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Master nesters know that, no matter how competitive nesting season may get, they always have more tricks up their sleeve to lure ladybirds. Long experience (combined with suave solo good looks and a superior nesting site) wins the day every time. For instance, not many manly manbirds have perfected the art of “circle nesting” -ContinueContinue reading “Day 319: Circle Nesting”

In the world of featherless beings, those who aspire to become architects have to jump through all kinds of restrictive educational hoops before they can get to work. No wonder so many of their structures are staid and un-inspiring! Luckily, when you have both feathers and architectural aspirations, professional entrance requirements are less rigid…so as to encourage maximumContinueContinue reading “Day 318: Improvisational Remodeling”

When you have feathers and are naturally gifted at everything you do, sometimes you might get bored with your everyday routine. For instance, perhaps you have reached that time in the day when you always perform your “maximum prettiness” preening session. Here, just to mix things up a bit, rather than preening on your large featherless assistant’sContinueContinue reading “Day 317: Ledge Preening”

There is nothing like being born with feathers to ensure you excel at all kinds of athletic activities. For instance, “flinging.” In the Olympics, they have a more convoluted name for this sport  – “discus throwing.” But basically, all you have to do is pick something up and fling it as far as you can.ContinueContinue reading “Day 316: Flinging Championships”

At times – inexplicably – your large featherless assistant may bring home a particular “takeout” dish she doesn’t seem to want to share with you. The technical term for this situation is “hostile takeout.” Luckily, as a highly trained hostile takeout operator (with feathers), you know just what to do to resolve the standoff. IfContinueContinue reading “Day 315: Resolving “Hostile Takeout””

On the surface, being a celebrity (with feathers) looks like a life of comfort and ease. But behind the scenes, it is hard work. You must be sure you are well rested. Well nourished. And always….in good voice. Perhaps most pertinently, you must maintain maximum prettiness at all times. You just never know when the paparazziContinueContinue reading “Day 314: Pretty When Wet”

On the whole, featherless beings tend to enjoy spending a lot of their free time watching other featherless beings. They call this activity “people watching.” Of course, their interest in people watching quickly fades once they are introduced to a much more enjoyable alternative, “parrot watching.” “Parrot watching” has twice the prettiness and none of the irritation. Reason being:ContinueContinue reading “Day 313: Parrot Watching”

There is nothing like the sight of soft, fluffy feathers to send the paparazzi into a flashbulb-popping frenzy. While this can have its advantages (fame, fortune, the slavish devotion of an ever-expanding horde of large featherless minions), there are often some drawbacks as well. Chief among these is the increased level of difficulty with guarding scrumptiousContinueContinue reading “312: Waffle Guarding 101”

In the world of “extreme sports,” many enthusiasts don’t have any wings. Yet they still (er) flock in droves to participate in sports activities with names like “sky diving,” “wind surfing,” and “paragliding” (this last where you strap yourself to something called a “wing” and wait for a gust of wind to do what it doesContinueContinue reading “Day 311: Extreme Hip Climbing”

Part of developing expert hunting skills is to adopt a proactive approach to prey. Here, what matters most is that you claim it….you can always decide afterwards if you want it or not. In other words: “Pounce now, ask questions later.” Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts