He's actually getting better now that my son, his chosen one, has joined the Navy. He'll act as if he wants to step up, but then if I offer my arm, bam! I become tattooed. And his bites are nasty compared with my other birds. If he flies away from his cage top and crash lands somewhere, he'll allow me to pick him up then.
I absolutely adore this guy though. He's funny, loves to sing and chat back. He's very special to me, and I love him whether he tatoos me or not!