Been a while since I last posted. Phoenix has changed a lot over the year. Now looks like a big boy, not the young colors. I have two parakeets as well, he has befriended both and they all now share a cage. Not by my doing. Phoenix made this happen. I let them all out to fly around together. So when it was time to go back in cages, Phoenix would scream and scream till I let them all back out. So I put them all in his cage and no more screaming.... He has not learned any words but mimics my laugh now. Its soo cute.