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Beautiful bird, wish I could afford one. But you would not be concerned having your face that close to his long sharp beak? I’ve only owned parakeets so far. The Parrots may be too noisy for apartment dwelling.

[Beautiful bird, wish I could afford one.]

Been there, done that. They are VERY MESSY (seeds everywhere) and LOUD birds. Plus, if they don’t take a liking to you, they could take a finger off with their powerful beak. LUCKY took a chunk of wood out of the closet door where she like to perch.

We gave her to a zoo.

My Macaw spends a good deal of time on my shoulder. In fact, we "play fight" sometimes, my mouth vs. his beak. They're not domesticated animals, so one does have to be careful. I've had my Marcus since he was about a month old, and we're bonded. That doesn't mean I won't get a painful bite once in a while. They're very sweet and affectionate birds, but they can have their moods. In any case, you're right that getting one's fact too close to that beak could be dangerous. But, for all the times Marcus has "nipped" me, he's never gone after my face.

And by the way, I was living in an apartment when I got my macaw. At the time, I also had a pair of Alexandrine Parakeets. It was the 'keets that made all the noise -- Marcus only really screamed if/when he wanted attention. Greenwings can be loud, but they don't generally scream for no reason.