Hmm.. I’d suggest getting a recoring of a parrot in mortal distress or fear from somewhere (squawk of a parrot being strangled?) and play it every time it makes an “inappropriate remark.” After a while it amy get the hint …

@!!!%&^$###!!@ Typos!!

Please Phil can we get an editing or preview capability here …Plesae?

Also is there a spot here that tells us how to get things in bold, quote blocks, italics, underline & all the things that some people here seem able to do butnot others like ..er ..me?

Having those two suggestions adopted would really help make this superb blog /comments discussion thread thingammy even superb-er!

Please Phil Dr BA sir, please!

Didn’t the folks at KSC have a problem with woodpeckers and the Space Shuttle external tank? Perhaps you could adapt their solution (as long as it doesn’t involve blasting your house into space (which you might enjoy, come to think of it)).

You could always try the homeopathic approach: get the generic equivalent of a homeopathic solution (distilled water) and sprinkle it on the woodpecker when it comes around. Guaranteed to drive it away.

I once went fishing in a nice, quiet, remote area – a park. It was peaceful, until I starting hearing this loud, really annoying metallic banging noise that just wouldn’t quit.

Upon investigation, I found a woodpecker was hammering on a metal park sign. The sign was on a hollow post with a hole in it, and for some reason it was resonating perfectly, magnifying the bird’s peckings. I’m sure his territory was like a mile wide and he got all the best grubs.

My dog Sirius – a staffy-cross – goes absolutely wild at, races after and barks at visiting magpies which are fairly large-ish Australian birds.

She usually manages to chase them off but I have seen them sitting on the roof & on top of the hills hoist clothesline teasing her too on occassion …

Charles – “What a great parrot & set of pets – classic LOL!”

Wrote # blf on 03 Apr 2008 at 12:14 pm

Charles : “[T]he parrot learned some pretty salty sounds and would happily chirp them out at times like when my parents visited.

This reminds me of The GDP in the Garrett, P.I. series of fantasy-detective novels by Glen Cook. This parrot has a very ripe vocabulary, and is particularly good at mimicking children being assaulted. Garrett, who was given the parrot as a gift/joke by one of his best friends, is constantly trying to get the bird to STFU least he be accused of committing the acts the parrot is mimicking. (Garrett is a good guy and is not a parrot or child molester; he’s their rescuer.) Like Phil, he won’t/cannot actually kill the bird; doing so would seriously offend his friend. Nonetheless, Garrett has “threatened” to eat GDP ..”

Hmm.. I’d suggest getting a recoring of a parrot in mortal distress or fear from somewhere (squawk of a parrot being strangled?) and play it every time it makes an “inappropriate remark.” After a while it amy get the hint …

Come to think of it that distress call idea may work for Phil too. Good photo too THX.

that’s too funny phil…

Maybe it’s a sign…. if other things of nature start to plague your house, i’d begin to worry—

…Dorfl2 goes and eats some ants