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I also have a rehomed Senegal, and although he came from a loving home, he was terrified of me approaching him. I had to somewhat aggressively catch him to have his wings clipped and be vet-checked, which was a setback. When he tried to fly and landed on the ground, he was in no mood for "rescue" by me and instead ran under the bed and anywhere else on the floor he could hide for several hours. He does not try to bite, but Will Not let me reach toward him. I have had him almost 2 months and have not known whether to keep trying or draw back. I have drawn back and do believe it is working much better. I can feed him through the bars, which you said you could do also. He now even likes his beak petted through the bars. Just don't reach without the bars. I listened to a bird program recently and the woman was talking about this same thing and said to imagine you were trying to tame a little sparrow in the backyard. I think that is a good image, and from my experience, that is working the best. My bird is coming around and I'm sure yours will also. It does take time though. Let him come to you. Once he knows you will not be reaching for him, he may get less aggressive when you need to reach in for cage maintenance. Keep me posted.
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