I wonder if Phil could have a cage to sleep in at night? A really large one like 5 feet by 3 feet. Just thinking. I like Phil too much to see him vanish.
When we were making friends with a semi-wild duck we sat on the ground in the same place and position everyday with bread crumbs. He came to eat right away but it took us 3 weeks to get him to allow us to pet him. It wasn't much of a cuddle but after that we could touch him a little bit.