Is this normal or weird?

[brianbh1378]

So as usual, i got home from school and i started to talk to my budgie Squirtle and pet him. But than all of a sudden today, he pushed my finger with his head, i thought he did not like it and decided to pull out my hand. I looked at him and he scratched his head against one of the perch. SO i apprached him with my finger again, he did the same thing where he pushed my finger with his head looking down. So i decided to scratch is head and he loved it! I sat there and scratched for around 10 mins and i was wondering if he is acting werid or not. THanks for readgin!

 

[SandyBee]

Nope, very normal.
My amazon marches right over to my hand, drops his head and leans in.
They want scritches!!

 

[Birdlover11]

He just wanted to use your finger as a scratching post lol. Next time when he does it either scratch it for him or keep your finger still and let him use it

 

[brianbh1378]

Oh okay! Does it mean Squirtle is starting to trust me more? I hhave only had him for a month

 

[Birdlover11]

That is a lot of improvement for a month !

 

[brianbh1378]

Hopfully lol! He still tried to peak me sometimes but i tell him to stop

 

[ziggybird]

Sounds like he is trusting you more! That behavior is normal He just wants scratches and love That's great for only having him a month!

 

[Parro]

That's good, that's a clue that your bird loves you and when he puts his head down near your finger it means that he wants a scratch

 

[LoryLover]

Totally normal. Practically all birds love neck massages! They will even give themselves neck massages. I'm so happy that you and Squirtle are becoming good buddies!

 

[SweetBird]

Agreed- its very normal! Your bird trusts you and wants a head scratch! My tiels chase my fingers around with thir heads down to (not so subtly) tell me they want a scratch. Wonderful progress for only having him a month, some birds take a long time to build up that kind of trust.