It's worth remembering Clarke came to us at the end of April, fully afraid of being near humans and cage bound, being sold as an aviary only parrot. Having a bonded IRN at home and being young helped his case I think, along with what we believed to be an interest in humans from a far. Also, an element of letting go of my ideals in a parrot. In my perfect world, they'd both be snuggly and harness trained! But really, this scenario is a pretty big win. When people post about trying to do some things with their parrots - I occasionally wonder if it's for them or for the bird. This is what we were able to achieve, focusing on the bird.
FYI he now talks as well as Henry, but we don't want to show off all of our progress at once ;)
FYI he now talks as well as Henry, but we don't want to show off all of our progress at once ;)