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Sounds like it's all going well, which is great! I love that she's learning to correct herself so that a bump will do. I had a similar process with Alfie where he (and I) learned that if he turns away or walks away then that shows me he's not interested. Previously his first response was a bite to tell me to go away. But we've both learned how to read each other better so a bite isn't needed. It's very rare that I get bitten these days (which I'm very happy about!). The most recent occurrence was when I had my feet up on a footstool and he flew over and bit me on the little toe because I didn't move out of the way quick enough. 🤣

Fantastic! It always takes time and a lot of patience, as you do everything in 'grey time'. Sounds like she's coming along quite nicely!

Just to follow up, Vim hasn't bitten me again, and it's been a month. So all good things and thanks again for the advice. A few times I've hit a sore quill and she's lunged, but it looks like she catches herself mid-strike and instead just bumps me with her beak. Each time I tell her "Good girl," which is our reward/treat term, in an attempt to encourage this good communication (i.e. a beak-bump is enough to get me to back off). I think she's young and still learning to communicate with me, and of course I'm still learning to understand her communication. I continue to be amazed at how quickly she learns and how much she understands.