Yawning

[Jenny]

This is just something I am curious about- do any of your birds yawn when you rub over their ears? One day I was massaging Mortie's head (he's in heaven every time he gets a head massage) and I started rubbing over his ears. As soon as I did that, he started yawning! Every single time I rub there, he always yawns. I don't know why that is, or if all birds do that or just him.

[Amanda]

All the birds I've ever had seem to like having their ears rubbed. This is the first spot I usually "rub" when trying to get a new bird used to "head scratches". And it seems to work every single time...:)

[Love Bird B]

I didn't think my lovebird was yawning while rubbing her head. It looks more like a silent squalk. :0

I wonder if you laugh as much as I do with all the beak contortions? Sometimes when I rub her head she looks like she's grinding her teeth she doesn't have.

[birdygirl]

Sophie yawns when she wants to go back to her cage. Or when she wants to be held.

My budgie grinds her beak to music.

[Mrs.Birdy]

Marcel yawns and grinds his beak when he wants to go to sleep for the night.
He also grinds his beak as a sign of contentment.

Snickers (Tiel) and my budgies yawn when close to nite nite time and grind their beaks when they are content.

When I scratch Marcel's head, he just stares into space motionless. I know he loves it.

Snickers lowers her head for me to give her a "neck rub" and won't lift it up even a few seconds after I stop.

They're so cute.

:D

[JSimko]

When my birds get tired, they yawn. They also grind after yawning and then within 5 minutes they are sleeping.

[retret]

Dexter will grind his beak silently when I do this at night..I think its a sign of satisfaction..