we lost a parrot once. his name was bruno. not as nice and loving as dogs because he loves to bite when he's feeling nasty, but one of the smartest pets we ever had.

he learned to open his cage & also learned to unscrew the chain on his foot. he tried to fly away a couple of times but the neighbors always found him on a tree nearby right away, until one morning when he chewed his way out of our window screen & he was gone forever. we let him fly freely when inside the house but when he looks out the window you could see that he wants to be out there. people in our neighborhood claimed that they saw a parrot in the surrounding areas days after he escaped but we were always too late.