U. S. ToyU.S Company Feather Parrot Decoration, 12-Inch

I needed/wanted something like this for my pirate outfit. Darn little thing looks pretty good! Size is great for sitting on my shoulder. Feathers are plastic but folks still come up to me to see if it's real. How'd I get it to sit on my shoulder, you ask? I glued rare earth magnets to its feet and then I tape a small scrap of metal to my shoulder under my shirt. If you are looking for a child's toy, I suspect it would be a short-lived toy. But since I don't really handle it much, it's working perfectly for me.

The parrot itself is beautiful but it arrived with a broken beak, not too surprising because it is made from styrofoam. I used super glue to fix the beak, it looks great so I am still very happy with the purchase and look forward to using it for Halloween.

I bought this to add a little decoration to my office for Halloween. The bird is roughly the shape of a parrot, and has a stiff foam body covered in feathers that feel real enough. While I think it's a good little decoration for the price, there were a few things that would've moved it from a four star to a five star.First, there were a handful of small feathers that were just sort of randomly placed on the bird, which gave it a really incomplete and sloppy look. I was able to fix it with some scissors, which was fine, but it was a little difficult to get it to look right.Second, the parrot comes with little paper clip like metal protrusions at the bottom of the talons, which I think is supposed to be to help hold it up. They were brittle and I broke them pretty quick so I had to improvise. Maybe put the little paper clip metal things inside of the talons so the bird can grab onto stuff instead? Or use a more flexible material for the little protrusions to allow it to grab onto stuff without breaking.Other than that, great little decoration. I wouldn't count on using it to hang off of your shoulder, but it works fine enough hanging off of a monitor or shelf (with appropriate improvisation.)

This clip on bird was just what I was looking for to attach to my garden flag. I'm sure the flag will last longer, but the bird can easily be replaced since it's not expensive at all. Added that little touch to make it different.

I love this bird, actually one of the feet slipped out but I glued it back in there, the wires work great, it looks real, all the drunk people ask me if it's a real bird and when they get close they see it's not real.