Our flock has moved with us to our new house! it has been a little busy lately, but I think Ellis has gotten settled quite quickly. He is now living in a room with our 4 other birds.

Ellis, although a rather small guy, knows what he wants and will let you know - one way or another - to tell you this. If he doesn't want to be scritched on his head, he will half-heartedly lunge for your fingers. Since we've had him, he's done this a few times, but never bit down - I think this is because he doesn't really want to bite and just to let you know to stop.

He still loves his baths! If you are not fast enough to give him a bath when he wants it, he will do the honors of jumping into his water bowl and splash about to take a bath. I usually take him in the shower with me once a week. He just has a blast.

Ellis is most comfortable when he comes out of his cage on his own when you open it. After coming out, he will usually step up nicely on you if interested. The only time he likes to get a head scritch is when you are sitting down with him and it is calm. Otherwise, he'd rather keep an eye on his surroundings at let you know to stay away with scritching fingers.

Ellis doesn't play too much with toys. However, he loves to chew up pine and balsa wood. I have a little foraging maze wheel attached to the side of his cage and I have put pieces of nuts in there, but he is uninterested (even with his favorite nuts stashed inside). He is not afraid of jumping from wherever he is perched and try to fly somewhere, which is why we have to keep careful watch on where he is and if there are any doors open. (we do keep his flight feathers trimmed, but he can still get a good distance).

Ellis continues to be a master at whistling and he loves to play whistle games with you. He has also started to make some funny and interesting sounds - almost like he is trying to mimic our words. I am not sure if its at a certain time of day or if its based off of whether he is half sleeping or not, but its really cute! its a scratchy voice. He also continues to say "hello" when he gets sleepy and he hears voices.

Ellis has started to mimic my husband's sneezing...when my husband sneezes, Ellis does his own type of sneeze a few seconds later. my husband thanks him for the acknowledgement. ;-) For some reason, he doesn't usually do this for me.

Depending on mood, Ellis sometimes likes to hang out and stay put, other times he likes to wander around. He is absolutely uncomfortable on the ground and will climb anything to get to a higher place.

That's about it. We have taken a few more pictures of him recently, so I will have to post them here soon.