A seasonal Sugarplum. I know who my favorite is, and why: You can see one of the differences even in the thumbnail comparison photos. The dancer on the left employs beautiful épaulement, so very rare these days.

Looks comfy:

This video is a lot like the one I posted the other day, in which the bird was telling the barking dog to be quiet. But this parrot has a saltier vocabulary:

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Cold and old: