My parrotlet made a stranger smile today

Was sitting on my balcony in Kitchener with Mango on my shoulder and a kid walking by literally GASPED and said "MOM LOOK A REAL PARROT!!" Made my whole week. Moments like that remind me how special it is to share our lives with these amazing creatures.

This is peak Pionus behavior honestly. They wake up and choose chaos every single day and we love them for it.

Dealt with this for months. What finally worked was changing the lighting schedule and just being really patient. They come around eventually.