grey talking

Hello there My name is Mona and I'm the proud owner of a 14 year old African grey Congo parrot. As many of you probably already know when we are parrot owners we are parents. I've been a parrot mom since Kenya was old enough to come home to me. She was hatched in Florida and has been a part of...

Just curious. At what age did your Grey start talking? Mine only whistles and usually stops when we go near him. Makes noises that sound like speech (like he's trying to copy us) and makes clicking noises back. However when we talk to him directly he just listens attentively. Is this a good sign?