Barney is just such a wonderful bird. Every day when I come home from work, I take him out of his cage and we wander around my backyard garden together. He coos, whistles and sings as we pass by all the veggies growing in the gardens, and he even tastes the produce to make sure they are ready for harvest (he has found enjoyment in eating fresh jalapenos!).

He did bite my husband once, but only because he was trying to have Barney step up onto his hand from my shoulder. I should've known that was going to happen. Other than that, they have been doing well together.

Barney loooovvvveeessss to preen my hair, stand on my shoulder and coo, and look out the window and passing neighbors and cars. I also find there are times where he will just LOVE to get head scritches. These are times when the house is quiet (usually just after lunch time when the amazons take a nap) and he is getting a little sleepy (either on his cage or on my shoulder). He will bow down his head and signal he would like a head scritch by scratching around his head himself with a foot. i join in and this could last for as long as 30 minutes or more. We had a great scritch-session on sunday as I did some work in his room. what a cutie!

oh, and his latest toy love? a red whiffle ball that contains a bell within it. if i roll this ball near Barney, he jumps on it, bites it, rings it as if its the craziest thing in the world. i've never seen him so energetic and passionate about something except for this ringing whiffle ball. its amazing. i don't roll this ball anymore in his direction, just in case he is attacking it because he is afraid of it. i roll it past him and he just follows it wherever it goes! i will try to get this on camera. (other than that, he doesn't seem too interested in any of the toys so far).