Hello, my name is Claude

January 1994

I can communicate with humans in many ways. If I want attention I can scream very loudly. When I feel tired I put my head down so an unwary human walking by will scratch my head and beak. If I am happy I will sing, talk and whistle. I can't carry a tune very well, but I can say "HELLO" the best, then "PRETTY CLAUDE" is fairly good. Other words are "BUD BUD BUD" (my former competition in the house), "PEANUT" when I feel hungry, "HEY BOB" when I want specific attention, "WHAT" if I think my human is asking for something unreasonable, "WHATCHA DOIN" if I feel nosey. I also say quite a few things which are garbled to keep the humans on edge thinking I might say something interesting.

My interests are food and biting Carol on the nose. I am 11 years old and plan to be around to "torture" Carol  for a long time.

Bud
January 1980 - May 17, 2004