It’s hardly ever quiet at my house. Dad says he never gets any peace and quiet with me and all of my other animal friends around. But I think that the noisiest ones in the whole house are the parrots. Birds are loud! Luckily they are very funny too, which makes them great company for me and dad.
One of my friends that lives and works with us is a Scarlet Macaw named Piwackett. He is a big, beautiful bird with a really long tail. He always looks like he is dressed in fine jewels, because his feathers are red, green, blue and yellow. One of his special jobs is in the parrots and pirates show, where he gets to stroll around on the shoulder of a pirate and talk to all sorts of interesting people at parties and fairs and other events. He even gets to ride on a pirate ship, which is really cool!
Piwackett is really funny and he talks all the time. In fact, sometimes I wish he wouldn’t talk so much! But people love to hear him talk and laugh. Some people think he is very snooty, because he laughs in a very snobbish “ha, ha, ha” way. But he is actually very friendly and he really likes when people pet and hold him. He loves attention, and if you ignore him he will keep talking until you talk back to him.
Piwackett also likes to dance. When he really likes a song, he will lift up his wings, bob head head around, and shuffle his feet from side to side. He is a very good dancer and sometimes he makes us all jump up and dance around with him. It’s really fun! So even though he is loud, sometimes it is really great to have him around.
Have you ever talked to a bird? What did you say? What did he say?
