I was given a HH last year and he has been and still is quite the character. I do not know much about his background though and besides a few parakeets he's my first experience with birds. He has a cage, but most of the time he hangs out on top of it while whistling & singing (his favorite whistle is like a cat call whistle), but I find him to be more talkative than others mention theirs being. He says "Hello", "Thank You", "Love You", "Bye, Bye, Bye", "Whatcha Doin?" and a few others...oh and he laughs at everything and it's the funniest thing to hear his laugh. When we aren't home we tend to leave Sesame St or something along those lines and he seems to really enjoy that. I've never met a bird quite like him. My only concern is that he's been pulling his feathers out quite a bit and nothing seems to make him stop. Any advice? We would appreciate any input/feedback. We want to make sure he's happy.