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Coco Calling No.283 - In The Hands of a Master Craftsman
My owner recently met a tree surgeon. When I first heard this, I had visions of some heroic human conducting open heart surgery on an...
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Jun 192 min read
Coco Calling No.282 - When The Tables Are Turned
My owner has been working away feverishly on his vegetable patch. And he takes particular care of his brassicas because they are a magnet...
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Jun 112 min read
Coco Calling No.281 - On Giving and Taking
Like a great many parrots, I was hatched out to be both vain and naughty; both traits are central to my DNA. I spend a great many hours...
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Jun 52 min read
Coco Calling No.280 - Nurturing the Garden of Life
It’s such a busy time in the garden right now. My owner often complains that the weeds in North Devon come with ‘attitude.’ They seem...
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May 273 min read
Coco Calling No.279 - The Menace in the Meadow
I live my daily life here surrounded by a whole range of different animals. I rub shoulders with two elderly labradors, two chickens, a...
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May 212 min read
Coco Calling No.278 - A Lesson in Vanity
Photo by Alan Godsmark, Barnstaple I’m not exactly saying that I’m vane, but any self-respecting parrot always wants to be top bird in...
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May 143 min read
Coco Calling No.277 - The Eleventh Hour Miracle
These past twelve years, I’ve shared my life with a variety of different animals including two Labradors. And a few days ago, things...
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May 52 min read
Coco Calling No.276 - When A Few Good Words Ring True
I had one of my ‘Einstein’ moments the other day. I was sitting on my perch, quietly cogitating, when I had a brilliant idea. Because no...
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Apr 283 min read
Coco Calling No.275 - The Story of the Hapless Sparrow
Tra-la! Yes, your favourite parrot is back after a three-month break. I hope I find you all in very fine fettle and that you’ve missed...
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Jan 172 min read
Coco Calling No.273 - Answering the Call
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,...
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Jan 93 min read
Coco Calling No.272 - Real Intelligence…
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...
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Jan 32 min read
Coco Calling No.271 - New Year’s Day or Christmas?
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...
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Dec 27, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.270 - New Year Resolutions
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...
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Dec 20, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.269 - At the Very Heart of Christmas
I LOVE Christmastime because there is something very special about it. And I’m not talking about fairy lights, presents, or parrots that...
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Dec 6, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.267 - Lessons From the Hen Run
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...
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Nov 29, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.266 - When You’re Having a Bad Day!
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...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.265 - Loving the Warts and All
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...
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Nov 8, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.264 - The Hairy Horror Show
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...
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Nov 1, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.263 - When You Feel Let Down
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...
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