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Let's hope that it is just feeling those hormones and thus being territorial about *his* shelves! :D

Gosh, very disconcerting for you. HRH definitely gets "beaky" during her hormonal bouts, but so far has not done any fly over with the purpose of beaking me or my Joe. I am wondering, aside from your haircut, if there is anything else major that has been changed or re-arranged in the room that Alfie might be trying to warn you away from, or do you think Alfie is doing some king of mating behavior with you -- i.e., flying to your back and nipping at your neck? Or since the sofa is near his shelves and boing, if he is feeling hormonal perhaps he is being territorial for now about his area? Just some thoughts. Am sure that he will be back to his sweet self soon. ❤️

Thanks both. There has been a lot of changes because I had to move the cats litter trays and food into the room and the cats spent some time sleeping and living out of the downstairs of the house whilst I redecorated the upstairs. This went on for a few weeks. Then I had the flooring done upstairs and in the hall. Alfie wouldn't have seen these changes as such, as he remains downstairs even when out. But all the noise and commotion plus sharing space with the cats was obviously a lot of upheaval. He seemed fine throughout, though I did worry about the reduce time out of the cage. He was still allowed out -but I had to be very mindful of when the cats wanted food or the litter trays so his out of the cage time was reduced. Everything in Alfie's 'space' is now back to normal and no changes were made to the areas that he sees and plays in. But it could still have have an effect. I think you might be right Inara- it could well be a territorial thing with his shelves. I have been sitting in the armchair (which is still near the shelves but not directly under them like the sofa is) and and also at my computer desk at the other end of the room and it's happening less. In fact every time it happens I think I am sitting on the sofa under the shelves. So you could be right in that it's a mix of hormones, upset from the recent changes and being a bit territorial? I'll continue to test things out and see if I can confirm the trigger. I'd rather not be banished from my own sofa but I also don't want to cause Alfie any stress/upset. Hopefully it's a passing phase and I won't have to worry about it for much longer. I'm not sure if it is a mating behaviour? Alfie tends to go very lovey and will droop his wings and make baby/clucky noises when he's 'in the mood'. He's never really beaked or bitten me when like that. This seems to be more aggressive, as he strikes out at my head two or three times. He will allow me to remove him (and sometimes gives my arm a bit of a chomp for good measure before stepping up). he then goes back to exploring or playing or will sit on my knee for a while. I've had a crazy week and I haven't really been settling down on the sofa whilst he's been out since I posted this. He's been playing and flying around and amusing himself then coming to me when he wants to check in or get some scritches. So it hasn't happened in a little while. It'll be interesting to see if it happens again if I settle down on the sofa for a while when he's out.

Welcome back! Lovely to see you back here posting. I misread 14 chickens as 14 children at first...had to do a double take!

It is amazing how our bird manage to continually surprise us, even after many years together! Good to hear from you Maggie. I hope you are looking after yourself as well as Jay.

What sweet photos and I am sure that Jay likes the company and having a good old fashioned shrimpfest even if it is in bed. What's next, crawdads? Sending warm wishes for you all from our hearts to yours. ❤️

Thank you. HRH is doing so much better, I am too now that life is settling down and HRH is doing well. Whew! Can't wait until it is warm enough to take HRH outside in her little cage so she can soak up some sunshine rays and fresh air -- I think that combination does wonders for hoomans and fids both. :)