My parakeet is not afraid of me, he sits on the palm of my hand and eats food. Sometimes he even refuses to get down. However he bites me when I move my finger towards him while he is eating (sitting on my palm), he tries to bite and rip off the skin (but it doesn't really hurt much).
Does this mean he is trying to dominate me? Or is it something else?
From the bird's perspective, a finger (pointing, or) coming towards it might trigger safety alarms: "oh no! a snake!" End result: a nip or bite. Try a different approach.
If you want the little one to climb onto your finger, present the finger horizontally and (ever so) gently allow your finger to brush the stomach or linger in front of both feet. Your bird will then climb onto your finger like it would a perch. If your goal is to pet (or stroke) your pet's head, bring your hand up from behind the bird while you speak to it. This should be less concerning for the bird and eliminate the nips and bites.
I think this behavior may be a result of 2 things:
The parrot is in The hallmarks of bluffing are lunging, nipping, biting, hissing, and a general resistance to interaction. Birds can enter into this stage seemingly overnight, and generally when they are between the ages of 4 months and one year. stated in this link
The owner is already scared of the bite and continuously withdraws his hand in a fast way from the bird. And the bird don`t feel safe when you to touch this specific location of his body.
