I think I said this before, and there was some skepticism. However, I think it is clear that Silver likes his head scratches when he is sitting on my forefinger and I am scratching his neck and head with my thumb.
If he is anywhere else and I try to scratch him, he either won't let me at all, or jerks away after a second or two. But, if he's on my forefinger, I can scratch him with my thumb just about as long as I can.
Oh, another thing: I play a game with Silver when he is on my finger: I move my hand higher, in several movements interspersed with a pause. Then, I lower my hand quickly. While I do this, I say, "Doo, doo, doo, wheeee!" (The wheeeee is while he is coming down)
Now, I notice that after I do this with him, he will repeat, "Doo, doo, doo, doo."
He is so sweet and affectionate. At the same time, he likes to spend lots of time with the other birds.
I can't imagine having a better bird. I remember that I really loved the budgie I had while I was growing up (Piper). But, the details are kind of fuzzy, except that he learned to repeat lots of words. When I am with Silver, I sometimes think that this is what it must have been like with Piper.
I remember how very much I wanted Piper and lobbying for a budgie for a really long time. I got him for Christmas. He was in the cage and wrapped up in blue tissue paper under the Christmas tree. When I felt the bars under the tissue paper, I remember saying, "Oh, Mommy!" It's a memory from a troubled childhood in which I can feel how much I loved my mother at that moment.
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