Kissy, kissy!?

I've had Pippin about a week. When we first got him home, for two days we barely heard peeps: however, when something really made him happy he emitted a jolly caique growl that we love so much! It just warms your heart so much to know you've made him so happy with his favorite treat.

Then started the morning flocking call: sharp double caws. Now we have the afternoon calls, and the "I'm bored" calls. These are all about the same.

This AM, he did a new thing. Both his first mom (breeder Tammy) and I have the habit of take him gently in our hands and hold him under our chins to calm him and kissing his little head with kissy/clucking sounds until he's reassured and wants to move. Guess what? Pippin is now making those kissy chuckly noises regularly. So cute! He does it responsively, too. I wonder if anyone else's birds do this? (Maybe it's a normal caique sound that we just didn't know of before?)

Does this mean he'll be a good mimic? I know caiques aren't famous for mimicry, but some really can do it well. Hmmm.