Monday, November 15, 2010

Rocky

Rocky is definitely the strangest parrot in our house. He doesn't like me, yet when I am home alone with the parrots, he will frequently seek me out. Thomas had to work Saturday, and Rocky wanted to be near (but not touching) me.

For a short while, the two of us were alone in the kitchen:Of course, once Max realized what was going on, she flew in, and Stella quickly followed her.

He's been rather hormonal lately, which involves contorting himself into strange positions; frequently involving leaning up against something, standing on one foot, and holding his tail with the other foot. This is extremely challenging to capture on camera, but you can kind of get the idea here:
I continue to work on our relationship and hope we can be friends some day. Lately, since it's cooler out and I'm wearing pants instead of shorts, I'll set him on my lap when we're on the couch. He almost immediately runs off of my lap, but at least he's not biting me or threatening to attack. Progress! Thomas thinks I could move our relationship forward if I only wore scrub pants, ratty race T-shirts from a decade ago, and a housecoat (like he does). Interesting theory...

2 comments:

D. Richard said...

I do so want a severe or Hahns Macaw .
I will be getting a female yellow sided Conure tomorrow . and at last check I have 4 eggs in the nest of the LoveBirds . I plan on hand raising them .

Meg said...

Frank and Lola do that same tail grabbing thing! Except the hunker down over a perch, or hunker up to a toy, and stretch their tail aorund the back and grab it with their foot in the front. And then sometimes they fall, as is to be expected with such positions...