I got my lovebird from a friend just three days ago.They said they got the bird just last Christmas I don't exactly know how old he is,anyway they said he's a real nice bird he climbs on their shoulder and so on.

Now everytime I go near him he runs away.I follwed some advice and picked a specific time in the day where I would train him.They said to keep his cage out of sight so I did.I was really scared of getting bitten at first and used a stick to train him.He now likes being petted and climbs on, the stick.But when I try to touch him with my own fingers he gets scared and goes as far away as pssible from me.But with the stick he feels comfortable.I really want to create a bond with him but not through a stick.

How could I make him feel comfortable and not scared of me?