Just when I thought I’d got my owner perfectly trained, he went off again, -and not just anywhere, but to visit some other parrots! He went to Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall, which is home of the World Parrot Trust. And I have photographic evidence to show that he was ‘two-timing!’ It’s all very strange, but parrots that have never met my owner before are instantly drawn to him. (Or is it that they’re really taking pity on him because of how he is?) Whatever, he clearly had

Humans and parrots share a great many traits and that’s why we usually get along with one another. We can be loving and affectionate, and...