Ah! Yes, I'm glad to hear it. [The bloodied feathers on his chest are drying, clearly tacky rather than wet at this point.]

Hmm, well! Birds are not so different from you. Nonverbal when we hatch, babbling ensues, whoever's bringing us up encourages the whole spectacular language endeavor. For most birds participating in society that's family members, buuuut I know people who were taught by volunteers, even by humans.