Chin holding?

[ivysaur]

Ivy often does this after headrubs. She brings one foot up and holds her chin/under her beak, sitting very still. Looks like she is thinking really hard about something, haha! What is she doing!?

 

[MaraWentz]

Being cute lol. Idk, but my macaw does the same thing, but usually while scratching her head.

 

[MickeysMom]

Agreed, just looking cute..... this is one of my favorite "bird poses"

 

[cdog]

I think it's more like a massage kind of thing. Rosie does it all the time on the side of her face and she closes her eyes and opens/closes her beak like she really enjoys it!
But it's also darn cute!

 

[ivysaur]

Haha yes I gotta agree with the "looking cute" assessment! Interesting that others' birds do this as well. Mystery solved!

 

[Mare Miller]

My birds do this also, I think it's just a scritchy, comfort thing.

 

[Sarahtheumbrella]

Yeah, since they can't use their beak to preen their head they have to get some help from Mr.Hand. My dad like to think of it like "scratch me here"

While I like to think of it like , "just another day pondering the true meaning of life..."