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Front Facing Behavior

UserAZ

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Front Facing Behavior

My company, one of the Big Corp$, removed my scheduled work from home days two months ago. I have been home less with my birds. So, they been in the living room by the window most of the time now (no worries, they not cooking in the Sun). I try to spend time with them in the living room, but at night I need to be on the computer doing stuff to improve my lives (writing a story, looking for better jobs, battling the Foot Clan) within the couple of hours I have left of the day (because, my work/life balance is gone and is just work/work five days a week). So, I am always hoping my birds are entertained from outside.

So now, I have noticed something interesting to me. The cage is to the back of the window, as the front of the cage is facing inside. Maybe some familiars of my posts seen some pictures of that before. Outside there is a view of a fenced area for dogs, so people are outside with their four legged beasts couple hundred feet away. You can hear birds (at least the ones left since people keep knocking down their trees). You can hear humans and cars polluting nature. So, yup. With noise and things going on outside, (and the windows are open [screened]), my birds never face outside. Always they facing inside the living room. I think they respond to some chirps they hear outside, but they never look out the window (from their cage). They do not watch any action going on outside. Just, they always face indoors. Facing forward while perching, eating, and doing their bird things.

I do not know if they just not interested of what is going on outside. Maybe they do not hear other birds and sounds outside. Maybe they not see far enough passed the window. I do not know. Just I found it interesting after some weeks observing them.

Which now made me think, maybe because they know I am home, they look out for me. But if they know I am out, then they look outside all day?

Maybe am thinking too much into what my birds do.
 

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My little guy is in front of a window too and watches inside the house more than outside if there is any human activity going on inside, if there is no movement or noise from inside I can often find him watching the birds, butterflies and other things out the window.
 

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As long as they have eachother they should be happy. My birds are by the window too and we throw wild bird seed outside. When the birds show up to eat, my budgies get all excited and start flying around.
If possible, toss some bird seed out the window to attract wild birds. They will show up.
 

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I was thinking of trying that too. Only concern the people downstairs will complain and fuss about bird seeds. I hate apartment living. Heck, I complain about people on the floor walking like ogres and shaking my bedroom all day and night, but nothing done about that. So maybe people's complaints about bird seeds will go unanswered too.

I should make a bird house! Or the very least cut out a box and Velcro it to the side railing and then fill it up with seeds.
 

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The bird seed may be against your lease/condo terms. I’d look into it.
 

UserAZ

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At least then I can assume my birds will find whatever they are interested in and look at it. Watching dogs or people run around may not be their cup of tea to enjoy watching.
True, for all I know, there is a bird pizza party going on here when I am stuck in traffic.
 

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This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don't think it's a great idea to have one whole side of a bird cage exposed to the window/the outside world. That doesn't provide enough privacy if all sides of the cage are exposed (one to the outside, three to the inside of the house).

I like to keep my cages against at least one wall. My CAG can choose to sit near a window or in complete privacy at the back of her King's corner cage, and she almost always chooses to sit in privacy.
 

UserAZ

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I understand that. I read and was told early on how they like privacy (who does not?). And my birds used to get a good amount weekly. When they in my bedroom, that is possible. But since I am not home much anymore, I try to let them see other things going on since I am no longer home for 10h a day. They get to stay in the bedroom with me one or two days a week now.
And that is the only place in this apartment that has a small part of the wall the cage can have a side towards it. Besides the bathtub. :/
 

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Sometimes we will leave our Ipad close to the birds and put on a few hour long budgie videos to keep them entertained while were gone. My oldest bird Chirpie has become an ipad addict. Sometimes we will come back home and find him standing on the chair in front of the ipad lol. Thats something else u can try.

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UserAZ

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Cute! They look like my birds being watched.
I have a laptop and played videos of such, but they never go near it. Usually will stay in the cage they do. It is not something I can leave on for 12h+ when I am not home anymore for them.
I guess knowing that as long as I keep trying to entertain them, and not leave them to boredom, then maybe I am doing a good enough job for them.
Hmmm, maybe they would like some classic Woody Woodpecker videos. :) I need to find my VCR!
 

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U tried anything new yet?

And yeah the birds on the ipad do look like Lemon and Tweety :joyful:
 
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