You got one of the talkers huh? If it helps, some of them speak human after they get old enough, but I don't think the birds are in that category at all.

[Have a teenager peering at you there.]

What kind of bird is it? The biggest ones can actually fly with people once they evolve up to it, though if you're a breeder or not makes a difference on if that works. Trainers have to get badges first.