LIKES MY BROTHER

So, my brother came to visit us and he was just a little bit timid about what Beignet might do to him, so his approach was hesitant. That set the mood for Beignet and she was a little timid about him. After he had been here for three days she had grown attached to him and his interactions with her. I asked her if she liked having him come to visit and the reply was a nod of the head, "Yes!". Then I asked her if she would like him to come again to visit and the reply was lots of head nodding. Having a good question and answer relationship with a parrot is a wonderful thing.

A couple of days ago Beignet said this without any pauses in between and at a rapid pace, "I love you sweetheart girl want more water step up." I'm not quite sure when she practices because I never hear the timed practicing. It must be done in her head. It was sure a rattle of a long sentence.

Beignet is growing in her abilities to be touched. Recently she has offered her wing to me to scratch and has begun allowing me to preen her pin feathers which are so itchy for her. I have been having her step up every time she gets a piece of food from me. It seems that this repeated contact has helped her to grow. She knows that I will put her back as soon as she gets the food and it creates trust. Parrots don't like a lot of change in their lives and trust is the one thing that is unchanging. Once trust is established it seldom goes away. I'm touched to have this amount of trust from a bird that was so badly abused by humans.