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Thank you for responding! All of that info is very helpful! He has only been back a week so it is a very new environment for him but hes doing great. He's been talking to me all day and is acting normal. Hopefully I can just get over the fear of being bitten. It's funny because I've never been bitten by a bird in my life so I just have to give him a chance!

Hello everyone.. I came here looking for some tips. Here's my situation: My boyfriend's mother raised an african grey in florida and we were there visiting them and my boyfriend instantly bonded to the bird. We lived with them for a year and him and Buddy( his bird) became extremely close. We moved back to Michigan and we just now got Buddy back... he just flew in yesterday. So here's where I need help- I am deathly afraid of birds and getting bit. Now that he lives with us I am trying to build a relationship to him by giving him food through the bars and talking with him. I would really love to be able to play with him some day outside his cage and hold him but I don't know how to get to that point. I know he can sense my nervousness but I'm just so terrified he's going to attack my face to rip a hole in my hand. I know that's dramatic but that's how scared I am! I would love some advice on how to change because I would love to get close to him. Is it even possible since he is about 3 years old? He's known me over the years but is that enough to make him able to trust me? Thanks for any help I can get!!!