If you ever live with a parrot long enough, you'll realize they're really little feathered dinosaurs and start to imagine many of their behaviors aren't too far

If you ever live with a parrot long enough, you'll realize they're really little feathered dinosaurs and start to imagine many of their behaviors aren't too far off from their extinct relatives. I've had a couple for over a half a decade and they surprise me with their intelligence and their behaviors every day. Decided they might be the pet for me after studying birds in the wild for many years before that. That said, they're also a handful and don't suggest anyone adopt or buy one on a whim. They tend to latch onto one person. In my case, they love my wife more than me, but we're still "bros". That means they stop caring about attention from me as soon as she walks into the room. It's a little annoying, but that's just the way they are with bonding to a mate for life. Many parrot rescues will let you foster one for a while, just to get an idea if they're the kind of companion you would want long term