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Coco
Oct 23, 20192 min read
Coco Calling No. 75 - Ringing around the world…
Every Wednesday evening, the sound of bells rings out across my village as the local bell-ringers practice for the following Sunday....
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Coco
Oct 16, 20191 min read
Coco Calling No. 74 - The Long-term Forecast
I don’t know why, but most humans indulge in a daily ritual which leaves them feeling depressed. First, they turn on their television...
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Coco
Oct 9, 20192 min read
Calling No. 73 - The Call to Deceive or the Call of Redemption?
I have a wonderful talent for imitating the telephone ring. It has a two-tone note, but I’ve got it off to a tee. And this comes in very...
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Coco
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Coco Calling No. 72 - The Error of Our Ways
One of the things that I like to read each month are church magazines. And I like them, not just because they tell me what’s going on in...
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Coco
Sep 24, 20192 min read
Coco Calling No. 71 - Licenced to live?
My owner often says how lucky he is to live in the U.K. because it’s such a free country. He says that there’s no dictator or extremist...
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Coco
Sep 18, 20191 min read
Coco Calling No. 70 - Manna from Heaven
My human owner has to change my water pot every day, or else it ends up as “parrot soup.” I like to drop tasty morsels into it to soften...
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Coco
Sep 11, 20192 min read
Coco Calling No. 69 - On your bike then!
I recently looked out of the window and saw my group of humans sitting on a collection of round things joined by metal rods. Not only...
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Coco
Sep 4, 20192 min read
Coco Calling No. 68 - One big church…..
I’ve written before in a previous blog about how parrots come in all shapes and sizes, and just about every colour under the sun. We are...
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Coco
Aug 28, 20192 min read
Coco Calling No.67- Time……
Being a parrot, I have lots of time to reflect upon the world around me. And particularly the way the humans in my family go about their...
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Coco
Jul 31, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No.66 - Prayers or targets?
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot My owner always lines the bottom of my cage with sheets of newspaper. And I always hope that he...
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Coco
Jul 24, 20193 min read
Coco Calling: No.65 - Sunshine in your life
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot We’ve got some good, hot, sunny weather at the moment. And it makes me feel good! After all,...
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Coco
Jul 17, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No. 64 - The Lottery of Life?
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot You know, Life can seem like one giant lottery for both humans and parrots alike. If “luck” is...
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Coco
Jul 10, 20191 min read
Coco Calling: No. 63 - The Value of Being Valued…
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot If you’ve ever met a parrot personally, then you will know that we all like to be told how...
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Coco
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No. 62 - The Wonder of Flight
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot As a very zippy flyer myself, I love watching those grainy old film clips of humans attempting...
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Coco
Jun 26, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No. 61 - Favourite nooks and crannies
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot I’m an irrepressible bird, so I love to go exploring around the house. And I always get very...
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Coco
Jun 19, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No. 60 - Feeling Welcome
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot If a new human visits our house, and I feel comfortable with them, I usually lift and then open...
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Coco
Jun 12, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No. 59 - Searching for the “Right Thing”
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot My friend Einstein, the African Grey, recently attended an international conference for the...
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Coco
Jun 5, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No. 58 - A Cathedral of Love?
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot I know I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. Parrots are vain! Obsessed with having...
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Coco
May 29, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No. 57 - Imperfect Perfection
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot I have a flaw in my character which I share with nearly all other parrots.Because I am totally...
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Coco
May 22, 20192 min read
Coco Calling: No. 56 - The Wind in my Feathers
The random thoughts of a Christian parrot When the weather’s nice, (and when the local Sparrowhawk isn’t doing its rounds), I sometimes...
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