Thanks. The first week is definitely the worst. It gets better as time goes by but there's always a hole in your heart. It's hard but you can get through this. And when you're ready, there are so many animals out there in need of a good home- whether it's a bird or something else. You clearly have a big heart and any animal would be lucky to have you. And feel free to reach out to me or anyone here when you're sad.
It took me awhile before I was ready for another bird. I was so sad when I lost Sunny that for like 2 weeks my fiance wouldn't leave me alone in the house because he knew I would just sit and cry. So, even if he was just going to run a quick errand, he drug me with him. While I had Sunny, I had been asked by a local animal rescue if I would foster birds for them as they didn't have many people who could take in birds, but at the time I didn't think it was a good idea. I don't remember how long it was- maybe 8-12 months after we lost Sunny, my fiance suggested that I contact the rescue and see if they still needed foster moms. Which I did. That led me to fostering for the parrot rescue too. We fostered Elvis, my 'too next- although we started fostering him with the intention of possibly adopting. Then, with some fostered birds in between, I was asked to foster Scooter. Scooter's a senior- he was 20 when he came to me. It was never my plan to adopt him but he was a really good fit to our household and I have a soft spot for the old guys. I definitely didn't plan on having 3 birds. LoL. But shortly after i adopted Scooter, the rescue called about Rosie- who was 30! There was no way I could say no to fostering him (yes, he's a boy, named Rosie.) Rosie is technically a long-term foster. He's still a foster but because of his age the rescue doesn't have him up for adoption. He'll just stay with me. So that was a long answer to your question.
But, I guess my point is, you never know what the future holds for you. I still miss Sunny and I'm sure I always will. But he taught me how to be a good bird mom, at least I hope I am, and that I can use what I learned from him to help other birds. But there's no right or wrong answer as to getting another bird or how long to wait. You'll know when the time is right.