Cruise 2017 - Jamaica, African Gray on Post

It is incredible when one thinks of how intelligent these birds are, and how long they live.  Good advice on someone wanting one of these is to get it while you're young!  They live up to 80 years and, under normal circumstance, form strong bonds with their human companions.

Those beaks, though, can be fierce weapons - I've seen pictures that should scare anyone out of ever attempting to take one of these on as a pet or project...