Sunny is the ringneck, he was hand raised and was tame when we bought him while Reef was wild when we bought him and a little people shy, though now he will quite happily sit on your shoulder - it's just a matter of getting him there first.
Sunny was all over me when I was looking at the birds in the store, so I couldn't say no really, though after a week at home getting used to us he sometimes wants his space and refuses to stepup (I don't ever try to push the matter too much as I don't want to make him aggressive). He can also behave like a little child throwing mini tantrums when he doesn't get his own way, he will get quite worked up and hold his shoulders out wide - but not with his wings extended - pacing side to side with his head forward. I once put him in the cage to tell him his repeated attempts to climb the blinds was not apprdciated and he spent 20 mins trying to break the cage apart from every angle like an avian ADHD child. Once he calmed down I let him back out and he doesn't try to climb the blinds anymore
Other times he can be very affectionate and will lick our face/neck or chew on our ear lobes etc. and groom our hair - including eyebrows, facial hair etc.
Thanks for your great forum which I have been reading for several weeks already, I thought it was about time I joined.
