) bullies poor Essie into doing something and she starts getting fussy, She can offer her a kiss (man, I'm glad she doesn't bite hard) and if she is in a forgiving mood, she'll kiss, makeup, and all is well again. 
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good heavens, that is a wow moment, they have a mind of thier own that's FOR SURE. i'd JUST told my hubby, "Marley (green cheek conure) is in a mood today, be careful" i just sat down to eat lunch, offered him my plate on the bed, he flew up to my shoulder and bit my FACE, tore my skin off! i'm tryingggg to calm myself. he knew what he did cuz he went right in his cage. I put some of my lunch in his dish, and locked him in. tonight at exactly 12 hours after I uncovered him, he is going to get the cage covered, lights out, tv off! I often think he doesnt get enough sleep bcuz my husband is always putting on the tv when he wakes up at 2AM to use the bathroom. we have TWO wireless headsets, but no, he has to turn the darn volume onThey absolutely know more than we give them credit for...Bowser, my macaw, knows when I’m sad and is extra sweet those days, asking for kisses when he normally doesn’t like them. On the other hand when he’s feeling cranky, he makes that clear too. For example, I once moved our fish tank around to a new side of the room, and walked into the room carrying Bowser on my arm. I forgot he hadn’t seen the change yet and no one hates change more than him. I went to put him down next to the tank and he bit me ever so slowly. Opened his beak, put a chunk of my arm in it and squeezed gently...not even enough to leave a mark. But he stayed there with his beak clenched down for a solid minute while I said sorry, didn’t mean to freak you out with a “new” fish tank. He maintained eye contact the whole time like he was making sure I understood my mistake lol. Then he released his bite and let me put him down on the other side of the room. Hasn’t happened again and it was clear there was a message there (ie, next time it’ll be a real bite
