It almost that time of year again when the clocks change in the U.K. And it means that it will start to get dark by 5.0 o’clock in the afternoon. And I think I can speak for most parrots based in the U.K. and say ‘we don’t like it!’ What’s the point of having wonderful fluorescent plumage if it’s too dark for humans to admire you properly? And with the darkness comes coldness which means I’ll have to spend a lot more time fluffing up on my perch. Then I’ll probably think ba

I love going up to my owner’s bedroom, because I get a wonderful view of our village and the green, rolling hills all around. While I’m strutting my stuff up and down on his window sill, there’s one very large Beech Tree which always catches my eye. At this time of year, it looks like “an upside-down tree” because it doesn’t have any leaves. But come the Spring and the Summer, it’s seemingly dead branches explode into a glorious green canopy. I often wonder how many leaves th