What possible reason could a lovebird have for regurgitating food?
Courtship isn’t necessarily just about male-female. It can be male-male or female-female. It simply means “I love you, fellow feathered creature”! Birds can even court their human owners. birds don’t have presents like rings or flowers to bring their loved ones. So they bring them food. birds don’t have hands, so they eat the seed, carry it in their stomach to their partner, regurgitate it back up, and then pass it mouth to mouth to their partner. This is what we humans THINK is kissing. It’s not kissing! It’s the partner sharing regurgitated food or making the motions. This is also how mommy birds care for their babies, so in either case it’s the ultimate sign of tenderness.
What you are now seeing is “Freedom” your birds have been aloud the freedom of their surrounds and not confined to a cage,the regurgitating is the normal behaviour prior to mating this bonds the pair, both will do this but the male will do it more often.Your next task if you want them to breed is to make sure that they have plenty of Cuttle Fish bone Grit this is to help the formation of the egg shells and if you can purchase a bird mineral block from a local pet store this will be taken it also helps stop their beaks from overgrowing,I always gave Dandelion Leaves and seeding heads before they “Fluff”this helps to condition them.Next get some Willow or Apple twigs (small branches)place these either in the cage or somewhere where they can be seen the hen bird will strip the bark from these for nesting material also a little dried grass,(you will then find out which is the hen,as they are the only nest builder) she will carry the nesting material on her back between her wings to the nes
