Body language

Can anyone help me with the following :

1. When I was lying on the floor the other day my bird was trying to regurgitate and then reach my mouth. I assumed he was worried I was injured and was trying to feed me?

2. He/she when I rub her back and head makes little noises and seems to like it. I'd this correct?

3. My bird will nip me when strangers are in the house then fly to the stranger and bite them? Is this it's way of telling me their is danger?

4. He nibbles my ear when I am eating to tell me to give him some of my food but when it's an apple he gets aggressive and fights me for it.

5. Is he content when he fluffs up? Does he roll on his back for play or is that a mating thing? When he lifts his wings is that also a mating thing?

He/she seems to be find of me and won't let anyone touch him when he's on me. He seems to like the boys but always seems to bite my daughter (who's bird it is) and she is getting quite upset. Is it because she is another female?

Your help is appreciated in answering these.

On the last question you probably need to know that I am a female and a mother who is home most of the time with the bird. I feed him.

Sounds like your bird is in love.

The feeding is a mating/baby thing. The rolling on the back is typically playing and the nipping you/strangers is a protective instinct.

Congrats, you're her mate!

Haha thanks

hahaha, yep. Sounds like very lovey and mate based behaviour to me, too! I would try and not touch any sensitive zones for the time being (under the wings, on the back), because it can sexually frustrate them.

Conures can become extreme one-person birds, so I would work with your daughter too just so you don't have to worry about extreme flying attacks in the future. Allow your daughter to give your bird all his favorite treats, have her talk softly, and when your bird is happy and when his mouth is full with good food, then allow her to pet him. That will help with making a positive association and hopefully less bites and fewer sad faces.

Birds often displacement bite to communicate, so nipping you when someone comes in is your bird saying "hey, that person is a threat to us, we should leave/I don't like them being near us", which can lead to the flying over and attacking to "protect" you since you aren't flying away to safety with your bird. This is often a reason why some prefer not to have shoulder birds, but so long as it's not hard and you're okay with it, shoulder away!

It's nice when we know our birdies love us