More Clicker Training

Dundee with some pear on this hot afternoon

Came in to work early today... anxious to try some more. Ok the tire shop is open and running and finished with my paperwork. My 6 macaws are on their runnabout and eating breakfast. Dundee (my two year old red-fronted) is dodging the bigger guys grabbing at the food tray when no one else is looking.... he's gotten good at sneaking his share... I get a break and go outside with my clicker in hand along with some treats. Dundee spots me and eyes me up and down with his cocked head .... I love how birds do that, the one eyed look... this time instead of my pen I have a real stick and I'm hopping I can get him to step on it, lol right? Things are already different with him cause he's all of a sudden interested in my presence. I show him the almond pieces and get my stick and clicker ready... he comes over and nibbles the tip of the stick so I "click" and give him a piece of nut. Ok good we're back to the vending machine thing... so I'm thinking "lets try a little more" ... I put the stick at chest level to see if he'll step up... this spooks him and he runs. Ok I think I'm going to fast....also I'm not sure if I should be using the target stick to be stepped up on. Let me read some more to figure this out... ok new plan, I grabbed a larger perch that he's familiar with and went back over to try again. He sees the familiar perch and I put it between him and my hand full of almond pieces.... head cocks and he eyes the nuts in my hand... like a little machanical robot he ratchets his head upwards and eyes me. Im really having a hard time not to laugh out loud.... he's not going for it...hmmm... so i start to pull the nuts away an he puts one foot on the perch! I almost forgot to click! Yes! Meanwhile, Larger macaws get interested and start to move in.... Dundee's gone, up to a higher branch with a big piece of almond. Will try more later...