They love pine nuts and watching cartoons.
But parrots also can be awfully messy. Rescue birds often boast a rather salty vocabulary. Larger parrots live upwards of a century.
And these winged rainbows are so smart that they're easily bored, which means they tend to get into trouble.
Barb and Bob Cosgrove -- he's the president of the Connecticut Parrot Society and she heads the society's adoption committee -- have opened their home to quite a few parrots.
If you've ever wondered what it might be like to live with a parrot or two, don't miss Bethe Dufresne's fascinating story, about the Cosgroves and their parrots.
And Cloe Poisson's pictures are just gorgeous.
Top photo: Emily, a Camelot macaw (left), and Sunny, a green winged macaw, eye one another while sitting on the deck of the Cosgroves' home.
Photo above: Mr. Greenjeans is a male Eclectus parrot, one of several that the Cosgroves keep at home.
