Villette, I can identify with the bird thing...Angel was always completely fascinated with my parakeets, and anytime they would flap to exercise, she would bark her silly brains out.
I unfortunately had a smart bird who knew how to open her cage, and I forgot to lock it one day. When my husband came home after work, all he found was a beak and a couple feathers. And Angel smiling.
Ewwwwwww....