Mango is asking for petting. Bowed head, repeats an Uh Ha or Okay sound. He seems like a gentle pet at the back of the head and will soon start to make a repetitive sort of tongue or lip smacking kissing sound (He does that when preening himself or his cockatiel). But after a bit or a minute, he'll twist around and bite. Maybe not quite an angry bite and sometimes it's more like a hit, but he has caught me with his sharp beak, so I tend to pull away (I've noticed the cockatiel will snap at him like that when he preens her too). He'll then go back to asking for pets again.
Should I just not oblige? Is this just frustrating him/us?
Should I just not oblige? Is this just frustrating him/us?