Hello Alaine I love animals and sounds like you do as well. I wasn't sure if my parakeet was a male or female so I just called him Baby, He's a year old now and found out he's a male budgie. I also heard male budgies talk more than females. O yes he knows his name inside and out... He says Baby ... Sweet baby... Mamas baby and all kinds of things. I could fill a few sentences with things he says. He surprised me one day and said Polly want a cracker? also Trick or Treat and You like my choo choo train? HAHA!!! I have no idea where that came from unless he can hear the little girl across the hallway or from the TV. For a year old he's quite the character! I was house sitting my brothers home with their 4 dogs or else I would of answered you earlier. Take care for now.

Hello Lorraine
Yes i do i always have loved animals but in getting older (and wiser?) lol i have not only loved...i have developed a respect and wonder about them and their ability to love and bring joy..Life would be so colorless without them which is one of the reasons i will sign and help as best i can all those that are in danger of extinction to those just lonely in shelters.. but enough of my love for animals for now i could go on and on but onto your sweet little boy.. you can tell the sex by the top coloring of the beak is that correct.. it is soo precious when they talk you can just see how proud of themselves they are when they do..love it adored when my little guy would rattle off things, he was a male too and i heard the same that they are better talkers...i up until about the last twenty just had exposure tothe smaller birds (parakeets, canaries finches) but after this little parrot flew into my backyard i visited a “bird” store and was blown away by the beauties in there a white cockatoo over 2 ft tall was sitting on a perch right out in the open and when i went over to him the owner saw that i was new to the bigger birds and told me to put my arm out and the bird grabbed my forearm and climbed on, his toes practically wrapped around my arm and he put his head sideways on my neck and said into my ear “i love you” well i did everything i could think of to get that bird!! Lol when i told the owner about the little guy that flew in my backyard and how i put him in the shower but blow dry him each time she actually offered the cockatoo at a much lower price..too high for me still but what a beautyand she wanted him to go to a good home..!! I often think about him as they live very long lives if taken good care of..if you ever pass a “ bird store go inside and look at those beauties..you’ll love it!
Well give your sweet boy a kiss and snuggle for me, you take good care