Hi!
New member here, originally from that parakeet-filled land known as India and currently in the (apparently) equally parrot-filled urban jungle of New York! I have never had a parrot before, and, unfortunately, I don't think I'll be getting one anytime soon - not ready for the responsibility of a pet yet - but my family once had an African grey from whom I have derived my username.
My primary purpose here is research. I am trying to write a novel, and one of the three protagonists has a parrot (species TBD) that becomes extremely important to the plot. It occurred to me that joining a forum like this one would be hugely helpful - both to browse, and learn little realistic tidbits about parrot behavior, and to ask some specific questions. For example, I am trying to decide between an African grey, some kind of cockatoo, and some kind of South Asian parakeet. But I'll leave that for another post!
Hope this is an okay reason to be on these forums, and that I am within the rules. Thanks for welcoming me!