Grey Behaviour Question

[Guest opiegag3]

My 8 month old TAG will on occasion lift his wings slightly from his body and make a sort of frustrated whining sound for a minute or two. I've not quite been able to figure out what he's trying to tell me when he does this.

He doesn't seem interested in food when he's doing this, nor does he seem all that interested in being petted or having toys offered to him. Usually, he'll only do this when he's sitting on my arm. Anybody know what he's trying to tell me?

[Tsunami]

My macaw does this, but he is only 2.5 - too early to be mature?

[Tsunami]

I wonder if you have to show affection back so as not to upset her? One of my amazons kept trying to mount (!) my shoulder, but he's gone off with a female now.

[Tsunami]

The chances of a usenet thread having degenerated into a pissing contest is directly proportional to the number of replies.

[Guest Uffe]

I asked Kenya's breeder about this very behavior last weekend. The breeder said it's courtship behavior but tjat they learn it as babies. She said that right now Kenya's just trying to tell me that she loves me

[Tsunami]

What you don't get is you are the childish one.

 

So, you still haven't admitted finally learning where to type.

[Guest orlando]

I think this is a sign that he is begging for something; ours does this and crouches low down when he wants something.

 

the other similar behaviour is a sexual one, but at 8 months that would seem a little early; does he reguritate any food, if he does then it is just him being a bit frisky.

[Guest opiegag3]

Thanks for the responses everyone. Well, whatever it is he's doing, it's certainly cute

[Tsunami]

You still here? Go play with your teddies.

[Guest opiegag3]

My bird still begs a bit, which usually involves him crouching down, turning his head up, and making little gurgling/grunting sounds. He'll shake my hand if I hold his beak when he's doing things, expecting food to fall in his mouth

 

No regurgitating when he does this, but he does regurgitate (or attempt to)

[Tsunami]

Oscar has started doing this a lot. Especially if I am in the house looking through the window to the aviary, he stares straight at me and bobs his head about 5 times. If I do the same, he repeates. Gets fed up after about 10 cycles, and progsses to his vast array of whistles (which I've no idea where he got them from).

[Tsunami]

If he was being a child, would he not like being petted at this point?