what is he doing?

[Chihuahua]

jusr curious... they both do it... orion gets way more into it.

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[JLcribber]

He's touching your hand with his beak.

 

[Chihuahua]

well duh but he rubs it all over pecks it etc... they both do the same movements

 

[Chihuahua]

sometimes they hiss while doing it lol

 

[JLcribber]

Well Duh! Beak banging/rubbing is a sign of affection and claiming ownership of things.

 

[Chihuahua]

i thought it might be orion gets in my shirt and rubs allll over my belly and makes the weirdest sounds hahah

 

[JLcribber]

In that situation.

 

[Chihuahua]

in what situation ?

 

[Chihuahua]

by the way @JLcribber he is nearly fully flighted now he basically quit taking the prozac of his own accord (never did figure out how to get him to stop dumping it out ) and i quit collaring him after a couple weeks. i guess he just needed a boost... i'm proud of him.

 

[expressmailtome]

It is called allopreening.

Matt

 

[JLcribber]

in what situation ?

The video above.

 

[DQTimnehs]

Itsy does something similar without the pecking and she is trying to get the hand to get off its butt and rub her neck.

 

[Aubrey]

Itsy does something similar without the pecking and she is trying to get the hand to get off its butt and rub her neck.

Lazy hand!

 

[Chihuahua]

It is called allopreening.

Matt

oh i know what that is i didnt know they did it to humans! it's so sweet

 

[haleybethg]

Gilly does this to me all the time and pecking like a little woodpecker. I always just thought she was using me to wipe her beak. Now I feel special haha!

 

[Aubrey]

The Caregiver's Guide to Touching Birds - The Gabriel Foundation

Look at this great article I found it's about allopreening.

 

[Beth In Alaska]

In that situation.

In other situations he might be sharpening his beak and planning to slit your throat in your sleep, right?

 

[Jaguar]

In other situations he might be sharpening his beak and planning to slit your throat in your sleep, right?

Possibly

In other situations it could be aggressive behavior. Beak rubbing on cage bars, perches, etc. with a lot of posturing and strutting and neck stretchies. Puffy does it a lot.

 

[Beth In Alaska]

Possibly

In other situations it could be aggressive behavior. Beak rubbing on cage bars, perches, etc. with a lot of posturing and strutting and neck stretchies. Puffy does it a lot.

This is what we say Rio is doing when she is rubbing her beak after eating. Now I know its true!!!!

 

[Chihuahua]

So when he is licking me he's taste testing...