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    Casper, a blue fronted Amazon. Loves banana. Hates plastic bags and red coats.

    Medieval type fun

    My son bought be a coffee table trebuchet wooden kit based on a Leonardo da Vinci design for my birthday. Great fun to build but what to use for ammo?
    Nutriberries... fetch Casper!
    "A busy beak is a happy beak" - David Strom

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    Lineated Parakeet named Kobe (M) and (F) named Tango Maine Coon Kitty named Christine
    What does it look like?

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    Casper, a blue fronted Amazon. Loves banana. Hates plastic bags and red coats.
    A bit like this primed and ready to fire:

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    pulling the string on the right releases the wooden bar from the ratchet, the two uprights under tension then straighten up rotating the axle with the ratchet and the spoon with nutriberry which flies across the room towards Casper on the other side of the room wearing armor, a helmet and shield.
    "A busy beak is a happy beak" - David Strom

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    94lt1 (09-13-2015), kendrafitz (09-17-2015), Mare (09-13-2015)

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    That's hilarious!

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    Yellow napped amazon Seminole, green wing macaw Monte, yellow budgie parakeet Avra , Sun conure Starburst... RIP Hendrick... Fly high pretty blue.. 5-5-14
    That's really sweet...I need to get one of those and have my son build it as part of his midevil stuff in school

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    Sassy Goffin's girl, she IS Sassy Amigo, male umbrella cockatoo Chip! The cockatiel! The sweet, sweet Jellybean!
    Such a cool gift!! Happy Birthday, Jean-Pierre! I hope you and Casper have lots of fun

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    Illiger Macaw (Primolius maracana)
    Happy Belated Birthday

    How's Casper doing with the armor and shield? Bet he looks cool in a helmet too .

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    Rosie, our Greenwing Macaw (Hatchday 4/1/12)
    Very cool. Happy Belated Birthday!
    Rosie & Kendra


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    Blue & Gold Macaw "Jack" | Military Macaw "Maynard" - RIP | Hyacinth Macaw "Zaffer" - RIP | Green-wing Macaw "Salsa" | Nanday Conure "Bozley"
    Yes, belated happy birthday, Jean-Pierre! I'm assuming you'll want to keep Casper at a distance from the device to ensure that he doesn't impose any drastic modifications upon it
    He wanted to live. He was my Heaven... He's gone!

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    Casper, a blue fronted Amazon. Loves banana. Hates plastic bags and red coats.
    Haha, You mean like he does to his own stuff?

    Failed the test by Jean-Pierre Declemy, on Flickr

    Thanks for all the Birthday greetings, my Birthday is actually at the end of July and this was a late present because I was ill the day we were supposed to be celebrating with my son and his fiance.
    "A busy beak is a happy beak" - David Strom

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