Ted is delighted BBQ season is here again. This week we had Jacques and Don for dinner, and Ted BBQed port ribs both days.
Our little feathered pal is happy it is getting a rib from one of the guys every time one of them little piggies goes on the gas! When we bought Tikal in Guatemala 32 years ago (yup it's older than most of our friends' kids..) they told us they eat fruit, nuts and seeds. Of course, once it roomed with the Aussies, it ate lamb chops and it's been a carnivore ever since. It's favourite food, of course, is male index fingers - doesn't like men.
Isn't it fascinating they like to hold their food to eat it. Occasionally when the rib is a bit big it hits itself on the head...Not good for that nice spring plumage while it thinks it's looking for a mate...fat chance. But it does go into nesting gear and chews its cage paper for a month or so. Never having laid an egg, it is definitely male, even though we taught it to say 'pretty girl' many years ago. It's very vocal, sings and talks, some days it's Pavarotti, others Kiri Te Kanawa.
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