How to Understand Your Parrot

Beak Cleaning., Beak Grinding., Stretching., Catnaps., Hissing Or Attacking., Preening., Noisy., Night Frights.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Beak Cleaning.

    Just as you brush your teeth after every meal, your bird must clean its beak too.

    You'll see your parrot wiping its beak on the perch after eating.
  2. Step 2: Beak Grinding.

    Before your bird’s bedtime or nap, you may hear strange grinding noises coming from your parrot.

    This is the sound of a contented bird, and is nothing to be alarmed about. , Just like us, your bird needs to stretch from time to time. , It's normal for your parrot to take a few naps during the day. , Birds are territorial creatures and will defend their environment if they feel threatened.

    They will scream or make a sound like boiling water.

    Sometimes a change in your appearance will make the bird think that you are a stranger. , Birds will preen (groom) themselves on a regular basis. , Your bird may be excited, nervous, lonely, or happy
    - check your bird's body language to make sure. , Some birds are prone to night frights, These “night frights” occur when there is a loud noise in the middle of the night that will end up startling a bird into a thrashing frenzy.

    If this happens to your bird, leave a dim light on somewhere to give some light the back motion light on outside to give some light in the room.
  3. Step 3: Stretching.

  4. Step 4: Catnaps.

  5. Step 5: Hissing Or Attacking.

  6. Step 6: Preening.

  7. Step 7: Noisy.

  8. Step 8: Night Frights.

Detailed Guide

Just as you brush your teeth after every meal, your bird must clean its beak too.

You'll see your parrot wiping its beak on the perch after eating.

Before your bird’s bedtime or nap, you may hear strange grinding noises coming from your parrot.

This is the sound of a contented bird, and is nothing to be alarmed about. , Just like us, your bird needs to stretch from time to time. , It's normal for your parrot to take a few naps during the day. , Birds are territorial creatures and will defend their environment if they feel threatened.

They will scream or make a sound like boiling water.

Sometimes a change in your appearance will make the bird think that you are a stranger. , Birds will preen (groom) themselves on a regular basis. , Your bird may be excited, nervous, lonely, or happy
- check your bird's body language to make sure. , Some birds are prone to night frights, These “night frights” occur when there is a loud noise in the middle of the night that will end up startling a bird into a thrashing frenzy.

If this happens to your bird, leave a dim light on somewhere to give some light the back motion light on outside to give some light in the room.

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