You are my favorite "animal" RUclipsr, and I don't even have birds! The message I take away is: respect the animal, pay attention, communicate clearly. I think this is going to improve everyone's relationships with their pet, no matter the species. But at the same time I also simply enjoy seeing all those amazing, beautiful birds!
BirdTricks it is!! Recently I’ve started noticing the ways my parents try and train my dogs is SUPER bad... they yell at them when the do something wrong- but dogs don’t know what that meansss
Jared Kelly you can yell super nice things to your dog..they’ll still think you are scolding them...you can also whisper sweet abusive stuff to a dog..who will think your being nice to it..animals hear tone..not words..you should take over the training of your family’s dogs..for sure..judging by that one comment...
@@jaredkelly4991 I get it!!! The tone of voice is EVERYTHING! Add your body language and you have a conversation with a critter. I do understand completely when you watch people, especially those you know, do this with their non-human family members. I've stepped in when someone is beating their dog for not doing something they wanted, and all I am told is that it's their dog and mind my biz. Send this to your parents! I know Jamie is explaining bird language, but dogs have body language, too! I am always watching Slater (my daughter's pitty) to make sure all critters are safe!
I know this will sound really weird, but you know the part in "Beetlejuice" when he is holding a Zagnut above his grave and calling for the fly? "Come on! How 'bout a little bite?" That was what was going through my head watching this macaw waving/grabbing at the air!
I call my bird cmere. He will run from 1 end of t he house to another. He comea outta trees. My guy goes n and out. He scratches with the chickens. His best friend was a turkey. He doesn't know what he is scratching for but he does it
Funny hearing about birds doing a thing that I do, a lot. I'm autistic and one of the symptoms that I'm getting overstimulated can be that I'll start infodumping (which is a heightened behaviour, excited, sometimes play/joy but just like, it's a higher energy state), maybe I latch onto a factoid or go off on some kind of verbal tangent as a way of redirecting energy coming from me or something I'm feeling from other people, then just. It's too much and I shut down. Sometimes watching videos like this is almost calming because seeing people treat emotional experiences which do, from an outside anthropomorphic perspective at least, feel intuitive and relatable... But then like, watching people actually trying to understand, and communicate on that critters level? Wish folks would try that with me more. I try it all the time with them. Learning about these animals has given me so many more avenues for social problem solving, I really hope one day I can become the advocate that my psychologist says I could be.
I'm a care worker and one of my clients has an amazon (love going to their house for obvious reasons) and I noticed how he had very different body language towards different carers. I wasn't 100% sure which behaviour was which but from previous videos I had a vague idea of his reactions. After watching this I know he gets excited/happy when he sees me which is so nice!!!
I'm absolutely addicted to this channel and I don't have birds nor do I plan to have them. It's just so instructive and interesting I don't miss a single video and I'm always wanting the next one 😂
Now, when I watch those cute/funny bird compilations, after having watched most of your videos and learning so much, I can spot the behaviors of a lot of those birds that are actually hormonal or aggression rather than playful and cute... it's a little upsetting because I used to be ignorant of that and just thought they were cute, but at the same time I'm glad I now know what you've taught me about birds. Also, specifically what you said about two birds of the same species being completely different, it's the same with dogs. Just because you've had, for example, a golden retriever who was the best dog in the world, it doesn't mean the next one will be the same. Every individual animal has its own personality.
Thoroughly enjoy your videos. A long time ago we frequently visited a pet shop that had a wonderful Mulluccan Cockatoo. After many visits we were very tempted to purchase the bird. (We had experience with budgies and cockatiels previously.). Fortunately the shop owner showed us the many reasons why it would be a very bad idea for us. And actually said she would not sell him to any one that worked and the bird would be alone all day. She, of course, was right. We were not prepared and would have ended up with a failure. We have always been grateful to this very ethical shop owner for her insight.
Wouldn't it be great people listened to this and used it for understanding other people? There would be less "accidental" killings, like what happened 45 min south of me in Kenosha. Patience, respect, observations...ya know? The things that make life better?
Damn, that clip with Comet, Tusa an Dave cracked me up. So hillarious. But I see what you said about their body language and their excitement, it's still super funny :D
Jamie: Don't judge a species based on experience with singular birds. Cockatoos: 👀👀 🤣🤣 All in good fun, I know you have tons of experience over the years. Also, I would 100% watch 200 more body language cues. Maybe a series? Or patreon exclusive?
BirdTricks maybe you have a higher dislike of cockatoos because you mentioned the hardest bird for you to read in the beginning was your hubby’s cockatoo.
I had a cockatiel, Shay, who would jump onto me if I was around and opened the cage door. I was used to tiels doing this since my friends had tiels that enjoyed being on shoulder's but not touched. So I let Shay do that thinking it's ok, Shay acted nothing like my last tiel and I was just trying to understand what it wanted or what he/she was doing. One day when I was at my kitchen table having tea and reading, Shay climbed from my shoulder to my chest right under my chin. She kept putting her head down in front of me, then peaking to a side to look at me, then flatten her feathers (I think if I remember correctly) and with her beak open kinda tap or hit or graze over my chin. It was never painful or caused me pain, but I was very confused. My last cockatiel, Ash, had been a bird I picked up from an abusive home, his wings were mutilated so he could never fly again. I was pretty ignorant as a kid, but learned later on. Anyway he did this beak motion when I cleaned his cage as an aggressive display to leave him alone. He was a grumpy untrusting bird, which I understood since his last family abused him. Shay was doing something similar to him, so I wasn't sure if she was upset or what I did wrong. At one point I went to push or tap her head with a finger to see if it was a truly aggressive behavior. She pushed her head into my finger and I kinda froze like what's happening 😂. When I did nothing she did that same weird beak motion where her beak was open and she moved her head around my finger making what sounded like an unhappy squeak sounds. I moved my figure over her head and she fluffed her face feathers and stayed there, moving her head to a different side every now and then. Whenever I stopped she got upset or mad at me and would grab my finger to get me to do it again 🤣😂, I was really strange and funny for me. No idea if i interpreted that wrong, but I think she want preening on her head. She did this whenever I sat in one place too long. Sorry of the long story, congrats if you read this far;!! And I'm sorry I babbled😅
Thank you both!! Shay did that behavior quiet a bit, and I honestly thought it was the cutest thing! She's gone now sadly, but I'm glad I had her and grateful for what she taught me
Ava Travis 🥰sorry for ur loss. I lost a bird about a month and a half ago from illness and another a few days ago from head trauma it’s been really hard but I completely agree with u, it was a pleasure to know them 💔
My bird Tango puts her head down sometimes for head scratches, but also when she's not done with our training session. Sometimes I have to entice her to step up when I'm done with a training session. She's gotten better, so she doesn't put her head down or squawk so much at me anymore. Now, she just keeps trying to blow me kisses and spinning. XD Tango used to be very aggressive. She used to be given boxes that triggered hormones, she was territorial or cage aggressive, she says "hey baby", "I'll bite you", and "stop it" whenever she's in a heightened state. I call her my guard bird. She only does it when someone other than me enters the room. She would also attack her toys and perches sometimes. I would love to learn about 200 body language cues! I have my own bird, but my step mom and dad have five birds and where I work there are four birds. Every bird is so unique in its own way! The African Grey at work puts her head down before trying to bite you. The Galah used to put her head up to the side of the cage like she wanted her head scratched, but then she'd whip her head around to bite. I worked on her aggression by holding her beak whenever I pet her through the cage, so I made sure I didn't get bit (target training wasn't an option. All the birds are on seed diets.). Then, I went to just petting her beak, and now I can pet her without worrying too much as long as I pay attention to her body language like if she starts eye pinning. My dad and step mom have a Yellow Naped Amazon with so many hormones! It's a nightmare! His body language is almost always aggressive everyday at some point. Finding BirdTricks, researching parrots from multiple sources, and being exposed to all these different birds has really given me experience. I keep learning new things all the time. There is a lot we still don't actually know about parrots. All of it is just so fascinating to me. Today, I'm continuing my journey to expand my knowledge as I care for my bird, but also to help the birds I care about around me. The birds at work are trying different vegetables for the first time and my step mom and dad at least give their birds pellets. It's a slow work in progress, but it's okay if they don't agree. My focus is to get the birds to be even a little bit happier. Thank you BirdTricks for teaching me so much, but for also sharing your knowledge and experience with the world. You're continuing to make a difference for humans and parrots alike.
When my amazon puts her head down, it means one of two things: either "leave me alone," or "I want scratches." She's learned that if I ask for a step up and she rubs her beak on the perch, I walk away, so now that's her cue that she doesn't want to interact. When she wants scratches, her head will be to the side of her feet and she'll fluff up her head feathers as she sees my hand approaching. It's also important to note that I am her favorite person and only one she lets pet her. I would never, EVER let someone else try to pet her if she put her head down.
when my african grey bows down as a reaction to me asking him about the option of stepping up I calmly leave the room and rethink the entire situation, I learned that means “hell no - now move away”, my fingers learned that too.
I love this Channel and I love watching you. I'm an old lady and I'm a grammar freak. When you say, "if you do such n such you will get bit." It should be "and you will get bitten." There that's it. please don't hate me I just like to help people speak better English. It's a gift. Goodbye. I have been binge-watching all of your videos and you're just so brilliant with these animals. I'm too old now to get a parrot or a cockatoo but I sure wish I had known all of this when I was younger because I certainly would have gotten one. I don't want to pass away and have nobody to give a bird to. I'm not that old but you know what I mean, they live a long long time.
Omg I had been reinforcing aggression on my budgie during target training. I thought that as long as his beak touched the target, we did it! But it was actually how he touched the target as well as his demeanor. Wow thanks Birdtricks!
I noticed that my female caique "dance" everytime she saw something that made her mad. For example when she was still at the window and would see the bus. First I though it was excitement. But when she did it everytime, I understood that she didn't like the bus stopping infront of the window.
My grey used to say "come on" when he was going to bite and when he was really pissed he'd do this gesture like he was going to pull his nails out ( he didn't pull on them, it was like a mime). When he was feeling social he'd put his head to the side and click ( it was like a kiss).
I grew up with a grey that would say, "Come here! Kisses!" then tag me, laugh and say, "Cesar's a bbaadddd bird" and laugh again lol! Loved that 💩 head bird lol
That reminds my of the amazon Storm I worked with who would boss me around and say, "Come here, GET OVER HERE." and if he said it to a man, it was so he could bite them!
My Scarlet aggressively plays with toys when my husband comes in the bird room. I have recently taught her to target and now my husband can interact with her without her being aggressive. Now I see why! Also, love the clip of Comet and Tusa with Dave, "Hello.", "Hello."...lol!
This video absolutely helped me. My Goffin is extremely aggressive, attacks everything. I've been working with her in target training the last week. At first it was "get that stick out of my face". As of yesterday, she touched the stick and accepted a treat. Do I trust her outside the cage? Emphatically "NO". She lashes out with a bite ALL the time. Do I trust her? NO! I have raised my Goffin since she was 12 weeks old..then aggressiveness began into her 5 month age and progressively, has gotten worse. She has had vet checks and blood tests to see if there was anything going on with her. She eats very well...but "leave me the heck alone" is her personality. Very sad for her. (Me mostly)
We have a Goffin as well, we adopted her and she is 15 years old with already reinforced aggressive behavior. She does the vocal ques and puffy feathers warning. It's heartbreaking to know she only knows how to be aggressive and that previous owners reinforced it. To add insult to injury she is super hormonal. This video was very informative. No one acknowledges how all these "cute" parrot videos are actually not cute.
So true about non acknowledgment of the behaviour. My Goffin is now 12 so I have been dealing with her "I'm going to get you" mentality for a long time. Even when she takes the treat from my hand, she's like a shark and grabs it with such force it is frightening.
Head down to me means “this is your last warning” for my parrots. Recently my moustache, who is a lover, bit my ear right through when he was on his cage and I was taking out his dirty dishes I am sure it’s because I am away all day getting my house ready to move in, and I know he will get back to normal when he sees his new room and the room size climbing net and more
Jamie, you & your fabulous family are another joy to see how great y'all interact as a team. Each of you bring different aspects to the training, handling, & playing off each other in so many situations. This takes a lot of time, love, patience, determination, & working together as one. Your home must be huge to accommodate all your birds, cages, indoor play & outdoor natural experience. I just wished I would have started watching y'all years ago when I bought my 2nd lovebird. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL VIDEOS!!
My (tame&handfed/hand raised) parrotlets all do that to say "no" . Backing off and respecting their no has kept their trust in us, so it has not turned into aggression. For example one was hatched Jan8,2017 so she is 3, going on 4. Sweetest thing .
You are so right about the difference in behaviour from bird to bird. I had a cockatiel many years ago, who was a total softie, ad loved to whistle and sing with me. 20 years later, I open up my heart to a new pair of tiels after the first passed away. And I always assumed whilsting to my bird was a positive thing, but now its an aggressive trigger for my male. I wish I could turn this around somehow, since he does in fact mimic the things I have whilsted, just wish it didnt heighten him to aggression.
My quaker is tricky, he will sometimes do cute things like the toy banging, the head down and then bam someone gets lunged at but he rarely bites. He is complicated, being that his reactions to certain people change throughout the weeks! Some days I'm the only person he wants, sometimes it's my hubby and sometimes my daughter. My blue throat does the head down thing when he wants to stay put, but it's really difficult to tell the difference because he is a very cuddly guy. Always wants head scratches, love and attention. So it becomes problematic when he won't step up, because he will literally fluff up and surf across your hand and snuggle into your fingers instead. He's sneaky. A piece of pine nut always convinces him otherwise, and instead of asking for a "step up" again, I generally ask him to recall to my hand instead, so he's really making a conscious choice to come with me. My sun conures are a whole different ball game, I find their body language more complicated then my other birds, they are very expressive but like you've mentioned some things that look adorable are actually red flags - like head bobbing and feather fluffing - it completely depends on the atmosphere and scenario as to if the head bob means "angry" or "excited" - and I'm learning the hard way!
This. our Quaker is the same. Part of the day he only wants my husband and then switches back and forth between us at night and boy oh boy does he make it clear who he wants to be with. When I try to explain to people I tell them he is like a cat, I love you I love you, give me scritches, I will do trick for treat, and then he's over it and lunges. There is literally seconds between his mood swings. And then fifteen minutes later, he's begging to get his head scritches again, not accepting no for an answer. We've been working on not rewarding this behavior for some time now.....
I have yet to visit Ronnie's for the love of birds but will very soon as I am on day 2 with Milo, a new feathered member of the family!! (GCC) Soooo happy!! ❤ After a seven year stretch of being birdless, I feel complete again. You are my favorite bird channel, hands down!! Love your (all three of you) presentation, your knowledge, your energy, your love. I'm learning so much! Thank you for doing all the work that goes into making these amazing videos!!
The "we want gentle" clip ( 9:46 ) was exactly the kind of help i needed to see! My love bird is extremely playful but only knows how to play by coming to me and chomping on any finger or inkling of flesh he can see. I see a glimmer of hope now. 😅
Head down, lunging, stomping around can be first signs of aggression, so can fanned tailfeathers, eye pinning, and feather puffing up. I studied my parrot for 21 years, and I'm glad many of the signs of aggression or pre-aggression I've learned align with JamieLeigh's. NIce work! :) And sometimes, backing off and trying at another time works best. Do it at the bird's pace and not yours.
most of the time, when my bird puts it's head down when i ask it to step up, i think it's getting ready to bite or lunge. when she does this, i reset and/or walk away, then ask her again. this works a lot and gets the point across most of the time.
My Moluccan Bilbo (25 yrs old) is adorable and I can read it very well indeed. Which means we don't get bitten now (we used to in the early years - he was very good at using corporal punishment to us to teach us his likes/dislikes etc). There are two particular issues I do have which I STILL can't fathom. (1) He will want to be WITH me - on the arm of the sofa next to my chair or on my over chair table. He will be absolutely adorable, having cuddles and kisses and will sit happily and then suddenly...he "sinks" down, fluffs up a bit head is full front (he won't let me see the side of his face) and he will flick his head and beak at me. He may take a half step forward towards me as a threat. It is really an absolute threat. Usually it happens around 9pm so we have assumed he wants to go to bed. My husband never gets this and has to step in to pick Bilbo who will happily step up. Sometimes I will move out of my chair rather sharpish and Bilbo will happily drop onto the chair (he has been getting a bit territorial about it but he's not allowed on the back when I am sitting on it - I do NOT permit him on my shoulder or near my head). So we aren't entirely sure what or why or what the trigger is for this behaviour. (2) He will sometimes half open his wings at me. And sometimes threaten as well. Its a bit like (1) above but it can happen at any time. I tend to get up and walk off if he does do that and he will then lose interest. (Only other issue is he hates baths which for a Cockatoo is necessary. We try to make it as nice as possible...He gets to sit on his favourite human (my husband) to dry off afterwards. We have tried various ways but he hates all of them. We are limited where we can "give" him a bath. Being in the UK means he has to have his baths inside only).
2 parakeets- each has different reasons for beak responses. Sky uses her beak as a third claw to climb and Ollie uses her beak as defense. She's learning she doesn't have to defend and will step up with one claw after 5 months. Both are rescue birds.
My male senegal cackles when he's heightened and then says "hey you! What are you doing?" It sounds precious but is definitely a reason for concern Also please more body language videos!
@@MoogieB hmm so they can sometimes be non-agressive? I've just inherited 2 messed up lorikeets, one in particular constantly does a foot up, I'm still trying to figure out if it's a good or bad sign when this one does it, mood flips back & forward so fast, so hard to tell what's what (plus it's only been a week & new home, new owner, so lots going on for them)
@@mehere8038 I’ve been watching BirdTricks for a while. They are very knowledgeable about all kinds of parrots. If I had one or planned to get one, I’d consult with them. Check out their website, they share some free information as well as videos , in person consultation & possibly over the phone. Good luck with your new sweeties!
I just started researching owning a bird. After watching this, I’m not so sure I’m qualified to own a bird despite the fact I work from home in a quiet environment. So much nuance!
A grey in a local pet shop has learnt how to call dogs over (whistles and says come here) then goes in to bite them through the bars. Definitely a very heightened behaviour
Your tapes are great! I got a new Yorkie 8 yrs ago. When I wanted it to come to me it would run. I reinforced the behavior and it runs to me. I had a budge who got a bath every Sun. It would open a spring cage door and hide under the couch.
I dont take my bird out of his cage unless he runs towards me and shows he really wants to come out. If he put his head down I'd assume that meant he didn't want to. The mole and skin tag thing is what I am having trouble with now so I'm doing target training to get him to focus on something else other than the new mole he found. My cockatiels head scratch ask is giving me kisses until I cave 😂
I can't take my grey out of his cage but when he is on top then he steps up. My cocktoo will let me take him out but I usually just wait until he's out then he hops on to my shoulder.
The couple things I picked up on are....1....The bird that waved at you. In that one second I thought I saw the bird saying, “ STAY AWAY”. 2...the smaller bird that had the ball with bells on it. When you got close, he appeared to me to be unsure/aggravated for whatever reason. The anxiety in the bird played out by him almost attacking the ball toy. He wasn’t playing. He was anxious. That’s what I thought I was seeing. Being that these birds are in a room filled with other birds and people, the overall energy in there is heightened. Hence, you were able to get a great video showing what certain behaviors actually mean. I learned that when a bird puts its head down, doesn’t always mean give me some head scratches. Thank you again for another great learning video! Hi Capri!💕. Nana Janet
I just adopted 2 CAG and they came from awful situations. One is 20yr old female Bundi & the other is 17yr old male Cesar. They haven't been out of their cages in years. The females 2nd owner (I am #4) used to lock her in a closet & she's been plucking ever since, 10yrs as far as I was told. She actually seems pretty sweet but doesn't want anything hands on, I can see bonding with her in the near future. The male, Cesar is very aggressive, territorial & non trusting. They were on an all seed diet, I'm slowly converting them to pellets & organic produce, mash & chop. I let them out of their cage every day & they stay on their individual cages, I ordered some bird stands so I can get them away from their cages.. can you do a video on taming older aggressive birds, maybe more people would be willing to adopt parrots in need. I am committed for life, but any help is greatly appreciated! ❤ Thank you for this video!!
Yes I need a video on taming older aggressive birds and I have recently started working with my moms parrot and he likes me, but only me and I want him to be a bit more comfortable with coming out.
Love you guys so much! I don’t know where my relationship with my parrot would be without you, Yessss please do more body language. Very helpful and eye opening.
My bird usually likes to just come out of his cage to spend time with me. That’s his reward for him. If he says no, I just take my hand out of the cage, then try again a few minutes later. He realizes he failed the first time, then he steps up the second time to get his reward. He’s pretty smart.😂
This is one of my favorite videos because I need to work on learning birdie behavior. I volunteer at a rescue, but most of the time I’m cleaning so I don’t always get the opportunity to work with them one on one. Please do more of these videos! 😁❤️🦜
This is important information for bird owners, but also non bird owners! The number of people who have insisted on touching Shelby despite her obvious (to me) disgust at the idea is insane.
My sun conure has two signs of aggression. One, is she’s make a cute “huh?” sound and swipes her beak on a object. Now if a finger comes near her she’ll bite. The other is she flair all her feathers out and slowly move her head in different directions. This type of aggression always means a bite.
Amazing channel!!!! I live in England, Fleet and I got my first ever parrot just a week ago. It’s a Green Quaker parrot which we named Perry. We already love him to bits! He is 5 months old and still timid and a bit scared. I follow all your recommendations and bought seeds which you recommended in one of your videos. Thank you so much!
Your insight and wisdom is so amazing. These same truths can be applied to working with people who have serious life/behavior issues. Letting the one you are working with decide, making it worth it to them and listening to them. We can best help other critters and other people by adjusting ourselves to what they need.
Every time my bird puts his head down it’s like him saying “This is your last warning, back off.” And if I don’t listen to that warning he always ends up biting me.
I would totally stick around for as many body language items that you have to share. This was an awesome video! So much great content! Thank you ❤️ thank you ❤️ and please consider making a part two.🤞🏼🤞🏼🙏🏻🙏🏻
Excellent, excellent video about bird behavior. I am duly impressed. And yeah- I have two blue and golds, one from a bad home. Ruffle plus pin plus foot up (he does that when the other macaw teases him) is an indication of trouble. He will literally push the other one away with that foot. When a macaw dances without being solicited to do so, watch out.. My Moluccan will put his head down when he does not want to be picked up, and I respect that. Hanging from the side of the cage is another indicator, I will only pick him up when he is in the middle of his perch and not trying to avoid me. I have to add that he is also a rescue and has some behavioral problems, ( I knew when I got him that he was terrified of people) and he has done a complete turnaround so I am not going to do anything to damage the trust we developed. I loved the little "hello" session with the two macaws, that was hilarious! They are the biggest clowns.
I would love to hear your thoughts about seemingly every single "pet store" that has birds having their wings clipped so they "can't get away". So infuriating!!
Animal Atlanta the owner 100% told me “fat birds can’t runaway” I asked him why would they runaway. His response was “they just do that’s what birds are gonna why would they stay with us” I told him about bird tricks and he then went on a tangent of they are just fooling people and he’s not. Then tried to sell me a 750$ cockatoo after telling me I had no experience. WHY would you sell to a person who you just told was inexperienced and knows nothing a hard core bird. I walked out
Usually pet stores claim to do it for the safety of the birds - so they aren't flying into things - but any excuse to clip a fledging bird's wings is bull.
Love this video, please do more. One of my Cockatiels puts his head down and it looks like he wants to be petted but he bites instead. Now I know It's his way of saying back off or don't touch me. Thank you.
The socialization/aggression training was super helpful. I have a yellow crowned amazon who likes women. I've basically been doing what you mentioned; working with him since he likes me and then transferring that to other people. Thanks for the reassuring info ❤️
Thanks so much for talking about this, and your example with cockatoos in particular is super important!!! I have a great BFA and I am really blessed to have gotten this bird. I love him so much. I have a friend who asked me if I could take one of her birds...a cockatoo. At the time, I had the ideal setup...I had some reservations. I ended up saying no. A month later, I had a terrible accident and broke my ankle and had to have surgery and have someone stay with me for a while and I am so relieved that I only had one parrot...he was a wonderful companion when I was in terrible pain...he would come to me and climb up and perch on me and bark softly to comfort me. I love him so much 💞
I am glad you did this video. I am thinking about getting a bird. Just trying to learn as much as I can before getting a parrot. I'd sit through 200 body language tips.
I think its more important to know the bird than say things like "talking is a sign of aggression" "waving is a sign of aggression" "dancing is a sign of aggression" "playing is a sign of aggression". Because some birds those can be. Some birds none of those are signs of aggression. It really depends on the bird. I think this video would be better served pointing out physical signs like eye pinning, spread tail, quick movements, wings away from the body. Those signs are the dead giveaway regardless of what else the bird is doing.
As a new "parront", your videos are a value-packed goldmine to me. Thank you so much for your efforts and great work to forward your advocacy and share about the love for birds to all the world! All the best to you!
I have a Red Lored Amazon, he will sometimes put how foot out like he wants to shake hands with you, but really wants you to get close enough that he can bite you
From watching all your videos over the years (I needed as much info as possible taking in a second bird from a family member to work with our baby of the same species), everything you have said is so true! I was trying and trying and TRYING to get my husband to listen to me as to what I was seeing in his reactions to this bird, as if he is supposed to be like our little girl. They are 2 VERY different babies in personality, temperament, and wants. My husband, believing he knows everything because he had birds as a kid and before I had any, said I was crazy and didn't know what I was talking about. I love psychology, and psychology is something that is able to be put towards everything! I am a people and bird watcher/observer because I find it interesting, so when I would tell him that Piney is attacking him when he comes in the room because of how he has been with her for the first year and a half, that he wasn't listening to him or giving this little guy an opportunity to tell my husband that he wasn't comfortable with something or didn't like something, my husband didn't pay attention. My hubby's arms are scarred horribly, like he had a-bad-case-of-the-chicken-pox-and-scratched-until-the-pustules-bled scarring (and this is from a GCC). His parents kept telling him to get rid of Piney, and he threatened to get rid of her if I didn't get her to listen. This little bird is my buddy and is quite attached to me, so I was NOT letting her go, even after watching you talk about when a bird just isn't a fit to your family. Piney went from a home that kept him in a cage and handled with a towel only when he needed to be taken out; the only neighbor was a cockatiel who was also in a cage all the time, and a small shih tzu that came in and barked if the birds got too loud. Piney came to us, stayed in a separate room from the other birds (Momo and 3 or 4 parakeets) until it was time to bring him in to be with all of them. My husband started out by chasing him in the cage to get Piney out. NO! Give Piney some time! Bribery was my way. He read something about holding a bird around the neck so they can't bite you if it gets to be too much, which he did daily, and sometimes multiple times a day out of anger. His patience was long gone, and Piney deserved better. Long story short, we moved, and I FORCED him to work with my Piney MORE! Piney and Momo have a large aviary in our bedroom (my daughter brought home a pitty terrier who is learning how to behave around them, so our babies are stuck in one room most of the day outside the aviary), and Piney is very happy and no long attacks or really bites. He loves his cage, he loves his Momo, and he loves the room. Piney just wasn't happy in the last place, and he FINALLY got his daddy to listen! Sad it took so long. I play your vids for my husband for a REASON! Thank you. I will be playing this one for him, too, while I hold my tongue from saying "I told you so!" I do enjoy being able to do that at some time!
I love my partner, but if he ever told me to get rid of a pet I would immediately start looking for divorce attorneys. I don't think I would need to worry about him mistreating our animals, though, so I doubt we would ever get into a situation where he started resenting one of them.
Great you came out with this video, cause you just confirmed what we were noticing with our CAG. When she talks she becomes really aggressive, bobbing her head and "waving hello", looks adorable but it's not friendly gestures. Totally different behavior from her doing it during training sessions.
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Jamie: I don’t want to make it too complicate or boring-
Everyone: WE LIKE BORING AND COMPLICATED
We all like it and we need something to do in quarantine
It might be a bird person thing 😂😂😂
Some do, some don't.
I’m so happy you did this! And please do 200!
Your video content is so cool and so informative! I am a crazy animal lover always researching from mini pigs to toucans lol
Yes!!! I second 200!!!
@@jennip13 I triple 200
@@bazvini u ok, mate?
@@vizonegames1368 io
You are my favorite "animal" RUclipsr, and I don't even have birds! The message I take away is: respect the animal, pay attention, communicate clearly. I think this is going to improve everyone's relationships with their pet, no matter the species. But at the same time I also simply enjoy seeing all those amazing, beautiful birds!
Thank you so much! I surely hope that is the message being received by viewers.
BirdTricks it is!! Recently I’ve started noticing the ways my parents try and train my dogs is SUPER bad... they yell at them when the do something wrong- but dogs don’t know what that meansss
Jared Kelly you can yell super nice things to your dog..they’ll still think you are scolding them...you can also whisper sweet abusive stuff to a dog..who will think your being nice to it..animals hear tone..not words..you should take over the training of your family’s dogs..for sure..judging by that one comment...
@@jaredkelly4991 I get it!!! The tone of voice is EVERYTHING! Add your body language and you have a conversation with a critter. I do understand completely when you watch people, especially those you know, do this with their non-human family members. I've stepped in when someone is beating their dog for not doing something they wanted, and all I am told is that it's their dog and mind my biz.
Send this to your parents! I know Jamie is explaining bird language, but dogs have body language, too! I am always watching Slater (my daughter's pitty) to make sure all critters are safe!
@@BirdTricks Just to let you know, it definitely has! I’m only 11 and you have helped me care, understand and respect my birds :)
that macaws wave was like"im gonna hold your finger like a walnut, and eat it" it just looked creepy
lol yes so accurate!
I know this will sound really weird, but you know the part in "Beetlejuice" when he is holding a Zagnut above his grave and calling for the fly? "Come on! How 'bout a little bite?" That was what was going through my head watching this macaw waving/grabbing at the air!
It's a "warning foot". "stay away.
One of the macaws at work always says “c’mere, c’mere!” right before he lunges for a bite. Then afterwards he says “ouch!”
Omg that’s hilarious but also scary 😂
ASparkleyPenguin it’s terrifying 😂 he looks so innocent and cute, too! that’s how they get you!
I call my bird cmere. He will run from 1 end of t he house to another. He comea outta trees. My guy goes n and out. He scratches with the chickens. His best friend was a turkey. He doesn't know what he is scratching for but he does it
😂🤣🤭
OMGG that’s adorable but I’ll be scared if thta happens to me 😭😂
You should do a channel just on bird body language. So interesting and important!
swe ann. I was thinking more of a series but yeah same kinda thing
Funny hearing about birds doing a thing that I do, a lot. I'm autistic and one of the symptoms that I'm getting overstimulated can be that I'll start infodumping (which is a heightened behaviour, excited, sometimes play/joy but just like, it's a higher energy state), maybe I latch onto a factoid or go off on some kind of verbal tangent as a way of redirecting energy coming from me or something I'm feeling from other people, then just. It's too much and I shut down. Sometimes watching videos like this is almost calming because seeing people treat emotional experiences which do, from an outside anthropomorphic perspective at least, feel intuitive and relatable... But then like, watching people actually trying to understand, and communicate on that critters level? Wish folks would try that with me more. I try it all the time with them. Learning about these animals has given me so many more avenues for social problem solving, I really hope one day I can become the advocate that my psychologist says I could be.
I love that statement “the bird knows itself best” 👍🏽❤️
I'm impressed with how Capri handles the other Quaker parrot. she went in and immediately noticed the signs that a step up wasn't gonna happen
I'm a care worker and one of my clients has an amazon (love going to their house for obvious reasons) and I noticed how he had very different body language towards different carers. I wasn't 100% sure which behaviour was which but from previous videos I had a vague idea of his reactions. After watching this I know he gets excited/happy when he sees me which is so nice!!!
That is a sign of aggression🤣
@@bl3788 I spoke to birdtricks directly and apparently it can also be excitement in amazons. 🤷♀️
@@ashjvlogs How did you contact them?
@@arm_chair I joined their patreon
@@ashjvlogs I see
I’m sure I’m not the only one that would happily watch all 202 body language cues!! Really helpful and informative video, thank you!
I'm absolutely addicted to this channel and I don't have birds nor do I plan to have them. It's just so instructive and interesting I don't miss a single video and I'm always wanting the next one 😂
Now, when I watch those cute/funny bird compilations, after having watched most of your videos and learning so much, I can spot the behaviors of a lot of those birds that are actually hormonal or aggression rather than playful and cute... it's a little upsetting because I used to be ignorant of that and just thought they were cute, but at the same time I'm glad I now know what you've taught me about birds.
Also, specifically what you said about two birds of the same species being completely different, it's the same with dogs. Just because you've had, for example, a golden retriever who was the best dog in the world, it doesn't mean the next one will be the same. Every individual animal has its own personality.
Thoroughly enjoy your videos. A long time ago we frequently visited a pet shop that had a wonderful Mulluccan Cockatoo. After many visits we were very tempted to purchase the bird. (We had experience with budgies and cockatiels previously.).
Fortunately the shop owner showed us the many reasons why it would be a very bad idea for us. And actually said she would not sell him to any one that worked and the bird would be alone all day. She, of course, was right. We were not prepared and would have ended up with a failure. We have always been grateful to this very ethical shop owner for her insight.
I've never clicked on a video as fast. Liked before even watching it 😂
Hah, these are not only bird tricks but life lessons! (Re: Not carrying assumptions from prior experiences with other/similar birds!)
Yes, I agree
agreed
Totally agree!!
Wouldn't it be great people listened to this and used it for understanding other people? There would be less "accidental" killings, like what happened 45 min south of me in Kenosha. Patience, respect, observations...ya know? The things that make life better?
(The more I study birds, I feel like I would be a bird myself to some wiser kinds of beings. This is both funny and insightful.)
Damn, that clip with Comet, Tusa an Dave cracked me up. So hillarious. But I see what you said about their body language and their excitement, it's still super funny :D
That was golden. 😂
I thought it was super cute too!
Yeah that was really funny
Jamie: Don't judge a species based on experience with singular birds.
Cockatoos: 👀👀
🤣🤣 All in good fun, I know you have tons of experience over the years. Also, I would 100% watch 200 more body language cues. Maybe a series? Or patreon exclusive?
Yeah. Cockatoos are definitely readable. They just have a different language than other parrots.
omg this comment made me lol
BirdTricks maybe you have a higher dislike of cockatoos because you mentioned the hardest bird for you to read in the beginning was your hubby’s cockatoo.
Cockatoos with four eyes: 👀👀
@@AchtungKarate Ain't that the truth.
I had a cockatiel, Shay, who would jump onto me if I was around and opened the cage door. I was used to tiels doing this since my friends had tiels that enjoyed being on shoulder's but not touched. So I let Shay do that thinking it's ok, Shay acted nothing like my last tiel and I was just trying to understand what it wanted or what he/she was doing. One day when I was at my kitchen table having tea and reading, Shay climbed from my shoulder to my chest right under my chin. She kept putting her head down in front of me, then peaking to a side to look at me, then flatten her feathers (I think if I remember correctly) and with her beak open kinda tap or hit or graze over my chin. It was never painful or caused me pain, but I was very confused. My last cockatiel, Ash, had been a bird I picked up from an abusive home, his wings were mutilated so he could never fly again. I was pretty ignorant as a kid, but learned later on. Anyway he did this beak motion when I cleaned his cage as an aggressive display to leave him alone. He was a grumpy untrusting bird, which I understood since his last family abused him.
Shay was doing something similar to him, so I wasn't sure if she was upset or what I did wrong. At one point I went to push or tap her head with a finger to see if it was a truly aggressive behavior. She pushed her head into my finger and I kinda froze like what's happening 😂. When I did nothing she did that same weird beak motion where her beak was open and she moved her head around my finger making what sounded like an unhappy squeak sounds. I moved my figure over her head and she fluffed her face feathers and stayed there, moving her head to a different side every now and then. Whenever I stopped she got upset or mad at me and would grab my finger to get me to do it again 🤣😂, I was really strange and funny for me. No idea if i interpreted that wrong, but I think she want preening on her head. She did this whenever I sat in one place too long.
Sorry of the long story, congrats if you read this far;!! And I'm sorry I babbled😅
Ava Travis. Aww
@Ava Travis this story is so wholesome! But, the bird could just be asking for scritches, or trying to get your attention. cockatiels are weird burbs
Thank you both!! Shay did that behavior quiet a bit, and I honestly thought it was the cutest thing! She's gone now sadly, but I'm glad I had her and grateful for what she taught me
Ava Travis
🥰sorry for ur loss. I lost a bird about a month and a half ago from illness and another a few days ago from head trauma it’s been really hard but I completely agree with u, it was a pleasure to know them 💔
Waiting for Chapter 2...
My bird Tango puts her head down sometimes for head scratches, but also when she's not done with our training session. Sometimes I have to entice her to step up when I'm done with a training session. She's gotten better, so she doesn't put her head down or squawk so much at me anymore. Now, she just keeps trying to blow me kisses and spinning. XD
Tango used to be very aggressive. She used to be given boxes that triggered hormones, she was territorial or cage aggressive, she says "hey baby", "I'll bite you", and "stop it" whenever she's in a heightened state. I call her my guard bird. She only does it when someone other than me enters the room. She would also attack her toys and perches sometimes.
I would love to learn about 200 body language cues! I have my own bird, but my step mom and dad have five birds and where I work there are four birds. Every bird is so unique in its own way! The African Grey at work puts her head down before trying to bite you. The Galah used to put her head up to the side of the cage like she wanted her head scratched, but then she'd whip her head around to bite. I worked on her aggression by holding her beak whenever I pet her through the cage, so I made sure I didn't get bit (target training wasn't an option. All the birds are on seed diets.). Then, I went to just petting her beak, and now I can pet her without worrying too much as long as I pay attention to her body language like if she starts eye pinning. My dad and step mom have a Yellow Naped Amazon with so many hormones! It's a nightmare! His body language is almost always aggressive everyday at some point.
Finding BirdTricks, researching parrots from multiple sources, and being exposed to all these different birds has really given me experience. I keep learning new things all the time. There is a lot we still don't actually know about parrots. All of it is just so fascinating to me.
Today, I'm continuing my journey to expand my knowledge as I care for my bird, but also to help the birds I care about around me. The birds at work are trying different vegetables for the first time and my step mom and dad at least give their birds pellets. It's a slow work in progress, but it's okay if they don't agree. My focus is to get the birds to be even a little bit happier.
Thank you BirdTricks for teaching me so much, but for also sharing your knowledge and experience with the world. You're continuing to make a difference for humans and parrots alike.
Comet and Tusa saying „hello“ to each other made my day. 😂😂😂
When my amazon puts her head down, it means one of two things: either "leave me alone," or "I want scratches." She's learned that if I ask for a step up and she rubs her beak on the perch, I walk away, so now that's her cue that she doesn't want to interact. When she wants scratches, her head will be to the side of her feet and she'll fluff up her head feathers as she sees my hand approaching. It's also important to note that I am her favorite person and only one she lets pet her. I would never, EVER let someone else try to pet her if she put her head down.
Who else loves Jamieleigh,Dave and Capri!! 🥰🥰
Mee
Kelsey - Lilly- White same ❤️❤️
I do! 😊
Kenrick Bautista same
Aw thanks!
Ok, I've watched the Comet and Tusa bit like six times now... "hello!"
when my african grey bows down as a reaction to me asking him about the option of stepping up I calmly leave the room and rethink the entire situation, I learned that means “hell no - now move away”, my fingers learned that too.
I love this Channel and I love watching you. I'm an old lady and I'm a grammar freak. When you say, "if you do such n such you will get bit."
It should be "and you will get bitten." There that's it. please don't hate me I just like to help people speak better English. It's a gift. Goodbye. I have been binge-watching all of your videos and you're just so brilliant with these animals. I'm too old now to get a parrot or a cockatoo but I sure wish I had known all of this when I was younger because I certainly would have gotten one. I don't want to pass away and have nobody to give a bird to. I'm not that old but you know what I mean, they live a long long time.
Omg I had been reinforcing aggression on my budgie during target training. I thought that as long as his beak touched the target, we did it! But it was actually how he touched the target as well as his demeanor. Wow thanks Birdtricks!
I would stick around for the full 202 behaviours :) I'm fascinated by body language in animals.
I noticed that my female caique "dance" everytime she saw something that made her mad. For example when she was still at the window and would see the bus. First I though it was excitement. But when she did it everytime, I understood that she didn't like the bus stopping infront of the window.
it was blocking her view.
Well it's her house...
Lol, she would boogie out her frustration. Sounds like dance is a healthy release for her. Lol, still cute
My grey used to say "come on" when he was going to bite and when he was really pissed he'd do this gesture like he was going to pull his nails out ( he didn't pull on them, it was like a mime). When he was feeling social he'd put his head to the side and click ( it was like a kiss).
I grew up with a grey that would say, "Come here! Kisses!" then tag me, laugh and say, "Cesar's a bbaadddd bird" and laugh again lol! Loved that 💩 head bird lol
That reminds my of the amazon Storm I worked with who would boss me around and say, "Come here, GET OVER HERE." and if he said it to a man, it was so he could bite them!
@@BirdTricks I do love them when they're cheeky buggers :-)
My Scarlet aggressively plays with toys when my husband comes in the bird room. I have recently taught her to target and now my husband can interact with her without her being aggressive. Now I see why!
Also, love the clip of Comet and Tusa with Dave, "Hello.", "Hello."...lol!
You know my green cheek is really mad when she laughs she like you don't know what you have coming for you hahahahahahaha!
This video absolutely helped me. My Goffin is extremely aggressive, attacks everything. I've been working with her in target training the last week. At first it was "get that stick out of my face". As of yesterday, she touched the stick and accepted a treat. Do I trust her outside the cage? Emphatically "NO". She lashes out with a bite ALL the time. Do I trust her? NO! I have raised my Goffin since she was 12 weeks old..then aggressiveness began into her 5 month age and progressively, has gotten worse. She has had vet checks and blood tests to see if there was anything going on with her. She eats very well...but "leave me the heck alone" is her personality. Very sad for her. (Me mostly)
We have a Goffin as well, we adopted her and she is 15 years old with already reinforced aggressive behavior. She does the vocal ques and puffy feathers warning. It's heartbreaking to know she only knows how to be aggressive and that previous owners reinforced it. To add insult to injury she is super hormonal. This video was very informative. No one acknowledges how all these "cute" parrot videos are actually not cute.
So true about non acknowledgment of the behaviour. My Goffin is now 12 so I have been dealing with her "I'm going to get you" mentality for a long time. Even when she takes the treat from my hand, she's like a shark and grabs it with such force it is frightening.
I've had parrot's for a year and I'm still learning all I can. I hope I never stop learning with the beautiful animals.
Head down to me means “this is your last warning” for my parrots. Recently my moustache, who is a lover, bit my ear right through when he was on his cage and I was taking out his dirty dishes I am sure it’s because I am away all day getting my house ready to move in, and I know he will get back to normal when he sees his new room and the room size climbing net and more
If he doesn't kill you first...
Jamie, you & your fabulous family are another joy to see how great y'all interact as a team. Each of you bring different aspects to the training, handling, & playing off each other in so many situations. This takes a lot of time, love, patience, determination, & working together as one. Your home must be huge to accommodate all your birds, cages, indoor play & outdoor natural experience. I just wished I would have started watching y'all years ago when I bought my 2nd lovebird. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL VIDEOS!!
tiel puts his head down and makes kissy sounds when he wants scritches. when he doesnt want me to pick him up, he will gently push my hand away.
You trained your parrot well. I’m still trynna train my African grey
My (tame&handfed/hand raised) parrotlets all do that to say "no" . Backing off and respecting their no has kept their trust in us, so it has not turned into aggression. For example one was hatched Jan8,2017 so she is 3, going on 4. Sweetest thing .
You are so right about the difference in behaviour from bird to bird. I had a cockatiel many years ago, who was a total softie, ad loved to whistle and sing with me. 20 years later, I open up my heart to a new pair of tiels after the first passed away. And I always assumed whilsting to my bird was a positive thing, but now its an aggressive trigger for my male. I wish I could turn this around somehow, since he does in fact mimic the things I have whilsted, just wish it didnt heighten him to aggression.
My quaker is tricky, he will sometimes do cute things like the toy banging, the head down and then bam someone gets lunged at but he rarely bites. He is complicated, being that his reactions to certain people change throughout the weeks! Some days I'm the only person he wants, sometimes it's my hubby and sometimes my daughter. My blue throat does the head down thing when he wants to stay put, but it's really difficult to tell the difference because he is a very cuddly guy. Always wants head scratches, love and attention. So it becomes problematic when he won't step up, because he will literally fluff up and surf across your hand and snuggle into your fingers instead. He's sneaky. A piece of pine nut always convinces him otherwise, and instead of asking for a "step up" again, I generally ask him to recall to my hand instead, so he's really making a conscious choice to come with me. My sun conures are a whole different ball game, I find their body language more complicated then my other birds, they are very expressive but like you've mentioned some things that look adorable are actually red flags - like head bobbing and feather fluffing - it completely depends on the atmosphere and scenario as to if the head bob means "angry" or "excited" - and I'm learning the hard way!
This. our Quaker is the same. Part of the day he only wants my husband and then switches back and forth between us at night and boy oh boy does he make it clear who he wants to be with. When I try to explain to people I tell them he is like a cat, I love you I love you, give me scritches, I will do trick for treat, and then he's over it and lunges. There is literally seconds between his mood swings. And then fifteen minutes later, he's begging to get his head scritches again, not accepting no for an answer. We've been working on not rewarding this behavior for some time now.....
@@denisegray8445 At 5 years old my conure has become like this.
I am unable to comment, I do not have birds. But I am addicted to your channel.
I have yet to visit Ronnie's for the love of birds but will very soon as I am on day 2 with Milo, a new feathered member of the family!! (GCC) Soooo happy!! ❤ After a seven year stretch of being birdless, I feel complete again.
You are my favorite bird channel, hands down!! Love your (all three of you) presentation, your knowledge, your energy, your love. I'm learning so much! Thank you for doing all the work that goes into making these amazing videos!!
The "we want gentle" clip ( 9:46 ) was exactly the kind of help i needed to see! My love bird is extremely playful but only knows how to play by coming to me and chomping on any finger or inkling of flesh he can see. I see a glimmer of hope now. 😅
15:35 should be a separate clip, albeit a short one, because the brothers greeting each other is so funny, and Dave really "sells" it, too. 😂
Head down, lunging, stomping around can be first signs of aggression, so can fanned tailfeathers, eye pinning, and feather puffing up. I studied my parrot for 21 years, and I'm glad many of the signs of aggression or pre-aggression I've learned align with JamieLeigh's. NIce work! :) And sometimes, backing off and trying at another time works best. Do it at the bird's pace and not yours.
most of the time, when my bird puts it's head down when i ask it to step up, i think it's getting ready to bite or lunge. when she does this, i reset and/or walk away, then ask her again. this works a lot and gets the point across most of the time.
That is what I do and that is perfect!
My Moluccan Bilbo (25 yrs old) is adorable and I can read it very well indeed. Which means we don't get bitten now (we used to in the early years - he was very good at using corporal punishment to us to teach us his likes/dislikes etc). There are two particular issues I do have which I STILL can't fathom.
(1) He will want to be WITH me - on the arm of the sofa next to my chair or on my over chair table. He will be absolutely adorable, having cuddles and kisses and will sit happily and then suddenly...he "sinks" down, fluffs up a bit head is full front (he won't let me see the side of his face) and he will flick his head and beak at me. He may take a half step forward towards me as a threat. It is really an absolute threat. Usually it happens around 9pm so we have assumed he wants to go to bed. My husband never gets this and has to step in to pick Bilbo who will happily step up. Sometimes I will move out of my chair rather sharpish and Bilbo will happily drop onto the chair (he has been getting a bit territorial about it but he's not allowed on the back when I am sitting on it - I do NOT permit him on my shoulder or near my head). So we aren't entirely sure what or why or what the trigger is for this behaviour.
(2) He will sometimes half open his wings at me. And sometimes threaten as well. Its a bit like (1) above but it can happen at any time. I tend to get up and walk off if he does do that and he will then lose interest.
(Only other issue is he hates baths which for a Cockatoo is necessary. We try to make it as nice as possible...He gets to sit on his favourite human (my husband) to dry off afterwards. We have tried various ways but he hates all of them. We are limited where we can "give" him a bath. Being in the UK means he has to have his baths inside only).
2 parakeets- each has different reasons for beak responses. Sky uses her beak as a third claw to climb and Ollie uses her beak as defense. She's learning she doesn't have to defend and will step up with one claw after 5 months. Both are rescue birds.
My male senegal cackles when he's heightened and then says "hey you! What are you doing?" It sounds precious but is definitely a reason for concern
Also please more body language videos!
It was definitely aggression, the waving I mean.
I thought so too. I’ve seen the cute low waves by Bondi & this macaw raised his foot high & opened & closed his toes. Didn’t look sweet to me!
Peter Mortensen 4:19
His face expression gives it all.
@@MoogieB hmm so they can sometimes be non-agressive? I've just inherited 2 messed up lorikeets, one in particular constantly does a foot up, I'm still trying to figure out if it's a good or bad sign when this one does it, mood flips back & forward so fast, so hard to tell what's what (plus it's only been a week & new home, new owner, so lots going on for them)
@@mehere8038 I’ve been watching BirdTricks for a while. They are very knowledgeable about all kinds of parrots. If I had one or planned to get one, I’d consult with them. Check out their website, they share some free information as well as videos , in person consultation & possibly over the phone. Good luck with your new sweeties!
I just started researching owning a bird. After watching this, I’m not so sure I’m qualified to own a bird despite the fact I work from home in a quiet environment. So much nuance!
A grey in a local pet shop has learnt how to call dogs over (whistles and says come here) then goes in to bite them through the bars. Definitely a very heightened behaviour
Your tapes are great! I got a new Yorkie 8 yrs ago. When I wanted it to come to me it would run. I reinforced the behavior and it runs to me. I had a budge who got a bath every Sun. It would open a spring cage door and hide under the couch.
I dont take my bird out of his cage unless he runs towards me and shows he really wants to come out. If he put his head down I'd assume that meant he didn't want to. The mole and skin tag thing is what I am having trouble with now so I'm doing target training to get him to focus on something else other than the new mole he found. My cockatiels head scratch ask is giving me kisses until I cave 😂
Being really obvious here but if a mole is "new" to both your bird and you, get it checked by a dermatologist.
Bondi is a pro mole and freckle and skin tag and scab remover...
@@spiritmatter1553 I have moles everywhere, always got them as a kid it's not a new thing.
@Birdtricks, I'd like to rent Bondi's services! 😂 LOL
I can't take my grey out of his cage but when he is on top then he steps up. My cocktoo will let me take him out but I usually just wait until he's out then he hops on to my shoulder.
The couple things I picked up on are....1....The bird that waved at you. In that one second I thought I saw the bird saying, “ STAY AWAY”. 2...the smaller bird that had the ball with bells on it. When you got close, he appeared to me to be unsure/aggravated for whatever reason. The anxiety in the bird played out by him almost attacking the ball toy. He wasn’t playing. He was anxious. That’s what I thought I was seeing. Being that these birds are in a room filled with other birds and people, the overall energy in there is heightened. Hence, you were able to get a great video showing what certain behaviors actually mean. I learned that when a bird puts its head down, doesn’t always mean give me some head scratches. Thank you again for another great learning video! Hi Capri!💕. Nana Janet
I just adopted 2 CAG and they came from awful situations. One is 20yr old female Bundi & the other is 17yr old male Cesar. They haven't been out of their cages in years. The females 2nd owner (I am #4) used to lock her in a closet & she's been plucking ever since, 10yrs as far as I was told. She actually seems pretty sweet but doesn't want anything hands on, I can see bonding with her in the near future. The male, Cesar is very aggressive, territorial & non trusting. They were on an all seed diet, I'm slowly converting them to pellets & organic produce, mash & chop. I let them out of their cage every day & they stay on their individual cages, I ordered some bird stands so I can get them away from their cages.. can you do a video on taming older aggressive birds, maybe more people would be willing to adopt parrots in need. I am committed for life, but any help is greatly appreciated! ❤
Thank you for this video!!
How are you getting on with this. I have recently inherited my mums 23 year old CAG. An she is supper aggressive with me.
Yes I need a video on taming older aggressive birds and I have recently started working with my moms parrot and he likes me, but only me and I want him to be a bit more comfortable with coming out.
Love you guys so much! I don’t know where my relationship with my parrot would be without you, Yessss please do more body language. Very helpful and eye opening.
Yay! I love learning about this stuff 💕💕
Great info! :D i reaaaaally enjoyed it. Love this video
My bird usually likes to just come out of his cage to spend time with me. That’s his reward for him. If he says no, I just take my hand out of the cage, then try again a few minutes later. He realizes he failed the first time, then he steps up the second time to get his reward. He’s pretty smart.😂
Your videos really have made my birds' lives better than they ever could have been before
My Senegal parrot puts her head down when she doesn’t want to get off my shoulder or go back into her cage.
This is one of my favorite videos because I need to work on learning birdie behavior. I volunteer at a rescue, but most of the time I’m cleaning so I don’t always get the opportunity to work with them one on one. Please do more of these videos! 😁❤️🦜
It's hard to think such a cute wave could be a bad thing
This is important information for bird owners, but also non bird owners! The number of people who have insisted on touching Shelby despite her obvious (to me) disgust at the idea is insane.
My sun conure has two signs of aggression. One, is she’s make a cute “huh?” sound and swipes her beak on a object. Now if a finger comes near her she’ll bite. The other is she flair all her feathers out and slowly move her head in different directions. This type of aggression always means a bite.
Are you sure you dont have my sun? Mine fluffs up and waves side to side before lunging
Hurricane blazer looks like it is a sun thing lol
I would actually love to see the 200 body language cues. I think a lot of people would actually love the indepth version.
When my bird puts there head down while I’m asking her to step up, it means no mom I don’t want to step up 😆
Amazing channel!!!! I live in England, Fleet and I got my first ever parrot just a week ago. It’s a Green Quaker parrot which we named Perry. We already love him to bits! He is 5 months old and still timid and a bit scared. I follow all your recommendations and bought seeds which you recommended in one of your videos.
Thank you so much!
When my bird puts her head down when I ask for a step up, it's a warning for me not to ask again. I interpret it as: "don't make me bite you".
I watching and this video is 3 years old already. It's gold!
My green cheek conure dances everytime he sees new people
Your insight and wisdom is so amazing. These same truths can be applied to working with people who have serious life/behavior issues. Letting the one you are working with decide, making it worth it to them and listening to them.
We can best help other critters and other people by adjusting ourselves to what they need.
Every time my bird puts his head down it’s like him saying “This is your last warning, back off.” And if I don’t listen to that warning he always ends up biting me.
I would totally stick around for as many body language items that you have to share. This was an awesome video! So much great content! Thank you ❤️ thank you ❤️ and please consider making a part two.🤞🏼🤞🏼🙏🏻🙏🏻
Omg these red eyes really scared me ! hahahaha
Its worth re-watching these videos.
'Hello, hello, hello'😂
My cockatoo does the thing where he puts his head down, and that means he wants to be pet and then he throws a tantrum
Excellent, excellent video about bird behavior. I am duly impressed. And yeah- I have two blue and golds, one from a bad home. Ruffle plus pin plus foot up (he does that when the other macaw teases him) is an indication of trouble. He will literally push the other one away with that foot. When a macaw dances without being solicited to do so, watch out.. My Moluccan will put his head down when he does not want to be picked up, and I respect that. Hanging from the side of the cage is another indicator, I will only pick him up when he is in the middle of his perch and not trying to avoid me. I have to add that he is also a rescue and has some behavioral problems, ( I knew when I got him that he was terrified of people) and he has done a complete turnaround so I am not going to do anything to damage the trust we developed.
I loved the little "hello" session with the two macaws, that was hilarious! They are the biggest clowns.
OHHHH EARLY GANG
This will definitely be a video I watch more than once for revision 💖
When my Quaker does this it’s because she doesn’t want me to move her from my shoulder
Thanks!
I`m first yeah!!!!!
Love you guys, my pigeon got out today, the struggles but because he is a ex racer pigeon he stuck around and eventually I get him to come back to me.
I would love to hear your thoughts about seemingly every single "pet store" that has birds having their wings clipped so they "can't get away". So infuriating!!
Animal Atlanta the owner 100% told me “fat birds can’t runaway” I asked him why would they runaway. His response was “they just do that’s what birds are gonna why would they stay with us” I told him about bird tricks and he then went on a tangent of they are just fooling people and he’s not. Then tried to sell me a 750$ cockatoo after telling me I had no experience. WHY would you sell to a person who you just told was inexperienced and knows nothing a hard core bird. I walked out
Usually pet stores claim to do it for the safety of the birds - so they aren't flying into things - but any excuse to clip a fledging bird's wings is bull.
Oh my God! You have just changed my life!
Thank you so much!!!
then my parrot goes down with its head she wants scratches.
Love this video, please do more. One of my Cockatiels puts his head down and it looks like he wants to be petted but he bites instead. Now I know It's his way of saying back off or don't touch me.
Thank you.
The socialization/aggression training was super helpful. I have a yellow crowned amazon who likes women. I've basically been doing what you mentioned; working with him since he likes me and then transferring that to other people. Thanks for the reassuring info ❤️
Thanks so much for talking about this, and your example with cockatoos in particular is super important!!!
I have a great BFA and I am really blessed to have gotten this bird.
I love him so much. I have a friend who asked me if I could take one of her birds...a cockatoo.
At the time, I had the ideal setup...I had some reservations.
I ended up saying no.
A month later, I had a terrible accident and broke my ankle and had to have surgery and have someone stay with me for a while and I am so relieved that I only had one parrot...he was a wonderful companion when I was in terrible pain...he would come to me and climb up and perch on me and bark softly to comfort me.
I love him so much 💞
I learn so much from this channel! You are a great teacher, I really like how you ask us questions and stuff.
I absolutely love this channel!! I've had bird's for 40 years yet I learn so much from you. Thank you for all you do and God bless you 🙏 ❤
I am glad you did this video. I am thinking about getting a bird. Just trying to learn as much as I can before getting a parrot. I'd sit through 200 body language tips.
I think its more important to know the bird than say things like "talking is a sign of aggression" "waving is a sign of aggression" "dancing is a sign of aggression" "playing is a sign of aggression". Because some birds those can be. Some birds none of those are signs of aggression. It really depends on the bird.
I think this video would be better served pointing out physical signs like eye pinning, spread tail, quick movements, wings away from the body. Those signs are the dead giveaway regardless of what else the bird is doing.
As a new "parront", your videos are a value-packed goldmine to me. Thank you so much for your efforts and great work to forward your advocacy and share about the love for birds to all the world! All the best to you!
I have a Red Lored Amazon, he will sometimes put how foot out like he wants to shake hands with you, but really wants you to get close enough that he can bite you
From watching all your videos over the years (I needed as much info as possible taking in a second bird from a family member to work with our baby of the same species), everything you have said is so true! I was trying and trying and TRYING to get my husband to listen to me as to what I was seeing in his reactions to this bird, as if he is supposed to be like our little girl. They are 2 VERY different babies in personality, temperament, and wants. My husband, believing he knows everything because he had birds as a kid and before I had any, said I was crazy and didn't know what I was talking about. I love psychology, and psychology is something that is able to be put towards everything! I am a people and bird watcher/observer because I find it interesting, so when I would tell him that Piney is attacking him when he comes in the room because of how he has been with her for the first year and a half, that he wasn't listening to him or giving this little guy an opportunity to tell my husband that he wasn't comfortable with something or didn't like something, my husband didn't pay attention. My hubby's arms are scarred horribly, like he had a-bad-case-of-the-chicken-pox-and-scratched-until-the-pustules-bled scarring (and this is from a GCC). His parents kept telling him to get rid of Piney, and he threatened to get rid of her if I didn't get her to listen. This little bird is my buddy and is quite attached to me, so I was NOT letting her go, even after watching you talk about when a bird just isn't a fit to your family. Piney went from a home that kept him in a cage and handled with a towel only when he needed to be taken out; the only neighbor was a cockatiel who was also in a cage all the time, and a small shih tzu that came in and barked if the birds got too loud. Piney came to us, stayed in a separate room from the other birds (Momo and 3 or 4 parakeets) until it was time to bring him in to be with all of them. My husband started out by chasing him in the cage to get Piney out. NO! Give Piney some time! Bribery was my way. He read something about holding a bird around the neck so they can't bite you if it gets to be too much, which he did daily, and sometimes multiple times a day out of anger. His patience was long gone, and Piney deserved better.
Long story short, we moved, and I FORCED him to work with my Piney MORE! Piney and Momo have a large aviary in our bedroom (my daughter brought home a pitty terrier who is learning how to behave around them, so our babies are stuck in one room most of the day outside the aviary), and Piney is very happy and no long attacks or really bites. He loves his cage, he loves his Momo, and he loves the room. Piney just wasn't happy in the last place, and he FINALLY got his daddy to listen! Sad it took so long. I play your vids for my husband for a REASON! Thank you. I will be playing this one for him, too, while I hold my tongue from saying "I told you so!" I do enjoy being able to do that at some time!
I love my partner, but if he ever told me to get rid of a pet I would immediately start looking for divorce attorneys. I don't think I would need to worry about him mistreating our animals, though, so I doubt we would ever get into a situation where he started resenting one of them.
Good point! The bird knows itself best.
Great you came out with this video, cause you just confirmed what we were noticing with our CAG. When she talks she becomes really aggressive, bobbing her head and "waving hello", looks adorable but it's not friendly gestures. Totally different behavior from her doing it during training sessions.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video for us. It was really helpful. Explains a lot.