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Richard Holloway with his parrot Coco, at his home near South Molton, Devon. See SWNS story SWPLparrot. Meet the blogging PARROT that has thousands of readers in 40 countries - and is so popular it's now written a book. Coco the bird is owned by Richard Holloway who started taking his pet to local parish church meetings several years ago. Richard told churchgoers he wanted to start a Christian blog from the point of view of Coco - and the local reverend and bishop both agreed. Coco's blog was soon being read in more than 40 different countries spanning six different continents - with over 5,000 readers. Now Coco and Richard have written 'The Random Thoughts of a Christian Parrot' about morality and Christianity and is being sold to raise funds for a new outdoor church. It is full of ''everyday reflections, humorous anecdotes and biblical references''. The book is a compilation of 83 of the bird’s popular blog contributions and Zoom appearances in the group of 11 parishes in Exmoor in Devon over the past few years.