Cocoa continues be a sweetie...

She does love to just sit on your shoulder and watch over things or doze. I have been a bit hesitant about allowing her on my shoulder, but she has constantly been very calm and has posed no problems...but I do try to keep my eyes away from her beak just in case.

She has taking a liking to my husband because he spends more time with her than I do, but she has not shown any kind of aggressive territorialism against me if she is on or near my husband (knock on wood). Cocoa seems to be very comfortable around both of us, even if she stands on a table that both my husband and myself are working on.

She c-r-a-v-e-s attention. She will talk and make certain noises to let you know as well. They are not the screeching type nor the ear piercing type. It is more like "eh...Eh.....EH!" as if a irritating person is trying to get your attention with grunts that get louder and shorter to let you know she means business. We do ignore this.

During the day she can get very talkative. (That's when we got all those great movie clips of her...see below). When she wants your attention, she says "Hi...Whatcha Doing? Huh?". She also has taken to talking to the birds in the other room.

If it is late in the day and you are sitting in the same room with her but not giving her your full attention, she will start talking softly, almost like a whisper. She is currently being quarantined in our office space, so I usually work on the computer, which puts Cocoa behind me. She says (in soft tones) "hi", "pretty bird", and some cooing and other soft noises.

She eats pellets - she loves the zupreem avain fruit blend pellets. I haven't found that she has a particular liking to any one fruit pellet. I was told that she likes Harrison pellets - I have some, but I haven't tried giving her that yet. I'll try tomorrow.

Cocoa likes to eat grapes, LOVES wheat bread (especially the soft inner parts - not too much the crust), loves birdie bread that I make using cornmeal and some pureed fruits high in vitamin A. She nibbles on the cooked beans we offer her every morning and evening, along with various fruits and veggies. Cocoa loves corn too, but not much nutrition there...

Cocoa would be perfect for someone who can offer her some quality time that she loves as well as being able to let her be to play on her own in and/or around her cage. She has been chomping on a wooden toy in her cage which I hope she is learning to be fun, but I think its more that its in her way since it is hanging against one side of her cage that is near her water bowl. She does need to learn that being by herself is okay and can be fun. If she only knows of being with someone, then she will become more demanding (and possibly aggressive) if no one is there to be with her.

I don't think Cocoa will be too happy around kids - I don't think she would really bite (unless provoked a lot) but she gets a little "scared" by sudden movements around her.

Another thing about Cocoa, which I don't see as a bad thing....but, she has not shown any desire of being petted or scritched by hands and fingers. If we get too close with our fingers to her head, she ducks away and opens her beak as a threat, so we back off. She does allow us to nuzzle up to her with our head and face when she sits on our shoulder. My husband was allowed to give her kisses to the side of her body as she sat on her shoulder and she didn't look phased at all by this gesture.

That's it for now! Tune in next time!