Birds can get jealous and territorial, but with the right steps, it is possible to ease the tension and counteract your bird's jealously. Small birds can often become jealous of another bird in the household, a family member, or even one of his toys!
Warning signs that your bird is jealous
Aggressive posturing is when your bird is standing erect, it's eyes are pinned with small pupils and it's tail is flared. Some cockatoo's may crouch to the perch and flair out their wings to make themselves look bigger. Other birds strut around like they own the place!
A bird that has bonded with you may react out of jealousy. If you have a strong one-to-one relationship, he may come to view you as his mate. Should you give anyone else your attention, your budgie may express his displeasure by biting.
Within their own kind, lovebirds can also become jealous or hormonal during mating season. In captivity, they've been known to attach both other bird species and other lovebirds, with peach-faced lovebirds the most notorious for aggressive behavior.
In fact, birds that don't have a mate can fall in love with an inanimate object or with their owner. A bird without a mate can bond with a toy or a human being as fiercely as with another bird; it will even go so far as to regurgitate on the object of its affection.
It takes a lot of patience to tame a parent raised bird, and you aren't going to see a lot of progress at one time. You need to first work on the bird trusting you, and this means do not try to get her on your hands or try to touch her. Lovebirds are prey animals, and they do not like being grabbed.
Even if your parrot is lashing out, biting, going straight for you – it doesn't hate you. It is scared (of you, of humans in general, or of something you do), territorial about a cage or mate, or hormonal.
Birds that suddenly start to vocalize less may be stressed, unhappy, bored, or ill. It is imperative that any bird who suddenly vocalizes less be examined as soon as possible to make sure that there is no medical cause for this change in behavior.
A budgie bonds with its neighbours by joining in and enjoying the process. When birds become good friends, they will tap their beaks together in a kind of 'budgie kiss', and will preen each other's face and head.
Sometimes birds shake their tails to show their feeling of love to humans. They also sleep on you or on your arm, which means that they love you and have huge trust in you. Birds flap wings, their feathers without flying when you come to them. More than that, they don't fly when you come closer to them.
This type of behavior isn't just seen in wild birds—ask any pet bird owner, and most will say they've enjoyed signs of affection from their avian friend. Parrots, budgies, and other birds often give cuddles and kisses—and sometimes regurgitate their food for you! —as a sign of their love.
Humans aren't the only animals that fall in love. In fact, as much as 70 percent of birds may form long-term pair bonds. That is, they stay together year after year. Or in some cases, they split up, then come back together when it's mating season.
A stare is a prehistoric signal of threat. Iguanas perceive stares as threats. Aggressive and fearful birds stare more and blink less at their flock mates than do passive birds. More collegial behaviors follow rapid blinking, not staring.
There are a few things that might cause these night frights. A perceived threat can be a noise outside, the sound of a truck, a sudden flashing light or a vibration. Any little variation in their routine can cause this. Cage not covered enough that is letting in light that changes with a flashing of car headlights?
Driven mad from boredom and loneliness, caged birds often become aggressive and self-destructive. They pull out their own feathers, mutilate their skin, incessantly bob their heads and regurgitate, pace back and forth, peck over and over again at cage bars, and shake or even collapse from anxiety.
If your bird bites while on your hand, slowly put him down and walk away, like giving a time-out to a child. NEVER hit a bird! Birds do not respond to physical discipline, which often results in losing trust in their owners and becoming fearful of hands.
Here are the steps to properly and safely petting your pet bird: Don't pet your bird anywhere below their neck, and only pet them gently on their head.
Kissing or giving your bird a quick peck won't do any harm, and it surely is delightful to show affection towards them. But is it safe to kiss your bird on its mouth or inside? Definitely not! You may be thinking it is okay to kiss your bird if you provide them proper hygiene and make sure your mouth is clean.
Do you love your bird? That's good but you shouldn't get carried away with your affection. For instance, kissing your bird is not healthy and one reason for this is the disease Psittacosis. Psittacosis is a zoonosis, a disease which can be spread from animals (birds in this case) to humans.