It’s been particularly cold and frosty outside, and we’ve even had some snow lying on the ground. As a tropical parrot with roots in deepest Senegal, just the mere sight of it has made me fluff up all my feathers! Meanwhile, the bird feeders outside my window have never been busier. Entire squadrons of hungry birds come in every day to feast on sunflower kernels, suet cakes, fat balls and goodness knows what else. It’s a bit like ‘Picadilly Circus’ out there. These birds are

My owner’s son has more or less fledged. He’s currently studying down at Falmouth University and approaching the end of his three-year degree course. And of course, Falmouth is located in Cornwall which recently took the full brunt of Storm Goretti. When my owner heard that a ‘Red Warning’ had been issued meaning danger to life, he emailed his son telling him to stay safe indoors until Storm Goretti had passed. And even that bunch of beleaguered humans called ‘the UK Governme

Happy New Year everybody! A Happy New Year to you. And hopefully, today’s blog will help you find some real happiness in the coming months. Here’s how…... My owner was recently given a present by two good friends; it was a little book. But this wasn’t a normal book to be simply opened and read. No, this was a list-making book. Each page came with a heading, and then a blank ruled space below for the reader to fill in. And that’s what my owner duly did…... Under the category “

Image by Tutanchamun from Pixabay Hello everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, full of Christmas Spirit. And some of you more discerning humans may wonder what I mean by that, because apparently, there is no universal definition for the phrase ‘Christmas Spirit.’ But I think there should be, because there was a whole lot of Christmas Spirit going on in the little Devon village where I live. It all began with a tragedy. A lady who was one of the leading ‘human c

Image by Tutanchamun from Pixabay Parrots can be great talkers. But today, I don’t need many words for my Christmas message. In fact, just a few words and some numbers. Yesterday One baby. One stable. One star. One little town called Bethlehem. Three wise men travelling. Perhaps 20 shepherds gasping in amazement. Maybe two dozen angels rejoicing in the sky. Possibly 100 of Herod’s soldiers searching for the baby. Today 33,000 Christian denominations around the world. Over 37

I’ve noticed how humans like to build some very large structures. Yes, as chicks, -or should I say children, -they’re often given a Lego set, to hone their skills and learn the basic art of construction. So that by the time they fledge into adulthood, they’re capable of putting up things like cathedrals. In fact, there are a great many cathedrals across this land in far flung places such as Liverpool, London, Canterbury and York. And I mustn’t forget Salisbury Cathedral which

A couple of signs have recently appeared in the kitchen where I reside. They’re not aimed at me; no, they’re clearly aimed at my owner, and it’s not difficult to work out who put them there. One reads: “My next husband will be normal” and the other says: “Studies suggest that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than men who mention it.” My owner doesn’t seem to be in the slightest bit perturbed; no, he just laughs them off. He knows deep down that his wife of 30

My owner announced the other day that he was off to see a bunch of starlings. Yes, starlings! The same noisy, greedy and endlessly pooing vagabonds that regularly visit our garden bird feeders. And not for the first time, I began to wonder if he had finally ‘lost it.’ I mean, why go on a mini migration, lasting one and a half hours, to see something undesirable that’s already in your garden? Well, it turns out that he went to a nature reserve on the Somerset Levels. And he wa

My owner works for two different schools. He’s not bright enough to be a teacher, so his job is to help cook school dinners in one school, and to transport them to the other. He knows the route to East Anstey Primary like the back of his hand. He’s done it in all weathers for a number of years, and the route is always the same, day after day. In fact, you could say that he drives his metal chariot on ‘autopilot’ to get there. Well, at least, most of the time…... One day, last

I’m not a great fan of mini-beasts and insects. No, I’m definitely not. They give me the heebie-jeebies! I always think that flies will get in under my feathers, so if I see any anywhere near me, I hiss at them and try to chase them away. So, you can imagine how disconcerted I was to find out that my human owner has just finished constructing an insect hotel. I really don’t know what’s come over him. A parrot hotel would have been fine, but no, he’s just made a special hotel

This isn’t a favourite time for parrots in the UK, and I suspect it’s not a favourite time for many humans either. Because the Summer is starting to slip away to become a distant memory; the clocks have changed, and the nights are drawing in; plus, it’s getting colder and the weather is just miserable! Fortunately, we parrots can sprout a few extra feathers to keep ourselves warm, but if we’re not careful, the darker days can draw the ‘extro’ out of our ‘vert.’ And when this

This week, I’m putting up my scaly feet and enjoying a ‘Guest Blog’ that’s been written by Tracey Barton, one of my avid weekly readers. Tracey’s recently returned from Tasmania, so here’s what she’s got to say…… Having just had a solo trip to Australia, (forty years later than my initial plans), I feel a wonderful deep-seated sense of calm. Unfortunately, I don’t have feathers and wings like Coco does, so I had to go in a ‘metal bird’, well three actually, to get me half way

Image by  Franck Barske  from  Pixabay The Isles of Scilly have a wonderful array of unspoilt beaches where God’s creation has carried...

Hello everybody! I’m back again with lots to say, and I thought I’d pick up where I left off on the Isles of Scilly. Because while we...

Hello everybody! I’m back from my hols, and as usual, I’ve got plenty to say. (After all, no self-respecting parrot stays quiet for very...

Being somewhat brighter than your average bird, I like to find things to keep myself amused. And I’ve always been fascinated by human...

My human family and I recently went on a migration to a far-flung place called ‘Cumbria.’ And to get there, we hired a type of ‘magic...

I never cease to be amazed by some of the so-called ‘inventions’ that humans come up with. Things such as sandals with built-in metal...

This is the time of year when human chicks get their school reports. And I wonder what kind of messages they will receive from their...

My owner likes to grow all kinds of things each year, and the garden outside is now a blaze of different colours. At the beginning of the...