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  Parrot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parrots have a characteristic curved beak shape with the upper mandible having slight mobility in the joint with the skull and a generally erect stance.
Birds of the parrot family can be found in most of the warm parts of the world, including India, southeast Asia and west Africa, with one species, now extinct, in the United States (the Carolina Parakeet).
Parrots are kept as pets, particularly conures, macaws, amazons, cockatoos, cockatiels, and budgerigars (also known as parakeets).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parrot   (579 words)

  
 Charlie (parrot) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charlie became famous when The Daily Mirror published an article about her in January 2004.
Oram claims that his father-in-law, Percy Dabner, sold the parrot to Churchill in 1937 and then reclaimed the bird shortly after Churchill's death in 1965.
Per the stories, the vocal bird was taught by Churchill to shout curses at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, to the chagrin of officials within the British government.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charlie_(parrot)   (273 words)

  
 Charlie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charlie was slang used by members of the United States armed forces when talking about the enemy during the Vietnam War.
Charlie is a common nickname in English speaking countries, usually short for Charles.
Charlie was a Charlie (Band) band in the 1980s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charlie   (253 words)

  
 Charlie (parrot)
Charlie (born 1899?), also known as Charlie the Curser, is a blue and white female parrot living at a Heathfield Nurseries in Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom.
She is the oldest known parrot in the UK and was once owned by Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of that country during World War II.
Charlie, a blue and yellow female macaw, has been cursing the Nazi regime since 1965.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/charlie__parrot_   (386 words)

  
 Charlie (parrot) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Charlie became famous when (additional info and facts about The Daily Mirror) The Daily Mirror published an article about her in January 2004.
Oram claims that his father-in-law, Percy Dabner, sold the (Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds) parrot to Churchill in 1937 and then reclaimed the bird shortly after Churchill's death in 1965.
Per the stories, the vocal bird was taught by Churchill to shout curses at (A German member of Adolf Hitler's political party) Nazi leader (German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)) Adolf Hitler, to the chagrin of officials within the British government.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/charlie_(parrot).htm   (244 words)

  
 ParrotChronicles.com
But Charlie touts himself, someone with 15 years of experience with parrots of all types, as the one who knows what all the causes for bad behaviors are and what all the remedies for each of these causes are.
He seems to genuinely care about parrots and have a good grasp of their need for a healthy diet and plenty of distractions in order to lead a more fulfilling life.
Charlie thinks many factors are at work in causing undesirable behavior, not an uncommon belief, but he looks at the situation as a "straw that broke the camel’s back" sort of dynamic, which I had never really considered before.
www.parrotchronicles.com /summer2002/consultations.htm   (2572 words)

  
 rockey
A parrot is any of the many birds belonging to the family Psittacidae.
Birds of the parrot family can be found in most of the warm parts of the world, including India, South East Asia and West Africa, with one species, now extinct, in the United States (the Carolina Parakeet).
The very attractiveness of parrots as pets has led to a thriving - often illegal - trade in the birds, some species of which are now threatened with extinction.
silvermoonbeam.rediffblogs.com   (1934 words)

  
 My Way - News
Charlie, who kept Churchill company during World War II, was famous for occasionally squawking four-letter obscenities about Hitler.
Charlie -- invariably referred to as "he" despite being female -- is now owned by Peter Oram, the garden center's owner, Martin said.
Steve Nichols, founder of Britain's National Parrot Sanctuary, said that although parrots did not often live longer than 40 in the wild, some had lived to up to 110.
news.myway.com /odd/article/id/380178|oddlyenough|01-20-2004::09:14|reuters.html   (195 words)

  
 Parrot Rescue, refuge
Parrots were and still are brought in by owners who cannot take care of their pets any longer.
Foster Parrots was established in 1990 when we became aware of the large number of parrots and related species that were living lives of neglect and abuse and was incorporated as a non-profit rescue and adoption service, specifically for parrots and related species, in February of 1999
Parrot Education and Adoption Center (PEAC) is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to educating current and potential bird owners on the proper care of pet birds.
www.parrothouse.com /rescue.html   (2030 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Winston Churchill died 39 years ago but his parrot Charlie is still alive and swearing like a sailor.
Charlie is 104 years old and her (yes, her) favorite sayings are obscenities repeated "with that unmistakable Churchillian inflection".
Churchill's daughter says Charlie is not her father's parrot.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=3005709&postID=107471522667250564   (142 words)

  
 Mirror.co.uk - News - All News Archive - F*** THE NAZIS, SAYS CHURCHILL'S PARROT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
And now Charlie the parrot is 104 years old...and still cursing the Nazis.
Churchill bought Charlie - giving him a boy's name despite the fact she was female - in 1937.
But it can be proved Charlie is at least 104 and was born in the 19th century.
www.mirror.co.uk /news/allnews/content_objectid=13832640_method=full_siteid=50143_headline=-F----THE-NAZIS--SAYS-CHURCHILL-S-PARROT-name_page.html   (328 words)

  
 [IP] more on Controversy rages over Churchill parrot story! <EOF>
Charlie, a blue and yellow macaw thought by his owner to be the oldest bird in Britain, has long since retired from public life and is living out his days in a garden centre in Reigate, Surrey.
He says Charlie may have picked up his repertoire of swear words from the wartime leader, who was voted the Greatest Briton in a BBC poll last year.
Whether or not Charlie really did play a part in the war effort, his Dunkirk spirit is not in doubt.
www.mail-archive.com /ip@v2.listbox.com/msg00724.html   (617 words)

  
 nbc30.com - News - Churchill's Companion Still Squawking At 104
She was one of Winston Churchill's most colorful companions during World War II and Charlie the parrot is still around at the ripe old age of 104.
Charlie the parrot kept Churchill company during the darkest days of World War II, and amused the British prime minister by spouting obscenities directed at Adolph Hitler.
Charlie's keepers say the 104-year-old parrot is happy and in good health, although the bird rarely talks anymore.
www.nbc30.com /news/2778662/detail.html   (315 words)

  
 Churchill parrot found alive. 20/01/2004. ABC News Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
British war leader Winston Churchill's foul-mouthed 104-year-old parrot refused to "surrender" to newshounds on Monday after a British newspaper tracked the bird down and discovered it was still alive.
Charlie, who kept Churchill company during World War Two, was famous for occasionally squawking four letter obscenities about Hitler.
Charlie, invariably referred to as "he", despite being female, is now owned by Peter Oram, the garden centre's owner.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/s1028156.htm   (245 words)

  
 Winston Churchill's Parrot
Newspapers are reporting the story of Charlie, a parrot that is 104 years old, once belonged to Winston Churchill, and still swears at the Nazis.
Charlie might simply be a parrot that somebody once taught to swear at the Nazis.
The primary reason for parrots that come to them are, birds that are re-homed due to a change in the owner's living situation, i.e., death, divorce, or addition of a child to the family.
www.museumofhoaxes.com /hoax/weblog/comments/33   (1672 words)

  
 Reigate Journal: Parrot May Have Been Churchill’s, but She’s Not Saying   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
According to Charlie's owner, Peter Oram, the parrot, a blue and gold macaw, was sold to Churchill by Mr.
In disgrace, she added, Charlie was exiled to the nursery in Surrey so that her cursing would not scandalize the shoppers.
But whatever Charlie said or did not say, she is not saying it now.
www.nytimes.com /2004/03/09/international/europe/09PARR.html?ex=1394168400&en=ad106ca017c8146d&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND   (995 words)

  
 Parrot Behavior Modification
Charlie Harding is one of approximately twelve parrot behaviorists in North America.
Charlie has also created a variety of other high quality products for parrots, such as, the "Pipe Bom Puzzle Toy", the "Puzzle Toy Snack Attack", "Parrot Popcorn", and even his own brand of high quality protein cooking mix, just to name a few.
Parrots have become a part of his life and passion, and he has dedicated himself to helping other people understand the disposition, personality, character and nature of their own pet birds, especially as it relates to behavioral problems such as biting, screaming, aggression, and feather picking.
www.angelfire.com /biz7/firstflight/dieteval.html   (854 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - UK - Parrot swears he was once Churchill's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
THE mystery of whether a foul-mouthed, 104-year-old parrot really was a feathered friend of the wartime prime minister Winston Churchill deepened yesterday, as experts threw doubt on the claims.
Sylvia Martin, the nursery manager at Heathfield Nurseries, where Charlie is spending his retirement, defended the parrot’s claim to wartime valour.
My boss’s father-in-law sold the parrot to Churchill, and when he died, they were asked to go back to Chartwell and collect it.
news.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=75842004   (625 words)

  
 ParrotScience.com v10.0
The Quad-Cities Parrot Society was formed in 2002, and the 40-member club holds monthly meetings in Davenport or Moline where bird owners can come and bring their birds for education on topics such as bird behavior and diet and even make their birds new toys.
Foster Parrots, a tax exempt nonprofit Parrot Rescue, Sanctuary and Adoption Center, is seeking parrot lovers to volunteer in the care of 200 parrots at the center in Rockland.
Foster Parrots is currently looking for parrot lovers to spend time at the center, changing water and food cups and offering attention to the many grateful residents.
www.parrotscience.com   (1979 words)

  
 The Parrot and Blue Lake Labels
The list of Parrot masters acquired by Chess gives us the correct matrix numbers on these sides for the very first time (we did guess that they ran from 53107 to 53110), and confirms that they were recorded the same day as the J. Brown and the second Curtis Jones sessions.
Four sides were issued with Parrot matrix numbers, but these are not from the main Parrot matrix series, and the session cannnot be found on either the Chess tape list or the among the tapes that were sold to Relic Records.
When they were brought to Parrot by their manager Ralph Leon, they were the hottest group in Chicago, coming off two years of sustained recording at Chance Records and regular appearances in Chicago clubs and theaters.
hubcap.clemson.edu /~campber/parrot.html   (15878 words)

  
 Pravda.RU The oldest parrot uses foul language like Churchill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The owner of the parrot, Charlie Peter Oram is sure, the bird is 103 years old at least.
He taught the parrot to use British foul language, the bird was rather clever and started repeating words rather quickly.
A parrot that was taught to use bad language by Sir Winston Churchill himself is the oldest learned bird in Great Britain, and probably in the whole of the world.
english.pravda.ru /fun/2002/04/26/28072.html   (1655 words)

  
 Find my missing parrot before it's too late - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
LAUREN is distraught after her African grey parrot Poppy flew away, leaving her other two parrots Purdy, left, and Charlie pining for their friend.
The McPherson family began their parrot collection five years ago when Sally gave partner Barry a fl-headed caique named Charlie for his birthday.
Parrots mimic their surroundings in the wild so it's quite likely that Poppy will make unusual bird sounds, as opposed to human noises, so she can fit in with the other wildlife.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /hi/news/5042522.html   (474 words)

  
 NSX Prime - Charlie may be old and losing his feathers but he can still swear like a trooper...
NSX Prime - Charlie may be old and losing his feathers but he can still swear like a trooper...
Charlie may be old and losing his feathers but he can still swear like a trooper...
Re: Charlie may be old and losing his feathers but he can still swear like a trooper.
www.nsxprime.com /forums/showthread.php?s=5b831b3e7dbfdc41fe4650b6f49934b6&t=44431   (400 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Churchill's parrot gets the bird
Experts have dismissed the claim that a 104-year-old foul-mouthed parrot once belonged to the wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Charlie, a blue and yellow macaw, is spending his twilight years in a garden centre in Surrey and his owner Peter Oram says the bird used to live with Sir Winston Churchill in his heyday.
Mr Oram says his father-in-law Percy Dabner sold Charlie to the former prime minister in 1937 and then took the bird back after his death in 1965.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/3414323.stm   (380 words)

  
 Charlie's Katie
She also loves talking her head off in parrot talk she loves being given a shower from a spray bottle, but she loves getting a bath in the sink even more.
I also liked the way some sites said these parrots are clowns at times, but I bet all parrots can be that way.
I think best thing for you is to look at the parrots you are considering and go for the one you like the look of best.
www.parrotpassionsuk.com /friendsstories/Charlieskatie.htm   (410 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | England | Parrot gives parishioners the bird
A foul-mouthed parrot is ruffling a few feathers after setting up home in a West Yorkshire churchyard.
The mischievous African grey parrot called Charlie has been living with a flock of pigeons in the bell-tower at St Mary's Church in Mirfield.
But despite several attempts to catch the parrot he remains free as a bird.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/2518635.stm   (285 words)

  
 [IP] Churchill's parrot still swearing.
The cited page (if you can cram that bloated URL into a browser) has a picture of the bird, looking very good for her age.
And now Charlie the parrot is 104 years old...and still cursing
But it can be proved Charlie is at least 104 and was born in the
www.mail-archive.com /ip@v2.listbox.com/msg00709.html   (346 words)

  
 Charlie Chan - Earl Derr Biggers - Newport Vintage Books
You are kept in possession of all the facts as they become known to Charlie Chan.
Charlie Chan, now Inspector Chan, has never been so delightful, so humorous, so wise, so shrewd.
With the exception of Charlie Chan, all have one bond in common.
www.geocities.com /seriesgallery2/Mystery/biblio_CharlieChan.htm   (1223 words)

  
 Togo's Parrot Planet
Charlie helped Togo when he was birdnapped by the Canadian Wildlife SS.
If you are looking to buy a parrot be sure to consider the responsibilities, care and especially the dedicated companionship required to own a parrot.
Parrot owners will find cages, books, accessories, training and many other resources for their parrots.
parrots.lookinhere.net   (271 words)

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