Now it's The Parrot Olympics!

The Parrot Olympics? What’s this all about then? I switch on the TV and those stupid, smug little Chinese cartoon characters are on again advertising the Parrot Olympics. Is this just the clever, inscrutable Chinese wringing every last penny out of the great World Public by targeting avian and poultry lovers with their own Olympics. I actually switched on at the prescribed time only to find not a bird in sight but a load of people whizzing around in turbo charged wheelchairs chucking a ball around and some others in wheelchairs getting collective headaches doing the 110metres hurdles.

So what is the Parrot Olympics? Can it really be an attempt to find the Michael Phelps of the Avian World (but with more personality and a higher IQ). What about Team GB – Owl we get on? Will be have something to Crow about? Does the Thrush have to start from scratch? Is the Robin the most reliant athlete? Could the Canaries win the football or will the prize go to a team of Italian Divers? Will the crowd be putting their bird box on the Swift to win the 100 metres? What about Road Runner for the marathon? If he loses to a gander will he have an ex-Goose? Instead of medals (because they would be far too silly for birds) would the winners get gift Vultures? Would the tennis playing birds Avacet or two. Will the Gulls bring home more “golds” than the boys? Or will the boys get their Tern? What can the Parrot do? I know they can teach it to say "Amazing" in answer to every question the Avian Athelete is asked in the post event press conference. Whatever happens I’m sure they will all have a Pheasant day and will all be Puffin at the end of the Parrot Olympics.