Body Language - What Is She Trying To Tell Me?

[Azzie]

Just now, Cleo was sitting on her perch and I was standing next to her. She was leaning forward, had her wings out from her body a fair distance and had dropped them. She making making loud throaty "eh eh eh" noises, and regurgitated for me.

 

Now I know the 'gurging is a sign of love and affection, but what about the rest of her body language and her noises? Is that all part and parcel of it?

[Janfromboone]

Tobie does that when he's happy to see me. I think it is part of a mating sound too. I don't encourage it, because it seems to get him too excited if I follow that eh, eh, eh sound my own sweet nothings back to him. I usually acknowlege Tobie by speaking to him but then I leave him alone until he calms down.

[pearllyn]

Alfie has started to get amorous with David - we just distract her with a pretty toy! I wonder how long we'll can do that for !!

 

It sounds similar to what Cleo is doing - but she's awfly young to be lovey with you. I don't know - I suspect Dave or Dan will be the ones to answer that for you.

 

Jan, does Toby just do that with you, or all the family?

[Jane08]

Yes this is part of the showing affection and mating dance with the dropped wings and noise. She is not too young to be starting with this. I see this with both of ours everyday, they do it to each other. Rangi used to do it to me before we got Kea, but now he does a watered down version for me.

[JillyBeanz]

The only time Harvey ever makes this noise is if I have my mobile phone in his vicinity - honestly! I think Harvey is in love with my Nokia! As soon as he starts, like both Jan and Lyn, I walk away to discourage him.

 

Harvey's done it since he was very little too

[Elvenking]

OMG...this is too funny. Your birdie 'wants' you. LOL

[Jane08]

Elevenking the last laugh might be on you soon, when your little one starts the mating dance for you and isn't your little one a male as well. :laugh:

[Elvenking]

Yep...he is a 14 week goin on 15 lil boy.