Pale Male, Alex the African Grey, and Russia's Putin Does Cranes

                                                Courtesy of www.palemale.com/  

 9/5/2012   BEAUTIFUL  PALE MALE ON HIS TALL PERCH ATOP THE CONIFER

 Alex the African Grey, who proved that parrots do know what they are talking about, died five years ago this Thursday.

There is a new DVD coming out about his life.  For more information go to--www.LifeWithAlexMovie.com

Quicksilver, the African Grey who lives with me, is doing very well, and is utterly pleased that green beans are now in season.

Not only does he enjoy the seeds within the pods, but the pods themselves are extremely useful as projectiles when used against Pyewacket the Cat.  Who, not the least bothered by being pelted, immediately begins a game of  right paw against left paw green bean tennis.

If only we too could live in the moment the way many of our fellow creatures can.

And last, some links of interest courtesy of  Robin of Illinois--

 http://birdnote.org/show/pale-male

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/06/fly-away-dohm-russias-putin-shows-endangered-cranes-the-way/?hpt=hp_bn2

Donegal Browne