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...

I like to think that I’m a bit of a miracle. I’ve come out of an egg. I’m rather good looking. And I have an intellect that makes me the...

Parrots like me are feathery philosophers. We quietly survey the world around us, (through one eye at a time), and discover a great many...

We parrots love a good old fable or a story, and I came across one the other day which I’d like to share with you. One day, a beautiful...

Parrots don’t always behave very well. We sometimes squabble over who should have the highest perch, or who should have exclusive access...

Not far from where my owner lives, a human has painted some graffiti onto a bridge which goes across an important road. Now, as a parrot...

I like to think that I’m a ‘straight down the middle’ kind of bird. I like to tell it as it is. And yet, even I am sometimes tempted to...