Asked this question over in General Questions, but could not get an answer. Maybe some of you will know. I have a Mitred Conure Parrot that recently started a new behavior. When I hold him on my hand in front of my face, he juts his beak at my face, opens his beak and says “Hah” several times. It sounds kinda like blowing quickly with your mouth open. I get the impression that he is trying to scare me. Does anyone know what this means or why he does this? He is nine months old.
It means, “Kiss me and I’ll turn into a prince!” Give it a try. I’m really serious!
But when he wants a kiss he makes a different noise. A clucking noise.
That’s just for the regular old peck-kiss. I’m talking about a real, old fashioned kiss.
I don’t this so, because he french kisses.
Correction: I mean’t to say I don’t think so.
Girl Next Door says my Norweigian Blue is “pining for the fjords”, maybe that’s what his problem is. Lovely bird though, beautiful plumage.
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Does he nip when he does this? It could be an aggressive/mating behavior. Our parrots exibit all sorts of odd behavior when they’re “in the mood”.
Does he give you kisses AFTER the huffing thing? He may just be developing his own little way of saying “I love you”
My best guess is he may be trying to “talk”. Not nessecerily words, but he may be imitating a sound. Does he talk at all now? (or imitate sounds?)
Zette
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He’s pining for the fiords.
I apologize. I really couldn’t resist.
Maybe he wants some cheese?
Okay, I’ll stop now.
Well. If I were a parrot, I’d do that. What’s so strange?
(Oh yeah, I’m loads of help.)
I was born with the Moon in Pisces!!
Leave me alone!!
SOB!!
My best guess is he’s run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisible.
Coldfire
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I don’t have an answer to your question, but I do want to tell you that my aunt used to have a parrot that would swear in German. When she first got the parrot and heard it blabbering on, she assumed it was just baby talk or something. It wasn’t until her husband’s dear old grandma came to visit one time and heard the bird talking that they found out what it was saying (obviously, Grandma was from the old country).
Shadowfox
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Darn, I thought this was gonna be another Jimmy Buffett thread . . .
Dr. Watson
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Yes, he does kiss me afterward and no he does not bite or nip when he does this. He says quite a few things like: What are you doin? What? Why? Hi Hi Hi, Good Boy, Pretty Boy and Step up.
Dr. Watson
I wish this was a Jimmy Buffet thread. Have you read his books? They are great!
Damn, those two stetments go well together! 
Mike Mulligan had a steam shovel,
a beautiful red steam shovel.
Her name was Mary Anne.
Mehtinks ol’ Demo here has been having some firewater himself
Coldfire
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"You know how complex women are"
- Neil Peart, Rush (1993)
Easy enough perkitl…
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