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A Bird, Her Game, and What They Taught Me About Training

A Bird, Her Game, and What They Taught Me About Training

by | Apr 22, 2019 | Parrot

I have an Aru Eclectus hen named Cah’ya (pronounced “cha-HI-uh”) who invented her own game. In this game, she stands on my arm and slowly leans far over to one side. I am then supposed to lean to the opposite side. She waits for me to do so. Then she slowly leans over...
Calling All Crows Part 2: Social Learning and Novel Objects

Calling All Crows Part 2: Social Learning and Novel Objects

by | Jul 2, 2018 | Parrot

In my last column, I talked about how I trained the crows that visited my garden to come to me on cue, using food to reward them for visiting. Now that I had “my” crows reliably visiting the garden and could attract them whenever I wanted, it seemed like a good time...