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My parrot wants me!
Hi,
I have a Double Yellow Headed Amazon. She is 13 years old and I've had her since she was 20 days old. In my family I became her favorite for no apparent reason... now I have inherited her. I have a couple of concerns about her behavior.
The first is that she seems to be trying to seduce me. (we aren't sure she is a she... just a hunch and we felt her pelvic bones a while ago) She squats down and leans far forward putting her tail in the air. As she does this she honks and squeaks. She did it on my shoulder once and even started hopping. When she does it I tell her to stop and walk away. That hasn't worked. Is there something else i should do. The behavior doesn't bother me very much but i don't want it to become a problem later.
The 2nd is that she acts strange around my friends. First she will only say "bye bye" when they are around. Her pupils get all wacky, she spreads her tail and squats down and stares at them. I think she will attack them if they try to touch her. Is there anyway to get her better with strangers? I know Amazons are more of a one person bird my nature but don't want her to bite anyone.
Thanks!
Billy
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