Over the past few months, my parrot and I have been getting close, and we've bonded well. I give a lot of credit to Michael's book.
However, I have this issue that arises every day. The sun goes down really early as of right now in New York. It's at about 4:40 PM or so. My parrot can't help but hang upside down and scream for hours straight. She flaps her wings and screams; waits a few seconds and then does it again.
My solution has been to cover her (which then she will eat through the cage cover, so I'm no longer covering her cage because I don't want this behavior to continue) or to put her in a dark room and wake her up a few hours later.
This screaming also occurs when the TV is on, music is playing from speakers and things like that. But only when it's sundown.
Is she trying to sleep and I'm bothering her? She's up for like 5 hours a day if this is the case. Does she want a nap?
I appreciate any advice or explanation you may have.