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Re: question about behavior
Posted by S. on 8/23/08

He is simply showing you his dominance over you. He is up
higher than you and wants you to know it. I would recommend
holding him on your arm instead to see if that changes his
behavior.


On 8/21/08, Jeanne Anderson wrote:
> I have a blue headed pionus, very affectionate, great bird.
> he does something that I was wondering what it might mean.
> He gets on my shoulder and gets real close to me, making
> noise, not squacking, and he moves alittle back and forth
> and up and down.Its like he can't get close enough and it
is
> almost like he is being affectionate. I can do anything
> with him, doesn't bite, scream, has run of the house, loves
> to be where we are. He doesn't do this all the time, just
> sometimes.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• question about behavior, 8/21/08, by Jeanne Anderson.
• Re: question about behavior, 8/23/08, by S. .
• Re: question about behavior, 8/24/08, by tt.
• Re: question about behavior, 8/26/08, by Randy.