- May 23, 2018
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Sunny a female B&G macaw;
Japie (m) & Appie (f), both are congo african grey;
All are rescues- had to leave their previous homes for 'reasons', are still in contact with them :)
For the past 2 or 3 years the greys have ignored each other, gotten annoyed with each other, but mostly live their lives like they are the only parrot and the rest is merely decoration.
(They are both handraised so a bit social inept and not really sure what they are - as usuall - and much more comfortable with humans than anything else.)
One year the one is the dominant one and will chase the other away from an extra nice treat, the next its is complete role reversal...
They are both very adult birds (Appie was born in 2009. Japie is unknown but traced back at least to 2000, but could be way older than that).
Today Japie was making those soggy-I-am-about-to-feed-you noises in my left ear when Appie decided to climb up the same sleeve towards my shoulder.
Since she never aims for a shoulder that is already occupied it must be deliberate so ... I let her.
(I was ignoring Japie at that time because I really do not enjoy regurgitated parrotfood in my mouth, nose or ear.)
She got almost to the top and started touching his beak as if to ask "feed me?".
Japie almost had a heartattack! He *so* did not see that one comming!
(neither did I I sort of expected her to chase him off)
She has been pestering him for a long time after that- following him around, trying to grab his beak or offering her head as if to ask for scritches.
He is either a bit of a dumbo, unsure or really uninterested and asked for scritches from me at the same time ... so we have 2 parrots superclose & facing each other (something they usually avoid if possible) both with their heads down and feathers up making "scritch me plze" sounds...
It is a marked difference from simply tolerating or ignoring each other or actively chasing the other away - but really interesting!
Finally he had enough and flew off (he is doing something to the room thermostat atm / trying to get her to cool off a bit?) and Appie is bit more bitey than usual (she usually uses no pressure at all, she is gripping now) so I assume things did not go according to plan?
She is a great girl, but I will never understand her
What do you think: is she looking for loooove?
(They are both handraised so a bit social inept and not really sure what they are - as usuall - and much more comfortable with humans than anything else.)
One year the one is the dominant one and will chase the other away from an extra nice treat, the next its is complete role reversal...
They are both very adult birds (Appie was born in 2009. Japie is unknown but traced back at least to 2000, but could be way older than that).
Today Japie was making those soggy-I-am-about-to-feed-you noises in my left ear when Appie decided to climb up the same sleeve towards my shoulder.
Since she never aims for a shoulder that is already occupied it must be deliberate so ... I let her.
(I was ignoring Japie at that time because I really do not enjoy regurgitated parrotfood in my mouth, nose or ear.)
She got almost to the top and started touching his beak as if to ask "feed me?".
Japie almost had a heartattack! He *so* did not see that one comming!
(neither did I I sort of expected her to chase him off)
She has been pestering him for a long time after that- following him around, trying to grab his beak or offering her head as if to ask for scritches.
He is either a bit of a dumbo, unsure or really uninterested and asked for scritches from me at the same time ... so we have 2 parrots superclose & facing each other (something they usually avoid if possible) both with their heads down and feathers up making "scritch me plze" sounds...
It is a marked difference from simply tolerating or ignoring each other or actively chasing the other away - but really interesting!
Finally he had enough and flew off (he is doing something to the room thermostat atm / trying to get her to cool off a bit?) and Appie is bit more bitey than usual (she usually uses no pressure at all, she is gripping now) so I assume things did not go according to plan?
She is a great girl, but I will never understand her
What do you think: is she looking for loooove?