ready.} well, she was the owner of a place down the road and was upset over how the tenants were not doing what she wanted, and so she was lamenting, loudly..and Pepper piped up and told her to "Shut up!".{not a word that we use around here for that reason..cause like small children, they always learn what you really don't want them to!.}.Vic said her mouth dropped, and she tried to edge forward enough to see if I was around the corner and had said that..LOL who said birds are stupid?