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Coco Calling No.242 - The Question of Compassion
If my name wasn’t Coco, then I think I should have been called “Plato” because I’m something of a feathery philosopher. And I spent much...
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May 24, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.241 - When Things Are Not Always What They Seem To Be
I can vividly remember the day when my owner and his wife first brought me home with them. That was some 23 years ago, and they were...
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May 16, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.240 - The Question of Time
I’m a very deep and philosophical bird. In fact, some humans have been known to refer to me as a “feathery Einstein.” And the other day,...
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May 10, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.239 - A Mirror to the Soul
I recently came across a quote from Billy Graham which made me chuckle. (Well, actually I can’t chuckle, but I can do a good snigger or a...
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May 2, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.238 - Reach for the Sky
I suppose you could describe me as a bit of an aeronaut because I can spread my beautiful wings and fly whenever I want. Over the past 23...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.237 - Embracing the Moment for Change and Renewal
This is the time of year when I have a moult. And I see I’m not the only one; Lord Strutt, -our garden pheasant, -has suddenly lost his...
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Apr 19, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.236 - The Kindness of Strangers Part 2
It’s very rare for me to write two consecutive blogs with the same title, but it’s a real joy to do so, because it means I’ve got another...
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Apr 11, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.235 - The Kindness of Strangers
My owner and his wife have a son who, on reaching the age of 18, decided to fledge and leave the nest. In fact, he migrated off to a...
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Apr 6, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.234 - A Parrot’s Guide to Easter
I’ve just seen some young bunnies bouncing around on the back lawn, so I guess it’s nearly Eastertime. It’s funny how they always know...
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Mar 29, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.233 - When Things Go Wrong…
Life has an unerring habit of presenting us all with challenges. If you’re a bird like me, then it’s often the weather that causes us...
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Mar 21, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.232 - “Ants in the Pants” of Our Faith
Parrots have a bit of an extrovert image to live up to. We all want to be viewed as “top bird,” so outwardly, we like to appear...
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Mar 14, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.231 - The Fly on the Window
I’m not really a fan of flies. In fact, no self-respecting fly is ever allowed to come near me! If I see one, I give out a warning ‘hiss’...
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Mar 7, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.230 - A Parrot’s Guide to Lent
And so we find ourselves in the season of Lent, -the time when humans remember how Jesus spent 40 days in the desert, both fasting and...
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Mar 1, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.229 - When the Church Doors are Locked
Before my owner and his wife went on their recent trip to Norway, I hatched a plan with them. Everyone in Norway speaks English, so I...
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Feb 22, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.228 - A Lamp at the Window
My owner and his wife are still rattling on about their recent trip to Norway. And northern Norway is a pretty dark place to be in...
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Feb 14, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.227 - Wearing ‘the Right Clothes’
My owner and his wife are recently back from a trip to Norway where they went to see the Northern lights and to try their hand at dog...
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Feb 8, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.226 - A Little Story of ‘The Haves’ and ‘The Have Nots.’
I’ve often said that humans are a very strange bunch, but my owner and his wife take the biscuit. All creatures know that if you’re going...
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Feb 1, 20233 min read
Coco Calling No.225 - Knowing God
The other day, I was sitting on my owner’s shoulder watching a programme on TV. It’s something that we do most evenings. The interviewer...
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Jan 10, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.224 - The Art of Loving and Staying Together
This week, I’m going to say a bit more about ‘love’ because it’s probably the most important thing we will ever hope to experience here...
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Jan 3, 20232 min read
Coco Calling No.223 - The Power of Love
Wouldn’t it be interesting if parrots like me conducted surveys? I’d love to line up a random group of humans and ask them all this...
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