Who's a pretty boy then?

Say hello to Jacko. He is a very good looking White Cockatoo. I met him and his human outside the Brandbergen mall a couple of days ago. Jacko didn't say much, but he did like the attention he got. He was sitting on the shopping cart so I'm guessing that he was going shopping for seeds and fruits with his human.

Hey there, Buddy

The colorful parrot resting on Sandra's shoulder listens to the name Kompis (Buddy in English). I spotted the parrot at a bus stop yesterday and decided to stop for a chat and a photo. The dude in the sunglasses is Sandra's boyfriend Pasi. They have been together for a few years. Both are born and bred in Haninge, although Pasi lived in Skogås for a while. Sandra is a hobby photographer so I told her about the advantages with flickr. Pasi told me that they travelled to Finland with Kompis last summer. The parrot decided to stay up in a tree and quickly became a big hit with the local squirrels!

A Very Happy Ending

Two weeks ago Urban Eriksson visited the Emilia restaurant in Jordbro. As he normally does, he left his parrot, Benzon, in a tree outside. Benzon is an old lady. She's 41 years old and has been living with Urban for thirty years. Due to an injury the parrot can no longer fly. But when Urban left the eatery a little later, Benzon was gone. As Benzon would never willingly leave with someone else, the missing bird was reported to the police. I read about the drama in my weekly local paper last week. And today I spotted Benzon and Urban reunited! Urban told me that someone probably stole the bird, but then decided to let it go. It was found a few days later in a forested area nearby. Don't you just love a story with a happy ending!