Eddie's Flight Club

Eddie's Flight Club Parrot Trainer / Behaviourist
Rehabilitation & Rescue
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25/03/2025

Flashback. When the boy was fluffy and learning to fetch. β€οΈπŸ˜… Too cute.

24/03/2025

This makes me giggle. Clancy is rarely distracted but his favourite human is outside mowing the lawn. Clancy is obsessed with my son Charlie. He is so cute. πŸ˜πŸ–€β€οΈ

24/03/2025

Beautiful h***y memories. πŸ˜ƒ One year ago

Twinning πŸ˜… Topaz & Tanzanite
24/03/2025

Twinning πŸ˜… Topaz & Tanzanite

22/03/2025

Genius level unlocked πŸ”“ πŸ˜… Not that I'm at all bias πŸ˜πŸ–€

Big shout out to our newest top fans! πŸ’Ž Rachel Croft, Haley Lingenfelter, Miguel Robles, Timothy Richard Neumeyer, Map10...
21/03/2025

Big shout out to our newest top fans! πŸ’Ž Rachel Croft, Haley Lingenfelter, Miguel Robles, Timothy Richard Neumeyer, Map104 , Susan Bowers, ι’ζœ¨δΈ€ιƒŽ, Sasha Kornelyuk, Jose Rodrigues Junior, Reg Allen, Zakaria Zaki, Mariusz Majki Mikulski, Elizabeth Swendseid, Tod Palma, ι–‹ι‡ŽδΊ˜, Parrot Sanctuaries, Copete Rest, Pamela Saunders, Jaana Pirhonen, Beck Patea, Rogerjoanne Melson, Mia Sara, John Jewell, Kun Roland, Manuela Kuhfeld, Matthew Gonzales, Janez Kranjski, Marisa Buscemi, Isabelle Brunet, Lance Peavy, Christina Finnhagen, Guiomar Santos Osuna, Sophie Larsen, Maria Marin, Adeni Dos Santos Lalau, Rose Merah Putih, Ala Andrukianec, Lauren Korpe, M Carmen Torrellas, Mariarosa Girlanda, Indrawatie Narine, Donna Leonie Stewart, Donna Buchheit, Patti Robertson, Marni Morgan, Craig Miller, Sonomi Nagao, Anumas Kaewthasee, Junior JJ, Cristina Montes
We appreciate you

21/03/2025

Our gorgeous Griffin is learning to collect coins in the container like his brother Clancy. I think he will have it mastered in no time πŸ’―β€οΈ

20/03/2025

Clancy has been working hard on his new trick. Today we tried it in a more structured training environment. It's quite complex compared to what he is used to. He has to take his container, fill it, and bring it back which is quite a lot to consider. I'm very happy with his progress 😊

18/03/2025

Some days are harder than others 🀣 He is such a patient and persistent boy, even when he's having a tough time with it. Well done Clancy.

16/03/2025

Clancy was making offers so I counter offered. I wasn't sure he would work it out but he was committed. I deliberately made it complicated with vocal cues and lots of talking.

14/03/2025

This new thing he does, insisting I take his treasures. Just too cute πŸ₯Ή
Love you Griff

13/03/2025

🀣🀣 When you finally trust your nemesis enough to play but it turns hostile and tries to suffocate you 🀨 🧻
Told you Mum!!

12/03/2025

If you haven't been following Clancy's most recent training video's, we have been teaching him to say "no" by tapping his beak. Since learning this he sure uses it often. 🀣 Prior to learning how to say no he used to lunge or even bite to show his disapproval to items or actions. A method he learned to be effective in his previous home. (No blame intended) Toilet rolls was one of the things he objected to and used to attack. He no longer has an issue with toilet rolls but he certainly doesn't want to bring it to me and I've not asked him to before. He wants to do other tricks which is why he keeps spinning instead. I love this Interaction because it really illustrates the lengths birds will go too when they know they are able to communicate with you effectively. He says no. He drops the roll on the ground. He spins. He couldn't be clearer in his efforts to express his desires. The negotiation is much more engaging and the commitment to the conversation is more focused. Very different to what a bird usually would do if it didn't want to do a behaviour that you kept asking for. We would either assume it didnt understand or that it didnt want to train. Most birds would lose interest and fly off, refuse to participate or need to be lured with a treat to stay on task. Clancy knows exactly what I want from him here and I know exactly what he wants from me, by teaching him that his communication is effective and that his opinion matters, I'm able to get results when I demand more of him and negotiate his needs with my own. He wants to keep engaging. He wants me to agree. He is learning that doing things he doesn't want to do when I ask will always have a positive outcome and learning delayed gratification instead of immediate gratification. I didnt give him a treat for this because it was a requirement not a trick, but I did go straight on to do other tricks like he was asking for and he did get a reward for them. I think even with the advancements in parrot training that are so amazing today, not enough emphasis is put on the parrots ability and willingness to communicate and how that effects the quality of the relationship and the consistency of the behaviour. While Clancy is rewarded for his tricks he would absolutely perform as efficiently and with as much enthusiasm without them. His primary motivation is the interaction and the enrichment he gets from complex thinking. The more we focus on what our parrot is trying to say, the harder they will work to have the desired outcome. A good way to start this kind of training and communication is when a parrot does a begging behaviour. (Tries to do a known trick in order to earn a reward) if we don't react to that attempt and allow them to try something different or give them obstacles that need to be navigated to perform the trick effectively, only rewarding them when they try something you havent taught them, they become more intentional and invested in training you. Understanding that you're receptive to it, they also become more inventive and calculated. This is how you get birds to do what you want every time you ask instead of when you have something to offer or it suits them. They learn that if they keep engaging the outcome might still be beneficial instead of shutting down because they're wasting their time. From a biological standpoint, a bird will only exert energy when they get a payoff, life is tough and wasting energy for no food or benefit could mean the difference between life and death in a natural environment in the wild. Birds are very social and are wired to be invested in effective communication with others because of flock dynamics so developing two way communication is a huge reinforcer and motivator compared to a "learn and reward" system alone. People talk about short training sessions, while they are effective for reward training a new bird or new behaviour they are intended to be short so the bird doesn't lose interest and fail or digress. They say a bird that doesn't want to train should be left alone until its receptive or motivated by a reinforcer. That feeding times and times of day effect training sessions. Which is true in theory when using traditional methods. This is why our birds will often look like they either dont understand or don't care when we want them to do something they dont want to do regardless of how well trained they are. A bird that can communicate will be engaged for hours and will willingly participate anytime of day regardless of food, environment or circumstances. I think too much focus is on teaching birds to obey, they are underestimated and its assumed that when they dont do something its because they dont understand or need more training or are just arrogant. Its understood that normal bird behaviour is that they bite, they're loud and they are inconsistent in their behaviour. When in reality our birds understand us much better than we understand them. Their mentality is not to serve us or obey us but to coexist with us in the most beneficial way for them. Its us that are difficult and frustrating. Obedience is not in a birds DNA but cooperation is. Sometimes we as humans are impossible to cooperate with because we want a well behaved bird without being a well behaved human. Rehoming birds that develop new habits or behaviours or aren't willing to behave isnt the solution. Not for the bird anyway. You're not disposing of a faulty item. They're companions and their evolving much like we are over their long lives. They're not pets in the way a dog is a pet. Its true that the bird you have today is not the same bird you will have in ten years. Treat a bird like a pet or a possession with preconceived expections and you will struggle until you give it up regardless of how well trained it is. At best you will except it as it is and resign yourself to the reality. Whether the struggles start in two or ten years. They will come. If your motivation is on building a quality connection through language and understanding than all behavioural problems will either resolve or not develop.

Lets play "never has my bird ever" Rules 1. Comment something your bird has never done2. Like any comment that your bird...
10/03/2025

Lets play "never has my bird ever"

Rules

1. Comment something your bird has never done

2. Like any comment that your bird has done.

3. Have fun

I'll go first. 😁

07/03/2025

I love it when Griffin uses his initiative and harnesses the power of opportunity 😜 I wonder if this little token can win me a treat. It didn't take long for him to notice it. 🀣 Clever boy

05/03/2025

Aww flashbacks. 2 years ago today. Beautiful Sophie with a gorgeous baby Griffin. So sweet Macaws And More

02/03/2025

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Flashback. When the boy was fluffy and learning to fetch. β€οΈπŸ˜… Too cute.

This makes me giggle. Clancy is rarely distracted but his favourite human is outside mowing the lawn. Clancy is obsessed with my son Charlie. He is so cute. πŸ˜πŸ–€β€οΈ

Beautiful honky memories. πŸ˜ƒ One year ago

Genius level unlocked πŸ”“ πŸ˜… Not that I'm at all bias πŸ˜πŸ–€

Our gorgeous Griffin is learning to collect coins in the container like his brother Clancy. I think he will have it mastered in no time πŸ’―β€οΈ

Clancy has been working hard on his new trick. Today we tried it in a more structured training environment. It's quite complex compared to what he is used to. He has to take his container, fill it, and bring it back which is quite a lot to consider. I'm very happy with his progress 😊

Some days are harder than others 🀣 He is such a patient and persistent boy, even when he's having a tough time with it. Well done Clancy.

Clancy was making offers so I counter offered. I wasn't sure he would work it out but he was committed. I deliberately made it complicated with vocal cues and lots of talking.

This new thing he does, insisting I take his treasures. Just too cute πŸ₯Ή Love you Griff

🀣🀣 When you finally trust your nemesis enough to play but it turns hostile and tries to suffocate you 🀨 🧻 Told you Mum!!

If you haven't been following Clancy's most recent training video's, we have been teaching him to say "no" by tapping his beak. Since learning this he sure uses it often. 🀣 Prior to learning how to say no he used to lunge or even bite to show his disapproval to items or actions. A method he learned to be effective in his previous home. (No blame intended) Toilet rolls was one of the things he objected to and used to attack. He no longer has an issue with toilet rolls but he certainly doesn't want to bring it to me and I've not asked him to before. He wants to do other tricks which is why he keeps spinning instead. I love this Interaction because it really illustrates the lengths birds will go too when they know they are able to communicate with you effectively. He says no. He drops the roll on the ground. He spins. He couldn't be clearer in his efforts to express his desires. The negotiation is much more engaging and the commitment to the conversation is more focused. Very different to what a bird usually would do if it didn't want to do a behaviour that you kept asking for. We would either assume it didnt understand or that it didnt want to train. Most birds would lose interest and fly off, refuse to participate or need to be lured with a treat to stay on task. Clancy knows exactly what I want from him here and I know exactly what he wants from me, by teaching him that his communication is effective and that his opinion matters, I'm able to get results when I demand more of him and negotiate his needs with my own. He wants to keep engaging. He wants me to agree. He is learning that doing things he doesn't want to do when I ask will always have a positive outcome and learning delayed gratification instead of immediate gratification. I didnt give him a treat for this because it was a requirement not a trick, but I did go straight on to do other tricks like he was asking for and he did get a reward for them. I think even with the advancements in parrot training th

They say parrot's can only be tamed, not domesticated, but no one said they can't be domestic 🀣 #housechores #greenflag #hesakeeper #birb #parrotlover

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