Pet parrots can be trained to talk and perform amazing tricks. However, it is not easy to train parrots. They are intelligent, graceful and often moody birds. You can derive immense satisfaction to see your pet parrot repeating words or tricks they have just learnt from you.

Keeping a pet parrot implies a lot of time and understanding of their minds. Having kept parrots as pets for over twenty years now, I know it is difficult for all new owners of parrots. However, it is such a fulfillment to see them playful, happy and healthy that pains and efforts in taking care of them are just a small price to pay.

A cockatiel will make itself an integral part of your life. It is so cute you can't help but fall in love with cute bundle of feathers. Your joy increases manifold when you listen to a talking cockatiel call out your name in public to remind you that you belong to it and no one else.

The author is a parrot lover for the last 12 years and is the owner of the website http://www.pet-parrots.com