Category Archives: Pearl

When other feathered beings try to move in on your posh turf (or – even worse – are invited in by your so-called high level security services!) the first thing to do is send them to school. This is a very special school – the Pearl School of Proper Pecking Order. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl CuttsContinueContinue reading “Day 356: Gannet Goes to School”

As if it isn’t already enough to have to share your turf with an uninvited small shelled being, there may be times other feathered beings try to move in as well. It is understandable – you do have a very posh turf, and it comes complete with on-site Mommyguard security and personal assisting services. WhichContinueContinue reading “Day 355: Turf for Two”

Other than the waffle, there is no delicacy more prized here at Casa Feathers n Beak than the “grilled cheese sandwich.” This, of course, is because it the sole item your large featherless assistant can cook. So when a fresh hot grilled cheese suddenly appears, you don’t want to waste any time. Author: Shannon CuttsContinueContinue reading “Day 354: The Grilled Cheese Hawk”

When you are suave and single with fetching feathers, every day is a great day to attract a ladybird! Of course, when you are also famous and have a large featherless personal assistant (Mommyguard) who insists on accompanying you everywhere, it can become slightly more challenging to achieve your romantic goals. This on account of howContinueContinue reading “Day 353: Someone Fetching and Feathery Goes Courting”

For savvy pumpkins that bring in a well-known (feathery) pumpkin model to boost their popularity at the pumpkin patch, it just stands to reason they will be picked as the winner. This, of course, then brings in the paparazzi….as well as hordes of devoted fans. The pumpkin assumes all this is because of its bigContinueContinue reading “Day 352: Pumpkin Winner”

In the fall, and typically just before the big candy distribution festival, featherless folks in possession of pumpkins like to use them to raise funds (presumably to afford all that candy). They call an event like this a “pumpkin patch.” Of course, during these events, it is every pumpkin for itself. For this reason, theContinueContinue reading “Day 351: Pumpkin Patch”

In contract negotiations, there is such a thing as the “counter offer.” For instance, if you are a highly sought-after super(bird)model, a client who wants to book you may offer “one waffle” per photo. You may then make a “counter offer” of 10 waffles per photo. For visual learners, the use of a prop can alsoContinueContinue reading “Day 350: Counter Offer”

In many tropical places, after a heat wave comes a period called “Indian Summer.” This cooling off period….after real summer and before real fall, is a lot like….spring. And spring (as everyone knows) is a time for romance. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts   p.s. Pearl is very excited about his new online SHOP!  He invitesContinueContinue reading “Day 349: Indian Summer”

Being .007, pint-sized super spy (with feathers), means you can make even the most dangerous mission look effortless. But a peek behind the scenes reveals the rigorous ongoing training and skills-building that keeps you at the top of your game. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts   p.s. Pearl is very excited about his new online SHOP!  HeContinueContinue reading “Day 348: Sparring Practice”

The stingray is a cartilaginous fish closely related to that most fearsome of ocean predators – the shark. But the stingray can go the shark one better. This is because the stingray has two ways to dispatch prey: its sharp teeth and its venomous barbed stinger. Clearly it takes a very confident, powerful (and hungry)ContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Stingray”