Get a shoelace or other clean string and play tug of war. Hold the string tightly or the bird will pull it in and swallow it. Whistle a simple tune to your bird about fifty times. Let your bird out of its cage. If you hold your arm out it will learn to fly to it.
Starlings can talk.
She likes to talk to our cats. They do many amusing things. If you have a dryer that blows hot air outside you can observe starlings sitting there in the winter. Since starlings learn many sounds you can hear funny things. Our bird is also funny.