Very very uncontrollably extremely excited!

[Allee]

Ash is magnificent!!! Wow, Scott's right, we need new adjectives! What a beauty! I can't wait to hear what her personality is like.

 

[Mekaisto]

I find most black cockatoos (haven't been around palm, so not sure about them) to be more independent than macaws - they're happy to play by themselves if taught how to at a young age. They're less interested in solving puzzles and more interested in chewing EVERYTHING! They're happy to have a cuddle and don't usually learn many tricks or talk

Those tail feathers are crazy huh? I recommend googling "red-tailed black cockatoo feathers" - so beautiful!

 

[Birdman666]

The only black too I've ever seen or interacted with was Rachel's BP2...

He was very much, behaviorally, like a shy macaw with a "tool fetish." (They do the drum thing... and are somewhat obcessed with DYI drumsticks. Actually, dollar store clothes hangers were the gold standard in BP2 toys. Which made it incredibly convenient to indulge the parrot...)

If you can imagine filling a nutriberry bucket with that bird's favorite thing in the world, then just setting it down, and watch his eyes light up... digging through the bucket, and testing each one out, til he found the one that made the right sound. (Not that I could ever tell the difference, but apparently there was one, because he kept going until he found "THE" clothes hanger.) :

He didn't have a hollow log, but he had a hollowed out cat tree for a hangout spot. I always wanted to find/make him a hollow log playstand.

 

[LuvJardines]

Congrats! Keep the pics coming!