When you are a young feathered being raised in an interspecies flock, you may at first struggle to grasp and claim your rightful place in the flock pecking order. After all, the ones without feathers are undeniably larger than you are in every way. Plus they act like they know better than you do about when and howContinueContinue reading “Janie Jeness Post: How an Alpha Gets Born”
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Day 340: The Best Nest Defense
Nesting season is not for amateurs. And there is a reason the ladybirds today are so choosy. After all, it only takes a second to make an egg, but it takes weeks to guard all that round white cuteness. And it takes even more weeks to feed those precious soft downy mouths….teach them to preen….toContinueContinue reading “Day 340: The Best Nest Defense”
Day 328: Cockatiel Plays Capture the Laptop
Having lots of flock members has its pros and its cons. On the cons side….well, “sharing” is never a favorite. On the pros side….why share when you can get whatever you want with “cuteness?” Of course, it can be fun to let your flock mates at least think they are giving you the desired itemContinueContinue reading “Day 328: Cockatiel Plays Capture the Laptop”
Day 325: Wet Bird Couture Is Back!
It can be challenging work – juggling an empire. One minute you are engrossed in planning your newest one-avian hit play. The next minute you are called away for some top secret mission – allegedly. Each free moment is occupied in turn….from “fixer-upper” nest flipping projects for the spring ladybird season to (even more) retrainingContinueContinue reading “Day 325: Wet Bird Couture Is Back!”
Day 283: Cockatiel Is His Mommy’s Tweetheart
Love is a big deal in every species. When you have love, you have survival of the species. When you have love, you have wings to fly and a song to sing. When you have love, you grow cuter every day. When you have love, you are able to attract a large featherless assistant whoContinueContinue reading “Day 283: Cockatiel Is His Mommy’s Tweetheart”
Day 274: Cockatiel Stages Non-Hostile Takeover
In “black ops,” a discipline known to all super-secret spies (regardless of size or species), there are two kinds of takeovers. Hostile and non-hostile. The first kind is generally only seen among the large featherless beings, on account of how they have no feathers and, well, for many other reasons besides. The second kind isContinueContinue reading “Day 274: Cockatiel Stages Non-Hostile Takeover”
Day 238: Wet Bird Couture Presents “Count Cockatielula”
Being a superbirdmodel isn’t for every feathered being. You have to be quite self-assured and confident in your own feathers. You’ve got to be patient enough to wait until everyone around you gets how great you are and starts celebrating you like the superstar you already know you are. Turning a competitive foe into aContinueContinue reading “Day 238: Wet Bird Couture Presents “Count Cockatielula””
Day 235: Animal Crackers for Cockatiels
From the outside in, life as a famous and feathery celebrity seems so posh and perfect. You are celebrated and sought-after. Everyone wants to take selfies with you (and no one minds when you outshine them again and again). You wake up every day to stacks of fan mail and piles of gifts. Of course,ContinueContinue reading “Day 235: Animal Crackers for Cockatiels”
Day 232: Cockatiel in Corn Muffin Questioning
There is a reason most top-secret “black ops” agents opt for low-key cover identities. It is easy enough to blend in when your day gig doesn’t raise any eyebrows. No one follows their water meter reader or internet repair person around the block begging for selfies and beak-o-graphs. But there are also perks that comeContinueContinue reading “Day 232: Cockatiel in Corn Muffin Questioning”
Day 229: Cockatiel Is the Muffin Master
In a wild setting, cockatiels live in enormous flocks numbering hundreds or thousands of feathers. It is glorious….but competitive. Sure, there are lots of ladybirds. But there are also lots of manbirds. Nesting sites abound. But so do their occupants. Victuals are plentiful. But at dinner time the line stretches around the block. Of course,ContinueContinue reading “Day 229: Cockatiel Is the Muffin Master”
Love & Feathers & Shells 