How to Get Your Bird to Trust You - Parrot Bonding and Taming | BirdNerdSophie

I love how you reiterate the cage is a safe space, it's their bedroom and a place where they can have fun and it should never be used as a punishment. Birds don't understand punishment, but redirecting unwanted behavior is key. Thank you for this excellent video. I love how pickles and scampi are helping you film. Much love ❤️

Pickles bouncing around to the 'nails' hand movement...and then the cameo stare into the camera @ 13:00 had me gutted with laughter!!

Sophie, you have a fantastic way of explaining things! Thank you so much for all your fun and informative videos 👍❤️

I plan on getting a GCC this spring and your videos have been a great help!

Your advice is very realistic. I have a Jenday and an Amazon, I would have started first with some conure from your videos. Anyway, your videos and those of the teacher are very helpful. 

Oscar ❤s Sophie We very much enjoyed listening and learning Oscar is pearched in my palm preening, expressive noises of comfort Thank you beautiful Sophie Pickles and Scampi 😊😊😊

Loved this vlog! Skampi and Pickle are so good!

Love your analogy of the behaviour

So pleased I found your site. There are so many people on here who claim to be experts but are clearly not. I find your advice the most credible I have come across as I have trawled through all the others. What part of the UK are you based in?

Great video Sophie, I wish I had seen this video long time back. It’s very interesting and insightful. 😊👍🏻 Definitely helpful to everyone.

Excellent points, well presented! I'd add that your neophobia example can be negated by training to step up onto a stick. That's my go-to when a bird is too heightened or angry or after a bite. If a bird is scared by a new nail colo(u)r, the stick is a familiar and safe perch.

Very well explained. Keep them coming Soph

Hi Sophie, I wanted to let you know I just got my new bird and he started cuddling me and I had I just met him and he started whistling he was so sweet thank you for all your help and all your videos

Tjought was going to say load of bollocks lol

Sent you a donation sorry you were sick luv your channel ❤❤❤

Brilliant tips as always

Sophie, what kind of parrots are you holding- they seem great !

I’ve had 2 budgies for over a year now and my male budgie(Sharkey) loves people and interacting and is just really outgoing while my female(Peri) is more reserved but loves hanging out with Sharkey. She’s really tame and will step up and sit on my shoulder and stuff but only if Sharkey is with me. If Sharkey isn’t near me, she could care less about me and usually won’t even step up. Even when I’m teaching her tricks, Sharkey has to be with me. Is this normal and that’s just her personality or does she not fully trust me yet?

Hi Sophie--- Loved the video!!! My green cheek conure Spidey has been learning with you and the parrot teacher's techniques. It is working great. Your videos are so helpful. I was made aware of your site from the parrot teacher. I am now subscribed to you both. What does a purple bird band mean on a Green cheek in the USA? Or do you know how to find out? I have researched the internet everywhere. Can't find out Spidey's origins.

We just brought a third lovebird home less than two weeks ago. He is making progress way faster than I expected, he is already comfortable taking treats from our hands and has initiated some voluntary touch, although after doing this he retreated. I'm not sure when it's a good time to let him out of the cage. He is fully flighted and I'm not sure how I would get him back in the cage without forcing him when he is still wary of humans. Any advice?