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RE: [Freeflight] Successful Recovery
> Chris Biro
> I
> again will point out that I do not believe that an escaped parrot does not
> have the ABILITY to fly down. Instead I believe that they do not have the
> MOTIVATION to do what they have the ability to do. Rowdy's behavior once
> again demonstrated this for me. Rowdy had to become calm and comfortable
> enough to get past his need for security. The more calm he became, the
> less
> need there was for security. Of course height is a form of security for a
> bird.
Here we have difference in opinion. I've had the impression both my Greys
did have problems to manage the speed when diving down. I've seen them
change focus on the bottom of their flight path from me to some strange
straight forward look.
Bo, on his first time outside, really had problems to bleed speed. He did
master it by braking mid-air almost to a stop, diving down again, braking,
diving. Not elegant at all. But he managed to get down.
Galahs (and Macaws) do have a major difference with Greys: wing size
compared to weight.
So maybe it could be a combination of both, where I see one end of the
scale, and you the other end.
But is this difference of opinion important? I would guess not. We both
see similar behavior, and I feel the cause isn't really important. It could
be even a combination.
It is amazing how similar both our stories are. Patience and getting the
bird comfortable are the key to recovery.
Bart