Lucky Update

Lucky was first featured on our blog back in 2007; here is that link. He is still waiting for a permanent home. He loves playing with toys and is able to keep himself pretty busy without assistance from humans.

Cockatoos are often described as velcro-birds -- all they want to do is sit on their human and snuggle. Lucky does not fir that stereotype at all! He'd much rather show you how smart he is by doing tricks. He likes being around people, but he is perfectly content sitting on a stand in the same room with people.

He's been in nest-building mode for well over a month. At the beginning of the day in which I took this picture and video, his cage had been completely cleaned out. He made this much progress in less than 6 hours!

Lucky is allowed to build nests like this as it keeps him busy and is not the catalyst for aggressive behavior. Additionally, since he is a male, we don't have to worry about potential egg-binding concerns.

We're actually a bit confused as to why it's taking Lucky so long to find his home! During the time he's spent with us, dozens of other cockatoos have had shorter stays with us. We're hoping that 2010 might be his year!