Parrots
Parrots; they come in an array of beautiful colours; When they
are not talking, they are squawaking.
As a child, growing up in Chaguanas, Trinidad; the parrot next
door would say, as someone approached their house, "Namaste
Sir"; because that's what he heard when people called at the
head-teacher's house.
Back then many a child would be scolded for excessive talking
with the phrase 'talking like a parrot'.
Parrots have been immortalised in Calypso; 'Dumb Boy And The
Parrot' 1962, sung by the calypsonian Lord Cristo is one of
Trinidad and Tobago's classics.
Parrots are still a favourite as pets in Trinidad and Tobago;
and they love to be fed hot peppers.
I once went to bingo and there was a parrot being pampered by
its owner and every now and then, opening its wing to show off
beautiful colours.
All parrots have curved beaks and all are zygodactyls; meaning,
they have four toes on each foot, two pointing
forward, and two projecting backward.
Out in the wild they roost in flocks and nest in holes in the
trees. They are found in warm climates.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/parrot.html
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/amazon_parrots.htm
http://www.travelwithachallenge.com/Trinidad-Birds.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_music
http://www.savagejaw.co.uk/trojan/tjetd033.htm
http://www.calypsoarchives.co.uk/maindirectory/Lord%20Christo.html
