Lily is a gentle 50 year old Umbrella Cockatoo who has spent her life touching hearts as both a beloved companion and an educational bird. She has even served as a therapy bird at an equine therapy center, showing how calm, safe, and affectionate she can be in the right environment. Lily has a kind, trusting nature and loves singing, being affectionate, and playing with toddler toys.

While she has experienced some stress in the past that led to feather plucking, Lily is resilient and thrives when she feels secure and loved. She enjoys fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and pellets as part of her diet. Lily does not seem to show a strong preference between men or women and can be handled comfortably.

At 50 years young, Lily is looking for a forever home where she can continue to shine, share her sweet spirit, and bring joy to those around her.

Age: 50

Sex: Female, Egg verified.

Prefers: Both if she likes you.

Other Bird Aggressive? No.

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1000

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $100-to 250 up to 1000.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: None

***Information that is universal to every bird:

1) Birds are typically not family animals. They usually choose a favorite and at best you can expect them to tolerate everyone else.

2) Birds are not great with kids, dogs, other birds, and are not cuddly with everyone, nor can they really be trained to be. Birds are flock animals, who are social creatures that need to be in a communal area where they can see the rest of the family, or you may eperience serious vocalization and behavior problems. We’ve never met a bird who is great with kids, but we have met kids who are respectful of birds.

3) Birds bite. But, you shouldn’t “take the bite”. If you’re getting bit, you haven’t earned the trust of the bird, and are pushing the bird past his/her limits. You must figure out what the bird needs, and make what you’re asking of the bird more attractive than what they are already doing.

4) Birds are not “dominance” based creatures. Your only option for birds is to earn their trust. If they are, say…on top of a cage and don’t want to come down, that is where they feel safest, not a dominance thing. They are not trying to exert dominance, they just don’t want to come down. Your job as a parrot owner is to figure out what you can do to help them trust you, and whatever you are asking to be more attractive than what they are already doing.

5) NEVER send money over the internet for adoption with any individual or organization for the adoption of an animal you have not met in person. That is almost always a scam.