I've tried so many times to get some, but they seem to know and fly off. I've been trying to get them used to me by standing by the window all creepy-like when I can, hoping that they learn that I'm a good human and trust me enough to let me lift my arm to take one. They've been with me now for a couple of months, and sit either on the rain pipe or the railing from 7a-11a. Rumor has it that they can mimic human speech/sounds, though I'd never try to catch one and keep it; they should live free. Mozart had one though, and it could sing parts of one of his concertos. If I remember right, they're also called Shakespeare's birds, so I feel kind of lucky having them around, with my wannabe writerness.
TL;DR: I like animals and like to learn about them. Also, it's all Bob Marley up on my porch every day.