Deciding

Hello, I'm Michelle. Currently trying to decide whether or not a 1.5 yr old male blue/gold macaw is the bird for me. I've visited him once (1.5 hour drive one way) and plan on seeing him again twice this week. I love him so far....he was in a home with three other macaws and 14 dogs.....and was given to the bird Shop owner (who does very well with birds and knows her stuff).

I've been waiting until a time in my life when I could afford a parrot and when our children were all older. I have had two birds when I was a child/teen....so I have a little experience.

I'm here to learn more......I've spent many hours researching online and think the blue/gold is a good match as far as general personality and whatnot.

We have the space physically but am wondering about his size!

We have a standard poodle, a mini schnauzer, and a senior Siamese cat. Husband and I are both educators....have a regular schedule. The bird ....whatever bird we end up with.....would be alone during the day until it was comfortable to come to school once a week with me....I teach special ed to 4th and 5th grade and think it would be beneficial to bring my bird to school weekly.

I also skydive most weekends....am gone for about 10 hours to do that.......

We sometimes go away overnight....maybe a few times a year....not a lot....so we'd have to take that into account.

Thanks for reading my intro and where I am in all of this.

Michelle