Both my budgies are very interested in my parrotlet Pichu, who doesn't want to have anything to do with them... But here is the thing:
The other day Pichu -who is tame- was eating on the table with me, when Merlin -who is not tame and usually stays away- landed on the table. I thought he would go for the bowl with the food, but no, he walked around the bowl and toward Pichu, who had run away to my hand in hope that Merlin wouldn't come too close. But here came Merlin, trying to tape Pichu's beak to get food from him..?
Pichu of course didn't agree and jumped on my hand then back to the bowl. Merlin kept coming and going around the food and to Pichu's beak. Some times he would take a break and get some food himself but mostly he was after Pichu.
Pichu is afraid of him I think, but they have some sort of a relationship nonetheless. Merlin is allowed to land and is tolerated in a range of 20 cm without Pichu launching at him or running away. Nova doesn't have that kind of privilege, Pichu will go and chase her as soon as she is close by. She is also more blunt, like she usually flies right at him, nearly trying to land on his head instead of a more civilized approach like Merlin who lands at some distance and walks the rest carefully.
Strangely enough, it was the same with my other parrotlet (Pichu's older brother, the two never met). Although Twitter was actively flying to the budgies to bully them, he was also much more tolerant of Merlin, which really was too bad because Nova had a crush on him..
What do you make of this? Why would Merlin suddenly want Pichu to feed him?
The other day Pichu -who is tame- was eating on the table with me, when Merlin -who is not tame and usually stays away- landed on the table. I thought he would go for the bowl with the food, but no, he walked around the bowl and toward Pichu, who had run away to my hand in hope that Merlin wouldn't come too close. But here came Merlin, trying to tape Pichu's beak to get food from him..?
Pichu of course didn't agree and jumped on my hand then back to the bowl. Merlin kept coming and going around the food and to Pichu's beak. Some times he would take a break and get some food himself but mostly he was after Pichu.
Pichu is afraid of him I think, but they have some sort of a relationship nonetheless. Merlin is allowed to land and is tolerated in a range of 20 cm without Pichu launching at him or running away. Nova doesn't have that kind of privilege, Pichu will go and chase her as soon as she is close by. She is also more blunt, like she usually flies right at him, nearly trying to land on his head instead of a more civilized approach like Merlin who lands at some distance and walks the rest carefully.
Strangely enough, it was the same with my other parrotlet (Pichu's older brother, the two never met). Although Twitter was actively flying to the budgies to bully them, he was also much more tolerant of Merlin, which really was too bad because Nova had a crush on him..
What do you make of this? Why would Merlin suddenly want Pichu to feed him?
Sorry but I have to giggle a little... 
