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"Birds are often purchased as family pets, and many birds are quite gregarious and friendly with a variety of people. But quite often, birds become closely bonded to individuals and will not tolerate handling by anyone but their chosen person. In fact, many times this turns out to be someone in the family other than the person who wanted the bird as a pet in the first place. Flock birds tend to be more social, whereas birds who spend little or no time in flocks in the wild will be less likely to get along with more than one person. "
For me the hardest part about owning parrots is when you are the one who wanted them but they either pick another for their "love" or just dont bond with you at all. My macaw, which was supponsed to be for me, that I saved for and bought with my own money, HATES ME, he will sometimes come down off his playstand and CHASE me, beak open ready to chomp my feet or ankles!!!!! My blue fron amazon was a rescue, and abused in the past, he is interactive only at a distance, does not want to be held, is pretty much TERRIFIED of people. I enjoy working with him, but neither of them satisfy my desire to have a parrot that I am bonded with. I have a baby red lored, my very last parrot, reserved to come home at the end of the month. I am biting nails PRAYING she will bond with me, otherwise I will be in for many years of cleaning up after and caring for 3 parrots who have nothing to do with me. But no matter what, birds amaze me, their intellegence leaves me in awe, their beauty is mezmerizing, and I even enjoy thier noise!
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