cocoa continues to live up to her name as "diva". she is usually the first to do her contact calls in the morning, as well as encourage it from her roommates for a few minutes, she expects to be given the first treat on the playstand, and she likes to walk home on her own two feet.

the part about her wanting to get the first treat on the playstand is changing a bit. our own macho amazon has been teaching her lessons of hierarchy in the house. he tells her that HE should get the first bit of treat, and then she is allowed to take hers...well, we are being a bit sneaky - we are giving a smaller treat for the first one and a larger bit for the second...should be interesting if the macho guy catches on!

during the morning and evening - when contact calls commences - is the time where cocoa is more apt to start speaking, whistling and singing. other times include taking her macho amazon guy friend away from where she can see him. im sure she can be on her own, but it seems that she likes to hang around with other amazons, especially those that are the same species as her - the yellow naped species.

i have been hiding pumpkin seeds around her cage in various places and i think she has been enjoying this, since i find those seeds missing when i clean her cage at night. foraging is ALWAYS a good thing to add to an amazon's (or any parrot for that matter) daily activites to promote brain stimulation and exercise.