Okay a lot has happened this last week, the general gist of it is that Orion has become a lot more interactive! He i still shy at times - especially at the start of interaction - but he seems to have been enjoying it, and especially seems to enjoy head rubs! He has his little routine where he will pick a side of the tank and go around and around it in a circuit, touching my hand as he passes, sometimes going back and forth like he is playing a game of tag with my fingers.
Last Friday my partner took a few videos with his camera phone (strange it gets better video than a dedicated camera!) and caught some nice interaction. Although whenever Orion looked over and noticed him he started doing the old cone head with skunk stripe and staring him down through the glass! I don't think he knows what to make of having 2 people present yet.
Here are a few vids:
Cautious first touch (sorry poor quality):
Little head rub (poor quality again sorry)
General interacting:
Another little head rub is on this one:
All these videos are from a 45 minute session last Friday,
Day 28.
I think I messed up a little last night - he got a little close with his beak and I instinctively flinched which seemed to displease him. He went off to do his circuits on the back of the tank where I couldn't reach instead. He did later on jet to the front of the tank and land right in front of me though, so he couldn't have been too mad at me! Fingers crossed tonight I'll get some good quality time
EDIT: Thank you very much for the cam advice DWhatley. I think it is something that will require a fair bit of research!