Parrot bites my ears when on shoulder

[seye]

My parrot Zizu, a CAG has gotten attahced to me. The moment I get home and I open his cage he flies to my shoulders. And then we ride all over the house. The only frustrating thing is he wants to 'play with my ears'. It's sharp and painful but i think he's starting to get a tick of amusement when I react. Is there something I can do? This doesn't seem like something other people I read about battle with. He also loves to rip apart my shirt's collar.

[Lizz]

Wear a hat until he forgets about it. Myrtle used to stand on my shoulder with one foot and hold my ear with the other. It was getting sore so I wore a scarf.

Every one has parrot clothes with holes in them.

[Pajarita]

How old is he? (he could be beaking) How many hours out of cage? (he could be frustrated) At what time does this happen? (it could be the wrong time of the day for interacting).

[seye]

He is about 5 years old. He has about 2hours out of cage and I am around him for about 6hours a day.When I go to the kitchen to do dishes I carry him on my shoulders. He usually bites my ears to remind me to scratch his head. Which could be frustrating

[Pajarita]

Well, he needs four hours out of cage with one or two of one-on-one attention so, if all you are doing is walking around or washing dishes with him on your shoulder, that's the reason why he is doing it, he is letting you know you are not doing 'your job' . He needs more one-on-one attention and more flying time. One-on-one is different for every species. A great number of them are satisfied with just riding your shoulder or even perching close to you (like amazons, for example) but the needy ones (grays, cockatoos, macaws) are not. They require your looking and talking at them, scratches, games, dances, etc. Also, if you are referring to dinner dishes and this is happening when it's already night or during the sunset, it's the wrong time of the day for it (he needs to be eating his dinner and either getting ready to roost or already asleep by then).

Parrots in the wild follow the same schedule every single day of their lives: they wake up with the sunrise - depending on the species, they either groom and interact a bit or take off foraging with the rest of the flock - they bathe, preen, interact - they rest at noon - they preen, interact - they forage for dinner - they roost and go to sleep with the sunset. Captive birds need to follow the same schedule to stay healthy and happy.