Baby Bop (BG) is the only one that does the "begger wings". He will hold onto the top of his cage with his beak and let his legs dangle while he "beggs" and usually screams until we give him what he wants...attention.
Baby Bop will fluff/raise head feathers when he's MAD, and then follows with an ear piercing scream. He kind of reminds me of Bart Simpson with the way the feathers go up. He's also the only macaw in the home to be extremely aggressive by lunging and attacking....and he just happens to be the largest, weighing just under 3 lbs. Eeeek.
Bailey (BG) usually just screams when she's agry. She doesn't lash out at anyone. She does like to play a nice game of "catch me if you can" though. Baily has a vocabulary of approx. 7 words. Bop has vocabulary of approx. 10-12 words.
Diego (MM) will raise his back feathers (just where the neck ends and back begins) when he's angry or territorial. He's very protective of me, but he's starting to become more accepting/trusting of others. Also, he will take a toy (or anything w/in reach) into his beak and slam it onto a surface, throw it up in the air and repeat when he feels threatened by someone. Does Diego Beg?...yeah, he walks to you, paces, and grunts until you give him a treat.
Diego also has a "beak-hand fettish". I haven't been able to understand this yet, but he insists that he hold onto my hand (VERY gently) while I'm playing with him or petting him. I don't know much about his past...I'm assuming that it's a "security" issue, or maybe he was weaned too soon and has psychological problems and needs mouth stimulation.
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Diego likes to knock on everything with his beak, in a playful manner.
Sometimes he'll knock on the carpet which leads to regurgitation?
He also hides under his wings. He fully extends one or both wings and lets them hang over his head while he overpreens his belly/under wings. I'm also assuming this is a "security" thing for him.
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Diego mummbles and makes sounds, but doesn't really talk. Just recently he's associated the phone with "hello"...and he says it quite well. I'm so proud of him and the progress he's made.
I'm still trying to understand Diego. October 3rd made it our 6 mos. anniversary together. He's so packed full of personality...I don't know why anyone would throw him away. Never thought I could love a lil' green guy so much.
