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When you have feathers and are very good at bringing down tasty prey, you then have to become equally good at guarding it. For instance, let’s say you’ve just manhandled a large prized delicacy to the ground. But then a potential (featherless) competitor appears. There are a variety of ways experienced feathery defenders might chooseContinueContinue reading “Day 136: Defending Prey”

When approaching a tasty new dish, it is important to establish dominance right away. This ensures you waste minimum time arguing with your meal (so you can spend more time ingesting it). Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

How can you tell when nesting season has arrived again? When you walk by someone feathery’s (highly visible, bright pink) nest and see this. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

There is nothing more wonderful than encountering a truly beautiful vision. When this occurs, your heart will spontaneously begin to sing. Often, the rest of you will too. You might find yourself wanting to admire the sight from many different angles. While this can appear odd to onlookers, you don’t worry, because you know ifContinueContinue reading “Day 133: Admiration”

In the wild, the most successful predators know that how you approach your meal is just as important as when or where. Careful planning becomes especially critical if you suspect other hungry competitors are close by….or if you realize your intended dish is heavily guarded. For this reason, skilled predators practice constantly. When your stalkingContinueContinue reading “Day 132: Stalking Skills”

It is always so nice when a friend sends you a sweet card. A card says someone loves you – they are thinking about you – so much so that they even took the extra time to pick out a personalized card they think you will really like. Depending on your species, you may feelContinueContinue reading “Day 131: Where There’s Sunflowers….”

Any featherless assistant knows full good and well that their feathery charge holds “right of first refusal” for any fresh dish. For this reason, it can be wise to have a snack before dinner – just in case a new dish is a particular hit. For instance, let’s say you have no feathers and youContinueContinue reading “Day 130: Couscous”

Living with the large featherless beings can bring you into close contact with some of life’s greatest mysteries. For example, sometimes Mom likes to go out for something she calls “take out.” When she comes back, she might be lugging several bags, one bag, or just one small box containing a single item. While youContinueContinue reading “Day 129: Take Out Waffles”

Pearl’s mommy (aka the large featherless being) here. If you enjoy hanging out with feathered beings all day, you may notice sometimes your small winged sidekick is reluctant to try certain nutritious, tasty, new items you want them to ingest. Here, it is helpful to employ “subterfuge.” Say your feathered sidekick loves anything that isContinueContinue reading “Day 128: Subterfuge”

While everyone gets lucky with a lens now and again, certain beings are just born photogenic. For these beings, every picture they take is cover-worthy, and every angle is good (great). Every pose evokes “oohs” and “aahs” from cameraperson and crowd alike, and even rank amateurs feel like Vogue fashion photographers when they see theContinueContinue reading “Day 127: Photogenic”