this would not be everyone’s cup of tea, I know but this writer would enjoy the experience of having the bluebird of happiness flutter to my shoulder for a quick peck of breadcrumbs or perhaps a sip of water.

wild & free avian accessories would make a modern adornment to one’s fashion statement.

birdlovers attired in such a manner would be in the happy position to snap close-up pictures of their feathered friends as they all, literally, meander along life’s highway
-- po, Apr 24 2004

(??) shoulder perches http://www.bodyperch.com
possibly partly patented [Laughs Last, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

Uncle Remus http://images.amazo...554.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Mr Bluebird on my shoulder... [Jinbish, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

the birds... THE BIRDS!
-- jonthegeologist, Apr 24 2004


With a chirp on your shoulder.
-- FarmerJohn, Apr 24 2004


Po, I've been searching, and can't find such a thing. Nice idea. I had a neighbor who would chew up peanuts and spit them into her palm and hold it up and stand there till a bird or two would come to her hand.
-- dentworth, Apr 24 2004


Include an option for a bear trap with large jagged jaws to snap down on the necks of pigeons that might land there!

Actually, our first real spring/summer days have arrived and I am listening to the birds outside my bedroom window. You hit my soft spot. [+]
-- Klaatu, Apr 24 2004


Wonderful idea, apart from all the bird poop down your back.
-- DrCurry, Apr 24 2004


we are talking Joan Collins here you know :)
-- po, Apr 24 2004


What, bird poop foundation makeup?
-- FarmerJohn, Apr 24 2004


In an older Simpson's episode, Homer goes to a(n American) Football game with Ned Flanders. He is given a giant sombrero hat tp wear that is made of tortilla and filled at the top with nacho cheese. While this has nothing to do with your idea, I thought I'd bring it up here. Suet covered birdseed cracker shoulder pads?
-- snikrepkire, Apr 24 2004


Great, [po]! How about sodding the other side for squirrels and such? Sure you'd need an ear-cage to keep the little buggers from nibbling it off, but you'd get all the cute bits of spring right on your shoulders.
-- Letsbuildafort, Apr 24 2004


Nice.
Colored sugar water filled earrings should grab the attention of a humming bird or two. Would take care of that bird poop down your back problem too.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Apr 24 2004


OhOhOH sugar-water filled earrings! Now I'm inspired!
-- dentworth, Apr 24 2004


What happens when you go inside? Are we talking bird-table racks beside hatstands here? ( not that I have a hatstand, personally, but there must be some people out there who are into private detective-style hat tossing ) Special bird-table facilities outside restaurants and public buildings? Bird-friendly cafes? Or are these more of an early-morning-walks in-the-park, leave-'em-in-the-garage-when-you-get-home type thing ? Just wondering.
-- blueturtle, Apr 24 2004


2fries/dentworth - that is great!
-- po, Apr 25 2004


Cuttlefish earings for your budgie.
-- skinflaps, Apr 26 2004


my budgie doesn't wear ear-rings.
-- po, Apr 26 2004


You could have an australian style hat with, instead of corks, those seed/fat balls hanging from the brim to attract tits.

Stop sniggering at the back.
-- Gordon Comstock, Apr 26 2004


if I gave you a bun, would you still have a chirp on your shoulder?
-- joking victim, Apr 27 2004


Hamburger helmet for your larger feathered friends. +
-- sartep, Apr 27 2004


Po, the pegleg pastry pirate does it again.
-- RayfordSteele, Apr 27 2004


The upmarket version: "Avine Epaulettes"
-- hippo, Apr 28 2004



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