I've been watching this guy and almost gave in to my bad side and offered to give him a home but knew I shouldn't! Like you, before we got Amarillo, I had absolutely no Amazon experience at all and hadn't even thought about one. I had recently lost one of my Ekkies and didn't really know what I wanted to do as far as getting another Ekkie or not. Amarillo was a bird that Tanya had and she kept showing pictures and videos of her and something really struck me about her. I made the long drive to Michigan with Teresa Page and met her and spent the day with her on my hand and the rest is history! I cannot tell you how much I love that little girl! After that, Chandra talked me into a YCA, Abigail who actually looks a lot like the one you are looking at right now. Abs is a complete and total hoot and so sweet. All bark and no bite...literally no bite at all! From there, it was all downhill and we added Nibbles, LCA, who was supposed to be a foster...fail! And then Iris BFA who is best buds with Ami now and then we got a BFA pair, Bobo and Harley, and finally, we ended with another female BFA who loves me, Cisco. I never thought I'd fall head over heels for them but I did! They are magical! I would love to have a Mealy because of their personality traits but I've promised to be home to a few other birds should they need a soft place to land and I need to keep that in perspective! I think you might fall in love if you go visit! And just for fun, here's a picture of my Abs! I can't say that any of my Amazons ever bite...well, Iris can be a brat and obviously, I don't mess with Bobo...he's a hot head but he's got a girl friend and is one of the hot three!