In a message to Rich Veraa, Pete Hopping wrote:
PH> Thanks for that advice, Rick. That makes sense. I can do both. I
PH> have closed caption on the TV so I can turn out the lights and watch
PH> TV with no sound and just read the captions. She seems to be bonding
PH> with me just fine. I have her out of the cage as much as I can and
PH> this morning as I was cleaning the cage with her on top of it, she
PH> started grooming me! 
That's great.  Now when she starts regurgitating into your mouth, she'll be 
really bonded.  :-)
PH> Now I have to find out if these birds tend to make soft
PH> vocalizations as they're falling asleep. I can't tell what she's
PH> saying or what the noise is that she's making, but it seems like
PH> she's talking to herself as she's settling down for the night.
Yeah, that sounds right.  Like a contented human two-year-old singing to 
herself.
       Cheers,
           Rich
http://www.netside.net/~rveraa/
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