Sunday Circus Bird Blogging

American life can feel like a circus these days, and Sunny our sun conure parrot apparently sees things that way -- as long as he can be in the center ring. He loves to hang upside down, especially when someone is around to watch. Despite his residing far from any surf, he calls the above pose "hanging ten."

When he's done wowing observers with that maneuver, he likes to take it a step further and hang by only one foot. He calls this his "high five" trick and he often alternates hanging by one foot and then the other, twisting and turning theatrically in the process. He boogies, and he expects heartfelt oohs and ahs as a reward, like any performer (or politician) worth his or her salt.

Afterwards, he like to use his foot in another pursuit -- chowing down on his seeds, veggies and fruits. Notice that he's using his LEFT foot, which should give you a clue about the side of the political spectrum that Sunny favors. Eventually, he puts his foot down, as he hopes Americans will do in finally stopping the Bush machine in its tracks. Enough is enough! (Click on images for larger versions.)