My African Grey is judging my cooking again

Every time I cook, Tango sits on top of the fridge and watches with this intensely disapproving expression. When I drop something or burn something they make this little disappointed chirp. I am being critiqued by a creature that eats pellets. Anyone else feel watched in their own kitchen?

I've had birds for 15 years and I've seen this many times. In my experience it usually comes down to hormonal season — spring is brutal.

I got mine from Amazon Canada in Whitby. Great selection and the staff actually knows about birds.

This reminds me of when I first got Captain. I was so overwhelmed but looking back, those early days were actually really special. The bond building phase is tough but beautiful.

I struggled with this too until I started removing mirrors from the cage — can cause hormonal or aggressive behavior. Now it's like a completely different bird.