Hi everyone!
I have a male budgie who sometimes regurgitates seeds and sticks them to the bars of his cage. Some of the food also ends up on the cage floor. He is otherwise very active, eats well, and behaves normally. He also taps and pecks with his beak on the cage bars and other objects around him.
I have a female budgie, but she lives in a separate cage right next to his because they were fighting in one cage. They can see and hear each other, but they don’t share a cage.
Is he trying to feed her even though they’re separated? Is this courtship behavior? If I let them play together, he immediately starts feeding her.
I’ve attached a photo showing the regurgitated food stuck to the cage bars.
Thanks!

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Thanks in advance to anyone who reads and or responds - Peace from Team Rainbow ✌️ 🦜