Kiwi turned ten this month, which means we are perhaps a fifth of the way through this. People see the colours and the talking and think 'parrot'. Here is what actually fills the days: He needs four hours out of the cage, minimum, or he gets destructive and miserable. He is loud in a way that carries through walls — this is not trainable, it is just what he is. He chews absolutely everything, including things I would swear were not chewable. And he will very likely outlive me, which is a thing you have to actually plan for in writing. I would not change it. But please, please read more than one article before you buy a macaw.