A Very Clever Parrot Uses His Own Discarded Feather to Scratch the Back of His Head

A yellow-headed Amazon parrot named Poncho gratefully accepted one of his own discarded feathers from his human and promptly used it to scratch a hard-to-reach itch on the back of his head.

Poncho, a 30 year old double yellow headed amazon parrot, using a feather to scratch his head. He figured this out on his own, he’s so smart :)

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.