Cassell's Book of Birds, Part 6 - Parrots Continued
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Let's soar to sleep on the wings of birds as we learn more about the feathered family of parrots. This time, descriptions of magnificent macaws in all the shades of the rainbow, as well as their charming cousins, the parakeets. Dreamy indeed.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening, and thank you for joining me for another Boring Books for Bedtime. |
| 0:08.9 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:19.5 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our |
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| 1:27.4 | I hope you'll take a moment to check them out. |
| 1:31.3 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:37.0 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:40.7 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:45.0 | Take a nice, deep breath in. |
| 1:50.0 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:55.0 | And off we go. |
| 1:59.0 | Tonight we're returning to a wonderfully comprehensive book about the natural world. |
| 2:05.7 | Let's relax with more from Castle's Book of Birds, Volume 1, from the text of Dr. |
| 2:14.2 | Brem by Thomas Reimer Jones, F.R.S. |
| 2:19.6 | Professor of Natural History and Comparative Anatomy in King's College, London, |
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