One of my quakers when he wants to come out will fly towards me but then turn at the last minute when he wants attention or if he really wants me to play with him he will land on my head. He has only landed on my shoulder once but won't let me touch him. He will tell me "I can" when I try to move him. Why does he do this and what can I do to stop it? I don't want to clip his wings until I have completed the adoption process and he seems to like his freedom to strech his wings. The other is not all that keen on flying but will if she has to. I just would like to stop him landing on my head mainly the rest I can deal with.

I keep Charlie clipped so he's never flown at me. Can you step out of the way? I don't let Charlie on my shoulder or head for two reasons. One is that it can give them a feeling of dominance. Also, I've seen too many pictures on here of stuff that has happened to peoples faces from their birds. I don't want any holes in my face. Has your bird learned the "step up" command? If so ask your bird to step up and then put him in an acceptable place. Keep doing this until he learns that he's not supposed to be up there. I'm sure someone else will be along with more advice. Good luck.

Even if I move he keeps trying... He has gotten better and now will land on the chair next to me and only occasionally landing on my head. He has learned step up and will sit on my finger or hand. He has not (yet) been vicious and bite just gets up there and starts to try and prune me.

LMAO... I think you mean preen. You prune rose bushes. hahaha.

You really should consider having those wings clipped before your bird gets seriously hurt.

Ya, sounds like he is ruling the roost right now. Can you possibly put your arm on top of your head so he has to land on it and then move him immediately?

Clip those wings! I will almost promise you that if you continue to let him fly around the house wherever he please like that sooner or later you will have dominance issue...

Sounds like he's trying to get your attention alright. But also sounds like a game, maybe even a dominance thing too. If you can not remove him from your shoulder or head without getting nailed I would not allow him up there.
One thing you can do if you find him up there and can't remove him is back up directly to a wall and make him step up using a hand perch. If he hasn't been introduced to hand perches yet, now is a great time to work on that too. Seeing as he is flighted you'll surely have to work on it in a tight location. Somewhere like an enclosed hall way or shower stall. Be sure and close toilet lid if that's where you choose to practice. Any place where there's not many options for escape will work.

I too and Pro wing clipping for safety reasons, but understand it's a personal decision for each of us to make. In your case it doesn't sound like your bird's rank on the totum pole is established yet. I'm gonna have to agree strongly with the others by encouraging you to clip him. I don't know of a way to prevent him from landing on your head or shoulders that would be 100% safe.
He could accidently get hurt trying to land on you if you're making an effort to avoid being landed on.

I would say clip him and work on establishing yourself as boss, step ups and any other behavioral issues and then if you still want him to be flighted you can weigh the pro's and cons and make a decision afterwards.

The adoption people dont want his wings clipped? I was kind of confused when you mentioned you wanted to wait until after the adoption process before clipping his wings?

I usually clip my birds wings as its more of a safety issue. I have seen too many birds being injured by accidents when they are flighted but understand that its a personal decision on the owners part.

I agree with what others have said in re to it being dominance.

The safety and dominance comments sound right on the money to me! Our QP displays similar behavior (he is also flighted - soon to be clipped). He flies over and often lands on my head and preens me. There some slight differences though. For one, he'll normally let my pick him up off of my head or shoulder. Also, after being gentle for a time, he'll start yanking at my hair really hard and pecking at my head like a woodpecker. Can we say dominance attempt? Lately, he's landed on my finger several times , and also has been landing on my shoulder some . We don't allow him on our shoulders because when he was younger he bit the **** out of my neck multiple times. It seems that "Love of All Pets" and I are in the same boat.