why do afri8can greys bob there heads

Question
we have a grey african parrot.timnah] why we have a grey he is three and a half old  he . we got him thru a rescue program we have had him about three  months . he is very loving thru  all yhe  hell he  went  throug. why do they always nod  there head when you are talking to  him.  he  moves  his   head up and down real fast.  it  would be nice to find out  thank you garrett moore  

Answer
Hi, Garrett.  Thanks for posting.

Your post didn't come through very well...is this bird 3 1/2 YEARS or MONTHS old?  Does s/he cry/whine when bobbing it's head?  

If this bird is still a baby, s/he is bobbing it's head when you talk or get near or touch it because it's begging to be fed (handfed by a human or from it's parents).  This is what baby birds do when they are asking for food!  

If this bird is 3 1/2 years old and is bobbing it's head like this, I'd say something very traumatic has happened to s/he and s/he has regressed mentally to a much younger age and/or it could be that when s/he is frightened/stressed, the bird finds comfort in being handfed and is begging.

Sounds to me like this is a baby grey who is begging to be handfed with a handfeeding syringe and baby parrot handfeeding formula.  

If you can provide more details, I might be able to help more.

Chrys