# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMeDsq-Nepb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32664053-dmregister-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-24T00:01:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

RAGBRAI 52 is an adventure? Bebe would laugh at that idea, if he could.

Bebe enjoys the bicycle ride, but it's a little tame for such a bold soul. Adventure for him comes in the form of jumping out of airplanes and an occasional escape from the clutches of a hawk.

As for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, the white-winged parakeet is more of a fair-weather fan who's mainly along for the food.

Bebe has been a staple and, indeed, a celebrity on RAGBRAI since 2021, making his first trek on owner Steve Lawyer’s shoulder while attached to a harness. A “free flyer” since 2022, he even has his own Facebook page and Instagram account (bebebirdparrot). 

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