I read an article about how our pet’s vision is very different than ours — and how different species vary from each other. Snakes, spiders and goldfish don’t see well at all. Cats and chameleons are a bit better off — and dogs are a step above that. But parrots? They beat all the others listed. That is, except for humans. Check out the article and view the photos digitally created as examples.
Just the mention of a parrot reminds me of my Great Aunt, Kak – Nanny’s sister. When she was married, she and her husband had a parrot that was so entertaining for us as kids. We wanted it to talk more than anything! And it did. It would wolf whistle and scream, “RUSTY!” The shrill voice sounded exactly like Kak, and ‘Rusty’ was the name of my Great Uncle.
The bird cursed and said other things too — but the best part was the laugh. That too sounded exactly like Kak! When she and Rusty divorced, he took the parrot but by then, we were grown and it wasn’t such a huge deal.
As a youngster, I never realized how different those two were from one another. I think now about that nasty dirty bird throwing seeds all over Kak’s fancy dining room. I can’t imagine what was said behind closed doors when Rusty brought home the raccoon. 🙂
