Being born covered in soft fetching feathers can definitely give you a wing up on the competition when it comes to winning coveted feature roles. But it can’t always protect you from filmmakers’ omissions and inaccuracies. For example, there may be times when you are starring in a new play and you notice the titleContinueContinue reading “Day 313: Pearl Cutts in The Big Bird Box”
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Day 310: Cockatiel Attends Crestaholics Meeting
As a manly (single, solo, suave) manbird, there is no doubt having a full-feathered crest can make you a hit with the ladybirds. But it can also make you a frequent target of the (large, featherless, crest-less) paparazzi. It comes with the territory. What the ladybirds want, the ladybirds get. And yet, dealing with allContinueContinue reading “Day 310: Cockatiel Attends Crestaholics Meeting”
Day 307: The Parrot and the Pupperazzi
While it is true that the large featherless beings are slavishly devoted to feathers, they aren’t the only species to feel this way. Turns out beings with fur can be pretty fond of feathers too! Sometimes this is because of how tunefully (loudly) parrots can sing. Sometimes it is due to “cuteness.” But most oftenContinueContinue reading “Day 307: The Parrot and the Pupperazzi”
Day 304: Cockatiel Is Heading In
Even the brightest light in the chandelier (or the loudest songster in the choir) can still find ways to improve. The best only stay the best because they are constantly bettering their skills. Say you are a “black ops” super-secret agent. Your legend precedes you. The merest whisper of your name, “.007,” sends ferocious foesContinueContinue reading “Day 304: Cockatiel Is Heading In”
Day 301: Cockatiel Gives Cuteness Assistance
When you’ve had fluffy feathers your whole life, it is easy to forget not every being is so lucky. You are so used to the adoration, the adulation, the fainting fans, the fame – how everyone always wants to be near you just in case one of your feathers falls off and lands on them,ContinueContinue reading “Day 301: Cockatiel Gives Cuteness Assistance”
Day 298: Cockatiel Takes a Grateful Nap
Being part of a flock is always fun, but it is especially fun around the holidays. This, of course, is because your personal Small Chef pulls out all the stops in preparing all your favorite delicacies. When the big day o’ gratitude finally arrives, as the official “alpha” flock member, you can expect to haveContinueContinue reading “Day 298: Cockatiel Takes a Grateful Nap”
Day 297: Gratitude with Feathers and Shells
Here in our little flock, every member has their own reasons to be grateful. Pearl is grateful for his fine and fetching grey and white feathers. (One glance at his flock mates and it is easy to see how lucky he got in this department.) He is also very grateful for his tuneful voice. HisContinueContinue reading “Day 297: Gratitude with Feathers and Shells”
Day 295: Grateful for Feathers
As the day o’ gratitude draws near, it is only natural to find your mind turning to the things you feel thankful for. Let’s say you are small and covered in feathers. So you might feel very grateful for those feathers. And also very grateful for your cute pink feet. And of course quite gratefulContinueContinue reading “Day 295: Grateful for Feathers”
Day 292: Cockatiel Is the Original Napster
When your family includes multiple species, you are bound to run into the language barrier sooner or later. Take “Napster,” for example. Clearly, this term means “master napper.” (“Nap” + “ster” – could any translation be more obvious?) And yet somehow, your large featherless flock mates seem to think it has something to do withContinueContinue reading “Day 292: Cockatiel Is the Original Napster”
Day 289: A Snuffleupagus with Feathers
Working undercover is not for the faint of feather. You have to be comfortable with all manner of identities…and disguises. Some cover identities may take days or even weeks to put together. You may also need to rehearse switching from one identity to another quite rapidly as the case demands. (Oddly, in this way beingContinueContinue reading “Day 289: A Snuffleupagus with Feathers”
Love & Feathers & Shells 