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Nov 13, 20242 min read

Coco Calling No.238 - “Love Your Neighbour as Yourself”

We now have three chickens out in the garden. Yes, THREE free-range chickens which in my humble opinion is three too many. They’re pretty...

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Jul 31, 20242 min read

Coco Calling No.288 - The Greatest Love of All

Last week, I told you what happened when my owner’s wife suddenly had a fit in the middle of the night. And there’s a side-story to this...

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Oct 25, 20233 min read

Coco Calling No.262 - Caring for Humans

Over these last 23 years, I’ve come to realise that it’s the responsibility of pet parrots like me, to take care of our human owners. So...

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Coco

Jul 5, 20232 min read

Calling No.247 - My Family and Me

I live with two elderly Labradors and a group of humans. You could say that we’re quite a disparate bunch; I’m the only one with...

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Coco

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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Coco

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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Coco

Feb 15, 20223 min read

Coco Calling No.183: The Precious Gift of Love

A great many humans, just like parrots, have a deep longing to love and to be loved. And this was really brought home to me the other day...

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Jun 9, 20212 min read

Coco Calling No.153 - Love and Grief

Every living creature here on Earth will experience both life and death. It’s all part of a kind of “predetermined package.” And the more...

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Mar 17, 20212 min read

Coco Calling No.141 - Miraculous Mothers: A Blog for Mother’s Day

I reckon my mother had a fairly easy time of it. Because I was neatly delivered into this world inside an egg. She then had to sit on me...

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Coco

Aug 5, 20202 min read

Coco Calling No. 115 - Small is Beautiful

I rather like today’s blog title because it could easily describe me! You don’t have to be a large Amazon or a dashing Macaw to have good...

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Coco

Jul 15, 20202 min read

Coco Calling No. 112 - True Happiness

Humans sometimes look at me and ask: “How can that bird be so happy?” And I can see why. Because I have no real power or status. My home...

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May 20, 20202 min read

Coco Calling No. 104 - What We Leave Behind…..

One effect of the Coronavirus is that it’s made lots of us more aware of our own mortality. Of the fragility of Life. None of us know for...

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Coco

May 6, 20202 min read

Coco Calling No. 102 - Ultimate Love

All living things have been entrusted to mankind for safe-keeping. (Genesis 2:15). Myself included. That’s quite a thought, isn’t it? I...

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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

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 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

Apr 17, 20192 min read

Coco Calling: No. 51 - The Paradox of Eastertime

The random thoughts of a Christian parrot I’ve been sitting here on my perch this morning practising “Advanced Cerebral Parrot Yoga.”...

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Mar 13, 20192 min read

Coco Calling: No. 46 - The Magpie and the Wren

The random thoughts of a Christian parrot I love sitting by the window and watching all of the activity around the bird feeders in the...

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Coco

Mar 6, 20192 min read

Coco Calling: No. 45 - The Most Important Words that a Parrot Can Ever Learn to Say

The random thoughts of a Christian parrot Everyone knows that a great many parrots can talk “human language.” We are mimics. We repeat...

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Dec 12, 20182 min read

Coco Calling: No. 34 - Gifts for Christmas

The random thoughts of a Christian parrot Christmas shopping for parrots is a lot easier than it is for humans. We might pick a succulent...

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