Comfort vs Team Aggression

This is Cleo. He is a large and quiet Greenwing Macaw. He seems a bit on the shy side and a little unsure of himself. He shares his cage with Lulu a very outgoing Greenwing Hen. Cleo seems to revel in soft blankies. He tenderly plays with the fuzzy edges. For him, his blankie is comfort.

These two are Red and Kona. They are a bonded pair and give me all kinds of grief when it comes to getting them to leave their cage. They team up and "defend" their territory aggressively. Charging and threatening whenever I attempt to enter their domain. This is very common behavior when "nest sites" are being defended. After I do get them out to their playgym, they still defend the area. This makes getting them back a challenge! For those of you thinking of getting a companion for your bird...be careful what you wish for. The dynamics change (for better or worse) when there are two birds caged together. Preening each other can become an overdone procedure as well. In the wild, they would have so much more to do than preen each other. They would also be able to fly away and put some distance between them.