I've had a Senegal Parrot for about 5 years. He has his own 'names' for each person in the family, and sounds to indicate if he wants some of your food, or to

I've had a Senegal Parrot for about 5 years. He has his own 'names' for each person in the family, and sounds to indicate if he wants some of your food, or to be picked up, or to go take a nap, etc. Some of them are English words, some of them are the sound he decided to use. He's as loyal as a dog and wants nothing more than to be carried and petted and fed peanut butter all day. (He will lick the peanut butter off a piece of toast, "accidentally" throw it on the ground, and make his "give me some of that please" noise for as long as you have some and he has none.) He will bite when startled, craps on everything sooner or later, and screams for fun. Someone described it as having a toddler with a can-opener on its face, and that's not far from accurate. It's not an easy pet to have, and not for everyone. But - if a bird works for you, it works fantastically.