Parrot Behavior Have You Baffled?
May 29th, 2009Jamieleigh


I have a blue-fronted amazon that we got from a family friend who passed away. Gender and age is unknown, but we guesstimate that the parrot, who was named Scooter, is around 20 years of age. Scooter has grown attached to me and is aggressive to anyone else. Even when it hears my voice from downstairs, Scooter will scream and carry on, waiting for me. If my sister, mother or father get closed to the cage, Scooter will lunge at them and throw a fit.
For this reason, Scooter was moved to my room which I was fine with, except for some very odd and annoying behavior. Sometimes, Scooter will hang upside down on the bell-toy we have in the cage and ring it, bob it’s head up and down, and repeat. Other times, Scooter will make this odd noise, which can be best described as ‘The Grudge’ noise, but in short bursts.It kind of seems like a growl but like I said, Scooter seems to like me. While doing this, Scooter will jerk it’s legs/head and walk around. I have tried my best to ignore it but it’s nearly impossible, especially if I’m trying to watch TV. Anyone have any suggestions?
- Classy
Wow, I had the exact same situation with a client’s blue fronted Amazon parrot named Storm. I wrote all about him in many posts as I had him for 45 days in an attempt to change his diet so he didn’t die from a heart attack from being severely obese.
Storm showed me the same signs you’re describing and although it does mean he likes you… it also means that during the Spring time he is going to become very possessive over you, too. You more than likely have got a male on your hands that has a HUGE crush on you! With Storm, the only way I could work with him was if I was his reward (instead of using food) in order to get him to pay attention and be nice to other people. Your amazon loves you and might choose you as its mate so be careful on how you go about the training with him and make sure not to reinforce him with your own attention when he acts up on someone else.
Scooter might be getting more and more sexually frustrated so be on the look out for those signs like regurgitating food for you, rubbing himself on objects like toys and perches, moaning/groaning and squeaking noises that escalate further into sexual behavior and more.
If you need help knowing how to handle Scooter during those hormonal times or just basics of what and what not to do with him, check out Patty’s post on how to handle hormonal parrots.
You can also find my posts on Storm and how I went about training him under the blue front amazon category of this blog.











