Springtime is springing forth, and all of God’s creation is starting to stir. The first couple of Swallows have flown passed the kitchen window, and swathes of daffodils and narcissus are nodding in the early morning breeze outside. Lord Strutt, our local cock pheasant, is puffing himself up to twice his normal size to impress all of his girlfriends and to intimidate his rivals. And there’s a blackbird busy gathering a beak full of worms showing that he’s recently become a fa

We parrots have a wonderful old saying that goes like this: “It’s easier for a parrot to go through the eye of a needle than for an overfat bird to share its food with others.” I’ve often thought about this from two perspectives. Why is it that so many of “the haves” crave for more and more, even when it’s at the expense of others? And how can a parrot go through the eye of a needle in the first place? Well, to try to answer this second question, I looked through some of my b