Wise parrots will tell you that at particular times of our lives, God intends us to do something; to put to use whatever skills, talents,...

My owner’s brain weighs around 1350 grams, whereas mine comes in at just 18 grams. And my owner’s brain is meant to have some 100 billion...

A couple of days ago, I went to sleep on my perch like I normally do. But something very strange occurred during the night. For when I...

Well, here we are, about to launch into another New Year. And this is a time when humans make all kinds of wild assertions about what...

I LOVE Christmastime because there is something very special about it. And I’m not talking about fairy lights, presents, or parrots that...

I believe that the wisest of all human beings are those that learn from the natural world around them. For it’s these humans that can see...

We can all have a bad day from time to time. And that can even go for parrots like me. After all, my ancestral roots stretch back to...

I actually belong to quite a large family. Apart from my owner and his wife, there are also the two Labradors, two Exmoor ponies and two...

There’s an old parrot saying which states: “The only thing you ever have to fear in life is fear itself….and spiders!” And despite being...

Humans don’t always make their world as easy as it should be, and quite often, folk can end up feeling let down. The other day, I came...

Over these last 23 years, I’ve come to realise that it’s the responsibility of pet parrots like me, to take care of our human owners. So...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about some humans that were destroying great chunks of our house. And I was rather shocked that my owner and his...

I’ve often written about how my owner likes to grow things. In the back garden, it’s mainly fruit and vegetables, but out in the front,...

My owner isn’t anyone very exceptional. He gets up in the morning, goes to bed in the evening, and sometimes does a few things in the...

Parrots like to have a regular routine; we’re not called ‘flying toddlers’ for nothing, so this means that we find any change rather...

I observe rather a lot through my beady parrot eyes. Especially when it comes to humans, some of whom have a bit of a problem. You see,...

Whilst on holiday on the Scillies, my owner and his wife did a lot of beachcombing. It’s a kind of infectious and therapeutic activity...

Photo credit: Stephen Holloway Lots of birds enjoy a holiday away from it all. That’s why we go on migrations. But when we choose to go...

At long last, my owner’s back from his Summer holiday. He went to the Isles of Scilly, and I was a bit cross that he didn’t take me with...