You're trying too hard. Here, let me show you. [Animals were Minato's only friends for a long time, so he can easily see that the bird is hesitant to approach Shiho most likely due to the way she's moving her hand forward. He saunters over to the bird and approaches from the side, making eye contact with it before raising his hand slowly to pet the bird on its head.]

We're strangers here after all...isn't there a saying about doing as the Romans do? [Except something is very wrong about applying that proverb to bird-petting lessons, Minato!]