Parrot care and behavior can be baffling. Most of it is counterintuitive because
human intuition doesn’t work well with parrots. You have to learn what they need
and want, because recognizing those things aren’t in your natural hard-wiring.
You’re programmed to read subtle cues in other humans and even in some other
mammals, but not so with parrots. But when you live with parrots long enough,
and you take the time to understand them, your human intuition shifts, and you
begin to think using their modes and standards.