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Postby kimbo » Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:22 pm

my senegal keeps pinning and clicking his beak together when my husband has him. anyone know why. hes not aggresive with it, although bobs his head up and down. doesnt fluff up or growl. :senegal:
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Re: clicking

Postby Michael » Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:58 pm

Eye pinning is excitement (good or bad). Beak clicking is happy excitement. This means that the parrot is really happy. Kili does this if I've been away a long time and walk in to see her.
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Re: clicking

Postby kimbo » Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:02 pm

thats the answer my husband was later than usual tonight and chico just kept doing it when he picked him up. never does it with me. does that mean he preferes him to me? ?? :senegal:
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Re: clicking

Postby Michael » Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:18 pm

Not necessarily in general, but at that moment the parrot is really happy to see him.
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