If you are doing home renovation work, such as installing overhead track lighting or anything with a lot of loud pounding, move the parrot to another location. In the wild, predators often come from above, so track lighting installation, with the parrot's cage under the overhead commotion is a sure way to frighten a bird into thinking you and the overhead lights are dangerous predators. Put yourself in the parrot's position as a prey animal that still relies heavily on wild, instinctive responses. If something would frighten you in that situation, it will probably frighten your parrot. Don't make sudden, quick hand motions around your Grey, especially its head.
Predators come from out of nowhere, with lightning fast movements to kill their prey.
Your bird is genetically programmed to fear sudden, fast movements. We often pride ourselves on being able to raise our companion parrots to become, in our own minds, little humans. They love us, talk like us and eat our food, however they are very different beings than us. Since they are in our care, it is our responsibility to understand them, not try to force them to understand and become human-like. All rights reserved.