What does this behavior mean?

[Skittys_Daddy]

So while Skittles is very territorial when it comes to me (not sharing me with anyone else etc), he's not territorial toward me. I can easily stick my hand in his cage, I can grab him and hold him in my hand etc. (Not that I do that regularly, just saying I can- I normally put my hand in his cage and he climbs right on.

But he does something in his sleep cage at night if I put my hand in it after he is already in it (for example put him in his sleep cage and then change his water etc).

Anyways, this thing he does, he'll backwalk into a corner, stick his tail in the air, crouch down and rapidly flap his wings. He has been doing this on and off for a few weeks now and I am just wondering what it is.

I thought it was some form of aggression at first, but if that were the case wouldn't he attack my hand when I put in near him? He doesn't attack me, so I don't know what he's trying to say or even what he is doing. Any ideas?

 

[texsize]

Most parrots don't see good ant night or in dim light.
I think he is just scared. Be sure to turn on enough light to let him/her see and talk to your bird so he/she knows it's you.
texsize

 

[Skittys_Daddy]

Well that's the thing. He isn't even covered up yet and the lights are still on.

Though I do have to admit, it's rather hard to think of Skittles as ever be scared. Startled yes, but scared- no. lol

I just wonder if its some form of aggression or expression. I would assume IF it were aggression, he'd bite me when I put my hand in which he just doesn't do.

 

[SailBoat]

That would have been nice to know as part of the original Thread.

It would be appropriate to think that the room with the sleeping cage was /had been darkened.

NOTE: When you place a Parrot into its Sleeping Cage, they commonly begin the process of preparing to sleep. We have always made it a point to prep the sleeping cage prior to placing the Parrot in the cage. That assures that there is no reason to interfere once them are in the cage.

A Parrot's greatest 'natural' hard wired fear at night is being attacked by a snake! Hands in a sleeping cage can create a fear response. So, once the Parrot is in the cage, no hands. The only exception is an emergency.

Hope that this helps.