Category Archives: Pearl the Cockatiel

Most kiddos like to play a good, rousing game of hide n’ seek from time to time. Feathered kids areContinue reading “Now You See Me….”

Before I happened to notice a tiny reference to a book called “The Parrot Who Owns Me” in one ofContinue reading “The Parrot Who Owns Me”

Because my mom’s kitchen so frequently produces delicacies that my avian eagerly anticipates, every so often a spontaneous quality controlContinue reading “The Quality Control Expert”

A couple of years ago I traveled to Washington, D.C. My mission? To join my colleagues for “Lobby Day”, anContinue reading “Wesley the Owl”

Today’s gratefuls are about things that make me happy. 🙂 Happiness is…. A warm bird (if that warm bird hasContinue reading “Things That Make Me Happy :-)”

There is such a thing as lifelong love at first sight. I have proof, too. On these occasions, I amContinue reading “Mutual Admiration Society”

“Rio” is the movie I run – not walk – to whenever either Pearl or I is having a badContinue reading “Rio”

Pearl has a very egalitarian view of the world. What’s his is his. And what’s mine is his. In fact,Continue reading “What’s Yours is Mine”

When Dr. Irene Pepperberg first started out to research avian intelligence, she never dreamed that along the way, she mightContinue reading “Alex & Me”

One of the (many) lovely things about recovering from any serious health issue – such as an eating disorder, forContinue reading “Introduction: Books & Flicks with Wings”

Or at least it is in a bird’s world. If you have a pet you probably already appreciate the peculiarContinue reading “(Im)patience is a Virtue”

When people first witness what I am about to show you, they are alternately amazed or concerned. Were it notContinue reading “The World Famous Neck Scratch Technique”

I am always surprised at the appreciation my little gal has for new culinary adventures. The other day, my momContinue reading “What Peanuts?”

Just in case I haven’t yet emphasized with sufficient clarity how much my little gal loves waffles, this should clearContinue reading “Escape to Waffle Mountain”

In addition to bird jewelry, bird watching, and, well, birds, I also love bird art. Because I have spent theContinue reading “What a Bird and a Gourd Have in Common”

Every few months or so, Pearl does something called “molting”. It starts gradually….a feather here, another feather there. Then aContinue reading “The Case of the Mysterious Escaping Feathers”

It is always a big event when a child experiences their first lemonade stand. So like any proud Mama, IContinue reading “Mama’s Feathery Helper”

If I’d had a tree house when I was little (which I didn’t – I was way too clumsy toContinue reading “For Bird Lovers Only”