Here are a few new images of Bentley. He continues to be happy hanging around my husband. He seems to not want to poop on him at all. He would start to get restless to let my husband know that he wants to go somewhere where he can do his business. Bentley doesn't really like me, but with a little persuasion (just asking him if he wants a scritch on his head), he will usually look at me for a bit and then bow his head for a little scritch session.

bentley continues to favor my husband...we had visitors from out of the country stay over at our place, one of which was a male. bentley seemed to have no problems being around this man. but with the female, he reacted the exact same way has he does to me.

bentley is, however, a great gentleman to me whenever i hold a special snack between my fingers - what bird wouldn't react that way? (especially an amazon!)

even tho he has a grudge aganist me, i don't hold it against him. i keep my distance. if i need to pass by him for any reason, i try to make sure that i announce my arrival and have something that he likes that i can present to him as a peace offering.

You think owning a parrot (or two) is for you? Have you ever thought about whether you would be able to take the chatty "contact calls" that happen every morning and every evening? Play the following movie with your sound up all the way. This is in a house with 8 parrots, just after breakfast. (We cover the ground with towels to catch the poop.) Enjoy!

PS: I look forward to these conversations...:-)

bentley really likes my husband (he usually likes men in general) but with me, he doesn't care for me hanging too closely to his cage, not unless i have a treat in my hand. however, he has allowed me to scratch all over his head and neck through his cage bars...yes, he is a sucker for a good head scritch!

as i write this, bentley is sitting on my husband's shoulder and dozing a bit. well, at least until my husband moves his arm, then he has a look on his face like "what the...? can you stop moving? im trying to take a NAP!"

he doesn't really care for me..he sometimes even tries to run towards me to fend me off from his cage, but i don't give him any attention when we makes these actions. he even gets a bad look from my husband, if he is there to see it. but overall, he's a great bird. i mean, he takes even the smallest treat from my fingers very nicely. he doesn't launch himself at me as long as i don't wear red around him (that seems to be a color that he doesn't think works for me).

bentley still has a bare chest and back, but we do see some feathers growing in. we are hoping that he keeps those feathers there, and lets the rest of the feathers grow in eventually.

bentley continues to be happily content spending time on my husband's shoulder. he will occasionally allow me to preen his head through his cage bars, but would rather keep me at a distance. i'm just glad that he doesn't try to jump on me as i pass his cage to get to the kitchen - he is definitely a well-behaved boy.

bentley doesn't like it when i wear red - it is one of those things that makes him even more resolved into keeping me away from him and his favorite person. it is funny that if my husband wears red, bentley is not in the least bit phased by it, but if i wear red...oh boy, watch out!

bentley loves to eat fresh sugar snap peas (pod and all), strawberries and, well, just about anything that he has seen YOU eat. he definitely has a good appetite and will try anything at least once.