Originally Posted by Mikey_219Inc

a cockateil flew up to my mothers shoulder outside 10 years ago ... still squaking happily at her house ... we have no idea how old he is. she got another one, but it died after about 7 years (mom bought it as a baby).

for all i know the one who landed on my moms shoulder is 100 years old

they can be very affectionate sometimes - i was amazed about it ... some of them will crawl up on your chest and let you rub their neck ...