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Looks very cool, and is great to see Alfie so interested.

I went to the Think Parrot show yesterday for the first time ever. If you live in the UK then it's hosted annually at Kempton Park Racecourse (off the M25) and is definitely worth a visit. I picked up some good bargains on a few toys and also bought a backpack style carrier (similar to the pak o bird) in the hopes that Alfie likes it so I can take him out for walks (and get him out to the aviary). I also sat through one of the 'masterclasses' which was really interesting. It was about cognitive beahviours/abilities in parrots and enrichment. There were also some free flight sessions where we got to watch macaws and sun conures flying without harnesses. That was pretty spectacular. Here are the goodies I bought: This is a plastic crate stuffed full of leather strips. I'm planning on hiding a few tasty morsels in there... once Alfie accepts it. It's huge and quite heavy. This will either be for his cage or for his shelves- if I can find something strong enough to take the weight of it on the wall/ceiling! Alfie loves rope and swing toys so I grabbed a couple of those. These are huge so will be used in the aviary. Another swing toy- this is HUGE so will be another aviary toy. Here is the backpack carrier. Alfie has been REALLY interested in this. I built it in front of his cage and have been practicing putting it on and off (whilst trying to keep it as steady as possible) in front of him. Today he decided to take a closer look and climbed down to the floor to take a look. He rarely goes on the floor and if he does he normally gets to higher ground as soon as he can- so he must have been really curious! Checking it out form his cage Having a closer look!

Looks like my carrier. Nice stuff!

Hopefully so! Fingers crossed that he takes to it! He doesn't like his travel cage and actively avoids going in it- he has always hated going in carriers/small cages. So I'm hoping this is a bit more successful.

I'm doing my best not to let it bother me - it just seems strange that it was such a rapid change. Hopefully it's not a permanent change but if it is I'll just have to roll with it and take the good bits where I find them! We had a good time today - no attacks. I removed all the cardboard and magazines from his shelves and put toys for him to fling around up there. I also filled a tray with fruit, veg and treats topped with shredded paper and toys so he had to forage around to find the treats. Once he cottoned on to the fact there might be tasty food at the bottom he was busy for a while.