I'm not sure Gregory is afraid of anything. Whenever I've seen him get hurt instead of being afraid of the thing that hurts him he attacks the thing with a vehemence.
This fearlessness shows itself especially amidst animals. John's folks have a beautiful (and blessedly gentle) English Black Lab. Gregory loves crawling up to Layla and pounding on her. At one point during the weekend he was trying to pull her under a chair to be closer to him.
Layla is so patient. Whenever the kids get to be too much, she simply moves. She actually likes them being around - they definitely give her alot more to eat by dropping and throwing things.
My brother and sister-in-law's birds were no different for Gregory. He wanted to grab, squeeze and taste both of them. I think the high point of the weekend was when their newest bird landed about 1 1/2 feet in front of him. His eyes lit up, and he took off in his effort to secure this new toy.
If it hadn't been for a attentive bird owner and a quick mom I think that bird have had an unpleasant experience.
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