re: anyone have a pet bird?

My parents have had a yellow nape Amazon for probably 30 years. He's cool, but he only likes my dad. He isn't excessively loud, but he gets after it in the mornings. He used to talk much more than he does now. He immigrated to my grandma's because her dog died and she needed the company.

Pros: birds are cool, they talk, very friendly if you become their person.

Cons: mean as shite if they don't like you, annoying at times, and they absolutely refuse to die.