A Bird Without A Cage

This is Chuckles. She is a wonderful little Blue Front Amazon that has complete freedom to fly around her home. She is accustomed to doing this and has developed great flying skills! However, it could be a problem. She has taken the entire house as her territory and isn't used to being in a cage at all. She and her "mom" live quite happily this way, but a cage has now been purchased and we are working on getting her used to it...slowly. Next month there will be some house guests staying. This could present a problem with this dive-bombing parrot. All that is known and comfortable will have to change, at least for awhile.
Change is always difficult for a parrot. She can adapt, but it won't be easy. The stress is felt by the bird and the owner! Isn't it funny how we can tolerate our birds, but when others are around, we feel the need to keep them quiet and well behaved? Are we afraid of what these people will think of us? Hopefully, we'll be able to get Chuckles to accept being confined, at least for a few hours a day, before the guests arrive! Otherwise, they'll soon be terrified. Nothing is more intimidating than a territorial and jealous amazon girl. Stay tuned!