The feathers are slightly fluffed and the eyes are closed. The head goes over the shoulder, usually the left shoulder as you look at the birds head on, and the head rests down next to the spine. This is the “normal” or most common way, for most lovebirds, to behave when taking a sleeping position. The feathers are fluffed to release the heat, the wings are slightly spread apart from the body to enable dispersion of additional heat, and the beak may be open to reveal the tongue and the overall appearance is one of panting the sneeze is usually followed by a quick downward movement of the head and a quick shakeThe mouth or beak of the lovebird will also open if the bird is very hot in an unregulated climate. However, the sneeze takes only a fraction of the time required for a yawn and is usually missed. The bird actually expresses a certain amount of air and creates a sneezing sound, the beak opens slightly and the tongue can also been seen. This is a natural action, and not something that should unduly concern those with a new lovebirdA yawn is not often mistaken as a SNEEZE, but can be by the novice. The bird will also blink several times and the head move forward. The mouth is opened wide, much as we do when we are tired, and the tongue and throat are clearly visible. There is no known reason for the double wing stretch except perhaps for the sake of stretching and maintaining limber wings.Ī yawn is always a bit of a surprise to the novice, and is a natural occurrence if the bird is not being provided enough hours of light or darkness or is merely waking from its evening “torpor” or slowdown. However once a bird that performs this stretch is introduced to a flock, it is not long before they are all doing it. This posture is held for only a moment before wings are once more retracted onto the body.We have seen this activity frequently amongst the peachfaced lovebird, but no other species or races.There are cases where one’s birds may not initially exhibit this behavior. This is a less common form of stretch, but seems to be a learned behavior as some birds seem never to exhibit it, while families of birds, if left with the parents will commonly hunch both shoulders and mantle like a falcon: wings semi open and raised slightly over the back, with tips directed out at approximately 25 t0 35 degrees from the body.
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