TEA of all things TEA

[harpy]

Okay so my bird tries to eat everything and I recently discovered he loves tea!!!
Im having to go out today and buy some "bird safe" tea so he can have his own cup and stop drinking mine xD
hes weird, he wont take food from my fingers but hell gladly just eat anything i am trying to eat....

Does anyone else's birdy drink tea?
What else can they drink/eat?

[avinet]

My two African Greys love a sip of tea. I usually let them have a couple of sips from the bottom of the cup when it has cooled enough.

They also love a bit of toast, Arnotts Ginger Nut biscuits and Nice biscuits, and every evening I split a Nice biscuit between the 10 Alexandrines. A sip of orange juice is about the only other liquid they get apart from water. Both Greys love Coke as well but they very rarely get a sip of that. My two Princess's enjoy a bit of Weetbix and they get to clean out the dish after my morning Weetbix - competing with Sasha (Ringneck) in the process.

The thing to remember in giving our food to them is moderation - if something is safe to give then usually only give a very small amount so it is a special treat, and always avoid the dangerous stuff such a avocado. There is an excellent summary - actually more a long essay - on this subject at www.cockatielcottage.net/diet3.html

cheers,

Mike