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Coco Calling No.131- Happy New Year !(?)
Hello everyone! A Very Happy New Year to you all, even if it doesn’t seem like a happy one right now. Brexit issues, Covid, lockdowns,...

Coco
Jan 4, 20212 min read
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Coco Calling No. 130 - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. It’s Christmas!!
It’s almost Christmas Day! My owner’s got all of the Christmas lights up, and I’ve got my very own “parrot grotto” effect over my side of...

Coco
Dec 24, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 129 - Receiving Gifts…
As we get ever closer to Christmas Day, humans are thinking more and more about gifts. Because at Christmas time, they have a tradition...

Coco
Dec 16, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 128 - The Fright of My Life….
It started off as a normal morning. It was a murky day outside. I was busy preening on a perch next to the kitchen window, and my owner...

Coco
Dec 8, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 127 - In the Midst of the Storm...
Something I’ve noticed about humans is their ability to achieve remarkable things when everything seems to be stacked against them. To...

Coco
Dec 2, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 126 - Beyond my feathers….
Like all parrots, I can be extremely vain. I have the irresistible urge to show the world how beautiful I am. I like to stretch out my...

Coco
Nov 23, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 125 - Parrots, Politics and Presidents
Human politics and parrots don’t really mix. After all, parrots can squawk loud enough as it is. We don’t need politics to fire us up to...

Coco
Nov 18, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 124 - For Those Who Suffer…..
My owner had a surprise the other day. He went to use the mop and bucket in the kitchen, and there, in the bottom of the bucket, nestling...

Coco
Nov 11, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 123 - A Parrot’s Guide to Noseology
A parrot is really a bunch of feathers with two wings attached, that are used to propel a giant beak at the front. Beaks are wonderful...

Coco
Nov 4, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 122 - Giving Back…..
I’d been gnawing my perch all morning, and creating a pile of sawdust on the floor, when I suddenly decided that this shouldn’t be the...

Coco
Nov 4, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 124 - The Broccoli, the Mushroom, the Walnut and the Banana
I like to eat virtually anything, especially when it’s not strictly guarded on my owner’s dinner plate (or in the dog bowl!) And that...

Coco
Oct 28, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 123 - The Story of my Owner and his Pumpkin
My owner is a gardener. He likes to grow all kinds of weird and wonderful produce. This year, he built a new raised bed, and then he...

Coco
Oct 20, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 122 - God Within Us
Last week, I was sitting on my perch listening to that human cockatoo called “Boris” as he was warning humans about a “bumpy ride” ahead....

Coco
Oct 14, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 121 - Giving Back…..
I’d been gnawing my perch all morning, and creating a pile of sawdust on the floor, when I suddenly decided that this shouldn’t be the...

Coco
Oct 7, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 121 - The Balancing Act of Life
Much of my feathery life is a bit of a balancing act, -as it is for all parrots who like to sit on perches or hang off wobbly branches....

Coco
Sep 30, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 120 - Toilet Rolls and Human Nature
Covid 19 is making me count my blessings! It’s made me so grateful for being a bird. Because birds don’t seem to catch the virus. And...

Coco
Sep 22, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 119 - The Great Leveller
My owner recently purchased a large map of the world, and put it up on the kitchen wall. He then gave a dart to his wife and told her to...

Coco
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 118 - Signs of the Times
Recently, my owner’s wife put up a new sign in our kitchen. It reads: “Studies suggest that women who carry a bit of extra weight… live...

Coco
Sep 8, 20201 min read
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Coco Calling No. 117 - A Sparrow on Your Hand…..
My human owner has recently come back from a trip to the Isles of Scilly off south-west England. The islands are beautiful, and largely...

Coco
Sep 1, 20202 min read
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Coco Calling No. 116 - If The Weight Of The World Seems Too Great
I wonder if you’re a bit like me when you wake up in the morning? I wake up as the first light of day delicately creeps in through the...

Coco
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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