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#ParrotSunday - Got Any Grapes?

One day a parrot walked up to the counter inside a convenience store. The parrot said to the clerk "Got any grapes?"

"No" replied the store clerk. The parrot smiled and walked out the door. A little while later the parrot returned and asked "Got any grapes?" The clerk replied "No! I already told you 15 minutes ago, i don't have any grapes!" The parrot smiled and once again walked out of the store. Ten minutes later, the parrot returned and asked once again "Got any grapes?" The irate clerk yelled "No! We didn't have any, we don't have any and we're not going to have any! If you come back in here again, i'm going to nail your feet to the floor!" The parrot smiled and walked out the door. Later that day the parrot returned and asked "Got any nails?" The clerk said "NO!". The parrot replied "Good. Got any grapes?"

Parrots And Politicians...Not A Good Look

Our St. Petersburg Mayor, Rick Kriseman,gave an update today on the Coronavirus update briefing, which was given as St. Petersburg's landmark venue, Sunken Gardens, reopened. You may remember that Diane and I got married there in early February. Apparently, the photographers on Kriseman's staff violated the first rule of composition...check your background. This story has even more interest for the Futurelawyer because of my love of parrots, and my waiting room aviary. Check out the Scarlet Macaw in the background. Photobombing a politician...sweet.Parrot Steals Spotlight From St. Pete Mayor.

 

#ParrotSunday - Adopt A Parrot

Parrot Adoption. This article, by my favorite Parrot organization, the World Parrot Trust, explains why all of my parrots are adoptions or rescues. These wonderful companion parrots often outlive their companions, and many need a new home. Some are abused or mistreated, and need to be rescued. Parrots are the music, the color, and the ambassadors of their ecosystems, and are often the first indicator of the health of the system. They bring beauty, happiness and joy to the human species. They deserve our care and consideration. They are more than pets for most; and, we need more of that kind of caring in a complex, messy, and increasingly difficult world.

#ParrotSunday - Parrot Warns About Corona Virus

weird/squawking-israeli-parrot-warns-world-coronavirus-dont-go-out. For this Parrot Sunday, I give you Pandemic Parrot, and Israeli parrot that mimics "Don't Go Out" in perfect Hebrew. At least, that is what the story says. You have to understand Hebrew for the warning to be effective. Parrots are great mimics, and they can mimic human anxiety, distress, and other worries of humankind. If I were to teach my parrots something, it would be more like "Don't Go Out Unless You Maintain safe social distancing, and avoid being in the presence of obviously sick persons." Since my parrots struggle to say single syllable words, I think I am safe from having a parrot that warns me of this. Have a great day, and don't go out unless you practice safe distancing protocols.

Wanna Get Away? Visit The Enchanted Tiki Room

These are the times that try men's souls. Yep. But, when you absolutely, positively, have to get away, DisneyWorld is the place to go. Now that my favorite place to get lost in memories is closed, it occurred to me the check out YouTube, and, voila, there is a 16 minute video of the whole experience. Naturally, my love of parrots was partially stoked by this Disney classic, and, on my desk is a sculpture of the host, Jose, a Macaw that is one of the last gifts SWMBO gave me before she died. But, if you need some Disney right now, as I do, come with me to a magical place. (BTW, there are 3 literary and cultural allusions in this post; can you identify them?)

 

#ParrotSunday - When I Want To Relax, I Go To BirdTown

Parrots And Corvids Have The Biggest Brains

Why Do Birds Have Big Brains?. Cultural Offering points to this article about the compliment of being bird brained. Yes, it is a compliment, because birds evolved to have big brains, cognitive ability, and parrots and crows have the biggest of them all. I love parrots both for their beauty and intelligence. They recognize me, they speak to me, and they form bonds with humans. What's not to like? 

"One of the big surprises was that selection for small body size turns out to be a major factor in the evolution of large-brained birds," says Dr. Daniel Ksepka, Curator of Science at the Bruce Museum and lead author of the study. "Many successful bird families evolved proportionally large brains by shrinking down to smaller body sizes while their brain sizes stayed close to those of their larger-bodied ancestors."

So, call me a "parrot brain" if you like. I will thank you.

#ParrotSunday - Some Parrots Just Get It

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#TBT - Pinot At Work

Pinot is still the gentlest, most loving parrot I have ever adopted.