I have a wonderful Triton Cockatoo. We were cockatiel owners and wanted to expand our flock. She is a great bird (other too owners tell me this all the time) but she can be a royal PAIN! She screams a lot but we just deal with it. Whenever we go overnight somewhere we have to take Daisy to the "bird sitter"...she can't be left alone for more than a day. No one told me about all the issues birds have- illness (and vet bills!), egg laying, raging hormones, plucking, etc. Despite all this I can't imagine life without one!

I agree with the above posts- they are not for the unexperienced! I would recommend a smaller bird to start- maybe a little Senegal or Conure.

I can't resist posting a pic of Daisy!