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2. Popinjay (sport) - Wikipedia

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   Popinjay or papingo (an old word for parrot, designating a painted bird), also called pole archery, is a shooting sport that can be performed with either rifles or archery equipment. The object of popinjay is to knock artificial birds off their perches. The rifle form is a popular diversion in Denmark; a Scottish variant is also known.

3. Parrot training - Wikipedia

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   Parrot training, also called parrot teaching, is the application of training techniques to modify the behavior of household companion parrots. Training is used to deal with behavior problems such as biting and screaming, to train husbandry behaviors such as allowing claw trimming without restraint or accepting a parrot harness , and to teach ...

4. Yardbirds Home Center - Wikipedia

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   Two reopened as Home Depots, while three were closed permanently. Five smaller stores were reopened in Spring 2007 as YardBIRDS, a Home Depot company, but have since closed. [2] Late in January 2009 Home Depot announced the closing of all 5 YardBirds Stores along with the entire EXPO division. John Morrison Headley, founder of Yardbirds, died ...

5. Alex (parrot) - Wikipedia

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   When a student (human or parrot) answers a question about an object correctly, they receive that object as a reward instead of a food reward, which is often used in other training techniques. Irene Pepperberg said the reward system is crucial, because it is the only way that students can make the direct connection between the object and the ...

6. Companion parrot - Wikipedia

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   Grey parrot on top of their cage.. A companion parrot is a parrot kept as a pet that interacts abundantly with its human counterpart. Generally, most species of parrot can make excellent companions, but must be carefully managed around children and other common pet species like dogs and cats as they might be hostile towards them.

7. Parrot - Wikipedia

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   Parrots are used as symbols of nations and nationalism. A parrot is found on the flag of Dominica and two parrots on their coat of arms. [133] The St. Vincent parrot is the national bird of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a Caribbean nation. [134] Sayings about parrots colour the modern English language.