Wheeliegirl
08-04-2005, 12:37 AM
Okay, some of you know that I have a "I HATE YOUR HANDS" kinda bird.... well, I still can't touch Peachie, but last night, while we were hiding from the bad kitty cat in my bedroom, we were having a quiet moment. I saw my collection of make-up brushes sitting nearby, so I reached for the smallest one, and eye brow brush. I started scritching her head and couldn't believe that she actually enjoyed it!
It was so cute how she would turn her head in all different directions so that I could get every spot on her neck. We spent a few minutes doing that, until she had enough. She would even make tiny little squeak noises.
We've had such a hard time together, I'm so glad that I finally found something she enjoys, and hopefully, something else she can look forward to when we are together, other than going inside my kitchen utensil drawer.
I tried again this evening, though she didn't want such a long scritching session this time.
I've noticed lately that she seems to be trusting me a little more. When she is with me she doesn't really try to attack me as much, and I have learned to read her behavior and know when she is in that kind of mood or situation. I love that she looks for me when she gets frightened of something, or has just had enough time playing out of her cage and wants to be a velcro birdie for a while. She even lets me reach into the utensil drawer without taking off one of my fingers.
I have a question...does anyone think that this will get even better over the next few months/years? I know I will probably never be able to get her to accept my hands as "friendly beings", but do you suppose we might actually be good friends some day? We've been together for 9 months now.
I just did't expect progress to be this slow, I guess, but I'm thankful for what I have with her now. This sounds really dumb, but at my office, I hung a little bird feeder in a tree outside my window, and I watch the little birdies come and eat and chase each other away. It makes me think of Peachie and I really miss her during the day! There was a crow in the courtyard yesterday that stood in the same place, in the blazing SoCal sun for 3 hours! I was so worried about that crow! When I looked at him I kept seeing Peachie. If I didn't use a wheelchair I would have gone out there and brought it some water, or shoo'd him away into some shade or something. Anyway, I think that's really rather silly of me, I am, afterall...a 42 year old woman with grown boys!
Sorry for the long post. I just wanted to share tonight.
It was so cute how she would turn her head in all different directions so that I could get every spot on her neck. We spent a few minutes doing that, until she had enough. She would even make tiny little squeak noises.
We've had such a hard time together, I'm so glad that I finally found something she enjoys, and hopefully, something else she can look forward to when we are together, other than going inside my kitchen utensil drawer.
I tried again this evening, though she didn't want such a long scritching session this time.
I've noticed lately that she seems to be trusting me a little more. When she is with me she doesn't really try to attack me as much, and I have learned to read her behavior and know when she is in that kind of mood or situation. I love that she looks for me when she gets frightened of something, or has just had enough time playing out of her cage and wants to be a velcro birdie for a while. She even lets me reach into the utensil drawer without taking off one of my fingers.
I have a question...does anyone think that this will get even better over the next few months/years? I know I will probably never be able to get her to accept my hands as "friendly beings", but do you suppose we might actually be good friends some day? We've been together for 9 months now.
I just did't expect progress to be this slow, I guess, but I'm thankful for what I have with her now. This sounds really dumb, but at my office, I hung a little bird feeder in a tree outside my window, and I watch the little birdies come and eat and chase each other away. It makes me think of Peachie and I really miss her during the day! There was a crow in the courtyard yesterday that stood in the same place, in the blazing SoCal sun for 3 hours! I was so worried about that crow! When I looked at him I kept seeing Peachie. If I didn't use a wheelchair I would have gone out there and brought it some water, or shoo'd him away into some shade or something. Anyway, I think that's really rather silly of me, I am, afterall...a 42 year old woman with grown boys!
Sorry for the long post. I just wanted to share tonight.