AFRICAN GREY PARROTS ARE SO SMART

It has been a long time since I have posted on this site, but here I am after finding the appropriate password.
Beignet has gone from a timid bird who said a few words to an outgoing happy bird who loves people, wants to be with her people, and a bird who has learned appropriate touch.
Beignet's language skills are phenomenal. She now says over 100 words and has made many combinations of these words to create communication for her thoughts. She can easily identify ten colors and knows the difference between the capital letters A, B and C.
Probably the most amazing of Beignet's accomplishments has been her ability to describe herself as "I". Without encouragement from us, she uses "I" and I'm" appropriately whenever she is referring to herself. One of her favorite phrases is "Good Girl, I'm so smart!"
She loves to read the "African Grey Parrot" book and has about a 25 minute attention span when doing this. The other day she kept saying a word that I hadn't taught her. It took me a minute, but she was telling me that the birds were only pictures, not real birds. She said, "Picture" every time I pointed to an African Grey in the book. The brains in these birds is so advanced!
She misses her previous African Grey Parrot family and is always eager to catch a glimpse of a picture of one, or to see herself in a mirror.
The most endearing thing that Beignet says, in my opinion, is that she has named me "Heart Girl". The why of this is unknown to me, but I love it.
For all of you African Grey Owners out there, I encourage you to spend positive time with your parrot. The benefits are unending.