Tiel Time is Fun Time

Brie and Abby Here For A Visit

Yesterday, Brie and Abby came down for a pedicure and enjoyed hanging out in the cockatiel room with the flock.  They seemed to be quite comfortable on the new Atom that I recently installed in there.  An Atom allows the birds to find positions that don't create a territorial dispute.  Birds like to have their personal space, so to speak.  If one is directly above the other, there is a dominant/submissive posturing going on.  A lot of this is quite natural and doesn't upset most flocking birds.  They are used to squabbling and readjusting their position within the flock and territory. 

I have mostly male cockatiels so a visit from these two pretty girls was a nice change.  You'd think the boys would be drawn to them but Echo, my big friendly boy, wouldn't leave Sue, the visiting mom, alone!  He just wanted to be on her and get human attention!  This just goes to show how much we play a part in the flock dynamics.