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Sa Majesté Louis Catorze, Le Roi Soleil, supreme ruler of Le Château, sworn enemy of canine foe and scourge of Ocado delivery drivers.

Les plus bavardes des perruches

Although the idea of being awoken by sweet birdsong is romantic, the reality is somewhat different. In the summer months, London’s resident parakeets – yes, we really do have them living wild here – start their infernal racket at 4am. Although they’re strikingly pretty birds, there’s nothing nice about the noise that they make (nor about the time that they start).

Bastard birds.

Louis Catorze can compete with any animal in terms of noise and, just because he can, he does. Also, because black cats are born without the chromosome that makes them mind their own business, when the parakeets are shrieking he is compelled to respond. Even if this makes them shriek more. ESPECIALLY if this makes them shriek more.

Here he is, having just retaliated. Their heads were tilted to look at the source of the scream, but this also gives them a disapproving, judgemental air:

Oh good grief.

Just like the sunblock on the ears, we have a whole summer of this ahead of us. Quelle joie.

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27 responses to “Les plus bavardes des perruches”

  1. M - avatar
    M –

    “black cats are born without the chromosome that makes them mind their own business” LOL

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      You know this, non?

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      1. M - avatar
        M –

        LOL – I thought that applied to ALL cats. Now I know better. 🐱

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          It may do in varying degrees, but with Chats Noirs it’s especially bad.

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  2. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Having to share a town with parakeets is a genuine issue. Take heart. So far, those birds haven’t reached my town yet, but they are coming closer.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      There aren’t as many of them as there once were, but they’re still here!

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  3. Patty Mann avatar
    Patty Mann

    To keep crazy birds away (not parakeets though) we use plastic owls, but occasionally have to move them around the yard. Would they be scared off by this technique?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Ooh. I don’t know. Worth a try, though? Thanks for the tip!

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  4. Herman avatar
    Herman

    I think Louis needs a catapult or a swing-shot… 😉

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      To catapult himself? 🤣🤣🤣

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      1. Herman avatar
        Herman

        Hahaha… yeah maybe, but don’t forget his parachute…!!

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          He doesn’t need one. His secret wings (leathery black ones that he usually keeps hidden) will glide him down.

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          1. M - avatar
            M –

            I love the visual I’m getting here… Bats ARE cats with wings.

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            1. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              I always find it hilarious that the French word for bat literally translates as “bald mouse”! 🤣🤣🤣

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  5. KDKH avatar
    KDKH

    Birdsong at our home comes from the inside – from our 3 rescue parrots. One of them actually sings while the other two scream when they wish to communicate their displeasure at slow food service or perceived injustice. Our cat Gracie has similar conversations with our cockatoo. 🤦‍♀️ they seem to enjoy it. I’m less enthused.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      You have birds AND cats? How do they get along?

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      1. KDKH avatar
        KDKH

        One bird is small and in a cage. The others are large with intimidating beaks. One normally stays out of reach and is left alone. The cockatoo flies all over the house and gets his reputation as a badass pretty early when he manages to bite the cats’ tails. They steer clear after that.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          A badass cockatoo who bit the cats’ tails! I’m a cat person but I can’t help admiring his sass!

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          1. KDKH avatar
            KDKH

            I had to see it to believe it!

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            1. iamthesunking avatar
              iamthesunking

              I would love to see this on video!

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  6. Kate Crimmins avatar
    Kate Crimmins

    Black cats are very “special.” They have their own ways of dealing with things.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      They do. We will never understand.

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  7. Penny Cooper avatar
    Penny Cooper

    Bless hhim, he’s just reacting to them because he knows they disturbed his Mumma… I am right, yeah?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Erm … 😬

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        Penny Cooper

        Only teasing you!! 😂 😂 😂 Black cats, especially Bombays are very much a breed of their own, Cheeky fits the breed description so well. I’ll never forget hearing her twin boy’friend’ cats coming to play and hearing one of them’s head cracking the ground as she through him over! It was what she called playing, they always came round to see her, they never cottoned on that all she wanted to do was beat them up in a friendly way, heaven forbid if she’d ever been involved in a full on cat fight. Theo has become very bold with her since she’s becoming an old lady. Not so much in cat years but her legs don’t work so good, which we out down to the villains who Kerry caught using her as a football. What is it with young men (1 particular footballer) that think it’s fine doing these sort of things? I remember one of my girls coming home from school incredibly upset (maybe Kitty) and a teacher being distraught as he saw a bastard setting fire to a squirrel’s tail. Anyway I digress as usual, Louis looks so similar to Cheeky I bet he’s got at least some Bombay in him, she definitely has!! All power to the pusscats!! I just got home and as I was collecting my Rock Choir bag from the car Merlot was intently focused down the car park so I looked and there was an almost white cat casually strolling up the car park. Both Merlot and I were very hurt that it went off in a deferent direction, we both love to have a chat with it usually it obviously wasn’t in the mood! ❤️🐾🐈‍⬛

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  8. cat9984 avatar
    cat9984

    He has to defend the homefront. You wouldn’t want to be attacked by parakeets, would you? 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Ugh, no, I absolutely would not. But can’t he defend without antagonising them?

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