Old Parrot Spent 16 Years In A Shelter. Now He Sings In Forever Family | Cuddle Buddies

Shiloh, the 23 year old parrot, was at the rescue centre for 16 years and was given up by his previous owners for being too noisy. Justyne was volunteering at the shelter and fell in love with the cockatoo. When he came home, he adjusted really well, and started singing like an opera star again!
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[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Would you like to wake up to Shiloh's serenades?🎤

[@Cara-hm2tl]

I wouldn't mind!

[@Cara-hm2tl]

Waking up to Shiloh's serenades beats waking up to loud and noisy cars by a far any day!

[@theprime6489]

Oh no. Oh NO NO NO NO NO.

[@ResinEssenceByCheri]

lol I wake up to my G2 barking, roaring like a dinosaur, babbling gibberish or calling me. Sometimes he just screams. I’ve never had a bird before that is anything but sleeping quietly in the dark but for some reason cockatoos don’t care what time it is when they get a burst of energy and need to release it from their beak lol. I always get up and go check on him to make sure he’s ok and hasn’t been frightened by something outside. Typically he’s just happily doing his thing. Strange nighttime behavior for a bird, I think. In the wild, birds don’t want to call any attention to themselves when nighttime predators are lurking in the darkness. I wonder why cockatoos are so different in so many ways from any other species of birds lol. It IS what drew me to them in the first place. I love love love my Goffin’s boy. Shout out to my ZaZu for being the best little peachy noisy boy ever lol ❤

[@t-bonena3609]

Yes!!!

[@SethGoldbergpsu]

I met Shiloh at the Wilson Parrot Foundation about 5 years ago. He was very sweet, but subdued. He would hold up his claw and say "hello" because he really wanted to be held. I'm so happy to see how well he's doing. His family has really brought him out of his shell 😀

[@spacebar9733]

I'm crying

[@spacebar9733]

BECAUSE OF *YOU* SETH

[@vanessaswift9132]

I was smiling all the way watching this adorable bird who has definitely found a wonderful home 😍

[@Hisgal04]

Exactly ❤

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Your smile is our joy! We're thrilled that Shiloh's antics brought a smile to your face.Thanks for joining in on the joy! 😍

[@Flirri]

the collar only makes him more adorable!

[@bonnieforman9700]

When you look in a parrot's eyes, you swear there is a person in there. Their intelligence level is off the charts for a non-human . . . and sometimes for a human.

[@singingstars5006]

There is a person in there!

[@GaiaCarney]

Cockatoos are people, too! They play, grieve, get angry, learn & solve problems just like us 🥰

[@islandbirdw]

Macaws too, they’re not as EXTRA as a Mollucan Too but after 32 years my big bird and I know one another very well. We lost our two smaller parrots, severe macaw and cherry head conure 2017 and 2021 respectively💔. My conure was with me 34 years. Severe macaw I raised from a chick, she was 27. The more time you spend with them they stronger relationship becomes. The bond becomes very strong. Thank you for giving this bird his forever home.

[@RebeccaMorris-v6m]

Birds have language. They've proven it before and some people have even been able to understand what they're saying in bird language. Some Native Americans for instance could tell you what the birds were saying to each other warning about how many people were coming, from where, etc. I've even seen a bird with its handler teaching her the word for objects in bird language. She would say it in English and he would say it in bird. Just because humans are so short sighted we walk around thinking we're the only people with language while animals and even insects communicate with each other constantly. I find it not only beautiful to know they're self aware beings who communicate and love like we do but incredibly sad because people treat animals like they don't understand anything and hurt them constantly like they don't matter.

[@Deontjie]

If a parrot was in a shelter, he would have been adopted within a day.

[@karenstanislaw8912]

Amazing and poignant. Cockatoos are extraordinary creatures, they really are.

[@HaloinfiniteEternal]

Yes they very much are just like so many other amazingly awesome and super intelligent animals

[@Auntiep61]

I love all birds. I used to raise Cockatiels. I've had 3 goffins cockatoos. They are small compared to Moluccans like the one in the video. They are so fun.

[@linda-louiseanthony9802]

Seeing him jumping around on the bed at the end there was absolutely adorable. Bless Justyne for doing learning all about Cockatoo’s to give Shiloh the best possible life. He’s certainly found a fantastic home ❤🇦🇺

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Absolutely, that scene of Shiloh jumping around on the bed is a daily dose of joy! Justyne has been a blessing, putting in the effort to learn about Cockatoos and providing Shiloh with the best possible life🦜❤️

[@judycook4314]

I watched a video of guy whose neighbors called the police because they heard someone screaming “help! Let me out!” Cops came, found it was the bird. I loved it!

[@IrieAllDay88]

I've seen that one! It was an Amazon lol.

[@myview5840]

A bird got a woman sent to jail for killing her husband, the parrot was the star witness.

[@mechloe8528]

Omg that was so funny!! As soon as the man said I'll go get the culprit, I knew it was a naughty little birb 😆

[@roberttemple2521]

@@myview5840 I saw that plot on a Perry mason rerun.

[@charlespapineau5428]

Bless your hearts! 16 years in a shelter?!? These birds crave interaction. I'm so happy that Shiloh has the right home now. I need a Kleenex!! Tears of joy.

[@IrieAllDay88]

He runs like a mini T-rex. I really hope he will live with this family for the rest of his life.

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

Everything she said = ❤❤❤❤ Love the fashionable selection of chest protectors Shiloh has! 👍

[@spicybrown75]

What's t protecting him from himself?

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

@@spicybrown75 The protector is so that Shiloh doesn't pluck out his own feathers when he's anxious, nervous, or upset.

[@spicybrown75]

@@EyeSeeThruYou oh I see. They're adorable prints just like the baby 🐥

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

@@spicybrown75 They are! And he has such a nice collection of them, I wonder if his mom is making them for him. It's so cute to see his "special bibs" on him when he sings :)

[@JudyMiller-x8u]

Is there somewhere that Someone can buy these collars you use? Or do you make some yourself? And if so, do you have a instruction video on how to make them?

[@althepal1983]

Wow 16 years in rescue. How sad. But how happy for Shiloh now.

[@eschwarz1003]

THANK YOU for responsibly adopting Shiloh, not buying, and providing a loving home. So funny he is 'sometimes' in tune since 'Toos not known for their singing

[@wormteeth1734]

It’s so sweet that he loves music 😭 I have a budgie and she loves it when I play music or sing for her, I bought a lyre because she likes my string instruments the best. She doesn’t really want me to touch her but she loves when we’re having music time.

[@Cara-hm2tl]

Shiloh is adorable, so cute and so hilarious and bless your hearts for adopting him!🦜😻❤️ I just can't believe that he was in a shelter for 16 years, 16 years! And no one had come along to adopt him until now? But bless you for doing this, seeing how special he is and giving him a great home!😻❤️

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Shiloh truly is adorable and brings so much joy into lives. It's heartbreaking to think he spent 16 years in a shelter. Every day with Shiloh is a delight🦜😻❤️

[@Cara-hm2tl]

@@CuddleBuddiesChannel I completely agree with you and you are most welcome for my kind words!

[@TeReSa-T53]

Omgoodness... Shiloh is absolutely adorable. I love his lil hops in the hallway. Lol Brings joy to my heart to see Shiloh so loved by his family. Enjoy many more blessed years together.❤ 🦜❤

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Your comment warms our hearts! Shiloh's lil hops in the hallway are just too cute, aren't they? We're so grateful for the joy he brings, and your kind words mean the world ❤️🦜❤️

[@yvonnephillips3888]

What a happy bird. He knows how much he is loved.

[@mariach46]

I love his beautiful collars, they serve a purpose and look so pretty ❤

[@janetmarshall7171]

Wow!! What a great singer!! Could be the next Pavarotti!!

[@SandsOfArrakis]

Parrototti 🦜

[@janetmarshall7171]

Touche!! Thank You for sharing this hilarious reply!!

[@larrywakeman4371]

SUPER! S o happy Shiloh is out of hte sancutary-16 years? wow! Love that Shiloh is loved now!!!

[@ja6368]

He’s living the best life.💕

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

🦜😻❤️

[@fatmayehia2041]

@@CuddleBuddiesChannel I like how he is walking.. it's so funny. But I am wondering if the sound we hear while he is walking is from him or it's a funny background?

[@felinegroovey8627]

Adorable. Bless Shiloh and his lovely humans.

[@MarcelGomesPan]

❤️❤️❤️ When i was in Portugal for vacation there was a building, everytime you passed its balcony you heard a parrot go ”Óla”. At one time me and my sister was in the middle of a discussion and we heard ”Óla….óla?” We kept talking until we heard an offended ”ÓLA!!!???!!!”” We where ofcourse obliged to answer. It is the least one can expect. To be polite to parrots. 🦜

[@sassygoulagirl]

❤ He's not only intelligent, he's simply adorable. I'm glad he's truly free to be himself, all the time. You guys are wonderful loving parents to a magnificent creature. ❤

[@SeanVplayer]

So when he screeches, he's just channeling his inner Yoko Ono. Something no-one wants to hear. But otherwise he can actually sing.

[@tootles5555]

Thank you for giving him a HAPPY HOME! 🙏❤🙏

[@dwndmc]

Thank u for taking care of him. U saved his life. ❤

[@christinabergstrom-pd8ln]

This is a bird with a loving familj. You are lovely people and bird.😊❤❤😊

[@jenniferwong4530]

I love his little plucking protectors . How precious❤ Thank for giving this little guy love and joy!! You've done a good thing😊❤

[@doodles3075]

Cockatoo cuddles are the best❤❤

[@katherinekeon7034]

Thank you

[@gloriastiehl2905]

Love this story of Shiloh!! Such a beautiful and happy gorgeous cockatoo!! They have a big personality and wants to be loved!!🥰🥰🕊️🕊️💛💛🧡🧡💕💕❤️❤️❣️❣️👄👄💋💋🙏🙏😇😇

[@sasachiminesh1204]

Good medicine. Thanks for giving him a loving home. He is obviously so happy.

[@jenniferbates2811]

Thank you so much for taking the time to learn how to be a great parrot parent.

[@timchapman5567]

Thanks to kind rescuers. Here in Canberra we are lucky to have large flocks of sulphur-crested cockatoos, which, being real smart, are easily attracted into gardens and onto decks.

[@terrylancey5451]

What a handsomr boy. I jist love him. I'm so happy that he got adopted by someone who will really love him. He's so precious

[@nancysilverman495]

Thank you for giving him a loving home and a great life.

[@jenniferjones3408]

Moluccan cockatoos are very smart. I had one about 40 years ago. Real characters.

[@OB1220BUNNY]

I AM IN LOVE❤❤❤ HE IS SO SO PRECIOUS.

[@michelleluz4253]

God Bless You

[@CLGUWS3746]

He’s a real character!

[@willgraham8878]

He is so cute. I'm so glad you found each other!!

[@CarolynnMc01]

I'm so happy to see you've taken this beautiful little guy into your home. Cockatoos may be loud, but they are such delights. I, too, wish they were never domesticated and taken in as pets. It doesn't seem fair to them. I have seen many videos where wild parrots do create bonds with people who feed them while they are still in the wild, That seems like a better case scenario. But you took this guy in who could never make it in the wild on his own. You're to be commended. I rescued two old parrots years ago because they were domesticated, unwanted and not very well cared for. Our family loved them so very much! I was delighted to be a part of their lives, as I can see you are with Shiloh. Bless your hearts! xo

[@LiliWhyte]

Great story! So happy hes got his own family & home. Plus a lot of attention & affection. Maybe you would consider getting him a feathered friend?

[@Opinionated-Angel]

Birds will make noises. You need to expect that if you want to get a bird. I admire these people for making the commitment to this bird. The bird looks happy.

[@hennies9509]

You have a lovely bird, I myself have a very vocal African Gray. 😂❤

[@delisa1060]

Wonderful family

[@eleanorek.leslie9818]

Lord, he is just so great!! You are so blessed to have him!!🙃😃

[@carolmcguffie4641]

Such a happy wee soul living his best life❤

[@triciahamp3501]

i love this baby!

[@nancyschultz6719]

So cute

[@Yeshuawater]

Love Shiloh's name. Precious little cutie. ❤ Bless you

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

What a blessing you are. They are so loud but sweet and fun and wonderful

[@mechloe8528]

Awwww I'm so happy he got adopted by a wonderful family that loves him to pieces!! Too many Too's are neglected & don't get the love & attention they so desperately need, hence the pluucking problems... I'm soo happy!! What a sweet bundle of fluffiness he is 🥰😇🥳

[@geogriapeach5211]

OMG! Wonderful.

[@fluffybirdie]

Cockatoos- sweet angels with chainsaws attached to their face! If you are loved by a cockatoo, you are truly, deeply adored.❤️

[@Pakalani03]

In the 1980's I was a Yankee living in Oz. My fiance drove me through the outback of Queensland and there were fields and crops on both sides of the dirt road we were driving on. As we drove down this road, my guy honked the truck horn and hundreds of cockatoos flew up from the fields. It was incredible to see.

[@christagriggs]

❤ Best forever home ever ❤

[@janined5784]

He's just gorgeous. What a character!

[@suzanne386]

He is absolutely crazy. How adorable.

[@fouziyalola675]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@PattyBell-r9r]

He's loving life brings you joy

[@bigl6322]

He’s lucky to have found you

[@prissilou]

Shiloh is a joy. I had a couple of smaller parrots years ago and fell in love. Hoping my husband and I can rescue a parrot in our older years.

[@Caramel_Nedra]

He discovered that you are his peeps!! 💕

[@Pashasmom1]

Moluccans are great pets! Fun and affectionate. I hope he will stop pulling his feathers out, I like the collars and other ways to stop him from doing that. I had one, and another type of Cockatoo that was feather picking due to a low calcium issue. I had to switch foods and it was a big help. Thank you for helping Shiloh discover happiness.

[@postalghost830]

He’s so pretty! God bless you!

[@chrisclark2583]

My cockatoo is about to turn 24. He's my Y2K baby boy. The reality is cockatoos are extremely demanding, unbelievably noisy, and they are incredibly messy. But if you can make that work they are so full of affection. They're very sweet.

[@KARENHERSHEY-kb6wc]

Love you guys! I have a bird for 25 yrs. Gingko is a hoot. I am always home with Gingko. Gongko is potty trained so I get to run for the cage with her lined-trash can when I hear, “Hurry up!” LOL

[@PollyAlice2000]

Thank you for caring for this beautiful bird!

[@Penny-gk6jc]

He's absolutely beautiful ❤

[@Crazybirdlady23]

He’s lucky he has you now 😁

[@katsybo]

Love that guy!!!🥰🥰🥰

[@cathyspiller7154]

He's wonderful! You are so lucky!

[@odalysmartinez7479]

He is a beautiful companion ❤

[@ronnisullivan9794]

So sweet to see the bird so happy

[@puppytoes6241]

They are the most amazing birds on our planet. I am madly in love with all of them.

[@tarrahbarker24]

A life long child!! They can love you so much!

[@carlapedro4406]

Precious !!!

[@suziperret468]

Shiloh, may your joy live forever!

[@valentinabelladonna6159]

I'm so glad the Little Darling is with you now, you arer great parents❤

[@TM-rk5dj]

Shiloh singing in his sleep is priceless ❤

[@user-uw5jn6tu6q]

I have wanted a bird since I wad a little girl. Never got..but I remember why I wanted one now. He's so sweet.

[@blakewhite3131]

OH MY GOODNESS! this fella is older than me, im glad he finally has his home.

[@aquariusmoon771]

❤ Bless this woman!

[@ralphbillick1210]

That was a great video , thank you ❗️🇺🇸

[@shdwctchr]

Love this!!! Thanks for rescuing him!!! ❤😊❤

[@bukhtiarshah9843]

Beautiful singer ❤❤❤

[@teresahatfield4521]

He is so cute and precious! What a smart bird. He is a great bird. God bless you and your family!

[@barbaracox2583]

Thank you!

[@margaretsmith927]

HE IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE ❤❤❤

[@qmnnvrdyz8965]

Oh, my goodness, he's the cutest thing...lol! I luv his chest-protecting fashion! Adorable, and he seems soo happy!! ❤

[@nancypadilla3509]

Adorable and funny! Beautiful family❤️

[@junecoulthard8942]

Awe what a blessing Shilohs Family is for Loving him so dang much and giving him the Freedom to play and roam about and sing till his hearts 💕 content. Its so Amazing Thankyou for sharing with us ❤ 🦜🐦🐥

[@loriskillman2580]

Omg he's so cool!

[@nikiTricoteuse]

I'm so glad he found you.

[@nineblackgoats]

What do you mean, "old"? He's middle-aged at most. He still has 20 to 60 years ahead of him with the right care. Plenty of time and love to give and receive 😊 I'm glad he found a loving forever home

[@t-bonena3609]

Very creative with the outfits. I love these birds. They have so much character.

[@carole3708]

Happy for the three of you!

[@cyndykated358]

He is the sweetest! ❤❤

[@annt7384]

OMG a first-time bird parent; how brave and daring and absolutely heartwarming! “Stop eating the wall!” :)