Most parrot people are aware of some of the basic body langauge out companions use to communicate with us. But it’s altogether the more defeatist ones! However, our buddies use a multitude of moves to express lots of emotions, both positive and negative. So, let’s look at a few: EXCITEMENT/AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORSAlthough most of these accomplishments are associated with aggressive/defensive attitudes in our birds, they can also simply signify any excitement, good or bad – so you have to know your bird, and behold closely to characterize between aggressive postures that mean “Stay away!” and those that simply mean “I’m over-excited!” even in a good way. (Of course, even with those you need to be careful, as an over-stimulated bird can still act out by biting.)Eye pinning: The pupils dilate and constrict rapidly, back and forth, indicating ado and interest. Definitely means you need to pay attention and look out.Feather Puffing: The bird fluffs his down out all over, but especially the head and neck, and with Cockatoos, the crest is erect. In the wild, birds use this to appear larger, and thus be more intimidating to foes.Tail Fanning: Especially in Amazons, the bird fans his whole tail out (like a mini-horizontal peacock), again, to appear big and “scary.”Blushing: Bare-faced birds like Macaws, accept you to visually behold the facial redness that accompanies excitement. (Actually, ALL parrots so this – we just can’t see it through the feathers! Some birds Bloom a light pink, others (Like my Amber), go a deep red. I find young Bloom more than adults, as they experience new things in the world.Head Bowing: The bird, although puffed up, eye-pinning, tail fanning, and blushing, also lowers his head, stretching out his neck. Often accompanied by a “growling” sort of sound, or with African Greys and Cockatiels, it’s more of a “hissing” sound.Stretching/Wing Spreading: The bird raises up on tip toes, down and crest erect, neck stretched, wings eagle – spread -again, he’s annoying to look big and threatening. Often, a acutely troubled bird will sway back and forth. “Flash” colors (Bright dye accents below wings, crest or tail) are acutely visible during this type of posturing – it’s hard to miss, as this type of display is QUITE obvious!Although aggression behaviors and ado behaviors are similar, the good observer with a trained eye can readily tell the difference. Work on developing your observation skills, so you’ll know how to best proceed. Of course, a bird pending at you, head-lowered, with an open beak, is hard for ANYONE to misinterpret!SOLICITOUS BEHAVIORSThese include all the more passive ways a parrot asks for attention. If we ignore these, they can lead to more arrant demands, such as screaming, or neurotic behaviors that become obsessive, approximately ritualistic, activities such as constant flipping or rotating in the cage, or toe-tapping, beak wiping, and odd looking head movements. The basic considerate behaviors include the following:Food Begging: Recently weaned young frequently cry and “baby bob” repeatedly. They sit low on the perch, heads turned up, any quivering their wings, with heads bobbing rapidly. This needs to be addressed! Often, newly weaned young revert after moving to their new home. It’s a good idea to continue regular body authority checks, as anything over a 10% loss is author for concern. I don’t believe in time-table weaning, and do not feel it is inappropriate to continue, or re-start, hand feeding of young birds. Ask for advice on how to best brandish it.Wing Quivering: The bird sits low with wings carefully quivering, head out, and stretched and softly chirps to you. Some may “bob,” even as adults. This is more common in females. It simply means “Pick me up! Love me!” I find it quite endearing and cipher to be alarmed about.Leaning Forward/Looking up at you with Big Eyes: This is also a very adorable way birdies ask for some loving. They simply lean toward you and give you big, soft, goo-goo eyes! Pretty fool-proof for most birds!Feather Puffing: Nothing like the feather puffing of aggression/over-excitement, which is stiff and rigid, this is a “soft” raising of the feathers, again, especially on the head and neck and means “Please scratch me and clean my pin feathers!” They need out help to achieve those advanced spots, and it’s a conquering way to strengthen your bond by preening his “pins” for him!HAPPINESS BEHAVIORSThese are my favorites! They are also the most subtle and most frequently missed signals that our parrots give us. Learn to recognize them and you’ll enjoy a whole new level of richness in your communications.Tail Wagging: Often in one on one interactions, you’ll see your bird give his tail a quick “fan” and a active side-to-side shake. This means “I’m content, I’m enjoying in my opinion and atmosphere quite relaxed!” It’s always a beaming sight!Happy-Wing Tai Chi: You walk in the room, or up to your parrot, he spreads out one wing, in a big stretch, frequently accompanied by a full amplification to the back of the leg on the same side (very graceful, martial-arts-looking). I love this one! Often, they do it at the most ill-timed time, like when you’re in a big bustle to put him up and get out for the day. But, this is the parrot equivalent of a big hug! It means “I’m so beaming to see you! How ‘ya doing?!” Don’t ever rush him when he’s animal sooo courteous and pleasant!”Happy Beak”: It’s late, he’s eaten, he’s played, he’s cuddled, he’s approximately ready for bed – and you hear a amusing grinding abrasive sound pending from your bird. This is a absolute contentment, relaxed, beaming behavior. I in fact met someone once who professed to “hate” that sound! To me, it’s music to my ears – it means my kids have had a great day and are ready to go night-night for adorable dreams!Regurgitation: You’re loving on your buddy when all of a sudden, he starts to bob, then deposits a warm gob of half digested food onto you! Well, you’ve just been paid the crowning compliment your parrot can pay you! This is how parrots say “I love you madly, for ever and ever – you’re mine!” Please, don’t act grossed out, or make faces, or laugh, or run away. Simply say “I love you, too!” and give him a rub!There’s lots more behaviors a postures our companion birds use to express their moods, needs, and feelings to us. When you activation to pay attention to your friend’s many ways in which he communicates with you, you’ll assuredly ascertain some special and different ones that will go a log way in enabling the two of you to get the length of better, strengthen your bond, and provide acuity into his own different personality!