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Just because you have wings and claws and everybody assumes you are made to climb around on ladders all day doesn’t mean it is easy. In fact, there is a whole art to making climbing ladders look easy. Most of it has to do with how pretty you are, of course. If no one isContinueContinue reading “Avians on Ladders”

If you are an attractive, confident, fine and feathery fellow, it stands to reason the topic of ladybirds may from time to time cross your mind. While it is good to maintain your independence too, keeping the nest prepared should a worthy candidate happen along is only sensible when you are this good-looking.

Most every being has a favorite color. Mine happens to be blue. For my feathery sidekick, however, it is all about the green. Greens. The most delicious greens fall into two categories: unauthorized and handfed. The former are easy to identify as they are usually located in the center of an unattractive round plastic dirt-filledContinueContinue reading “Day Six: Green (Greens)”

When I was vacationing in Cape Cod, I loved to watch the seagulls bathing. They would dip their duck-like grey-and-white bodies under the surf and come up flapping and shaking, clearly delighted with themselves for finding such a great vast tub to bathe in. But while tubs are fine and all, if you want toContinueContinue reading “Day Five: Feathery and Fierce”

Some beings like to body surf. Other beings prefer…..bowl surfing. For this little-known and challenging sport, there are a couple of ways to approach the bowl. Beginners often start by simply sitting on the rim of the bowl to survey the contents. This is a good way to perfect your balance and get the “layContinueContinue reading “Day Four: Bowl Surfing”

As it turns out, humans are not the only species who enjoy the challenge and excitement of spelunking. Seems the allure of a dark cave mouth transcends mere DNA. What is really interesting for smaller spelunkers is that “caves” often appear at a moment’s notice. For instance, let’s say the large featherless being decides someContinueContinue reading “Day Three: Spelunking”

When you are an efficient avian, there is always something (someone) to supervise. Usually it is the large featherless being, who clearly has very poor prioritizing and time management skills. Just when it is obviously a great time to scratch neck feathers or toast up a tasty treat, she will head over to that noisyContinueContinue reading “Day Two: Supervision”

You just never know what wonders may await when a new day dawns. For instance – today.  Today Pearl ate …. banana. He is (only) 12 years old. But not once – until today – in those prior 12 years has he ever displayed even the slightest interest in consuming banana. Mommy is proud, proud,ContinueContinue reading “Day One: Banana!”

I have recently decided that Pearl will be immortal. I can’t stand to ever lose him, so it just makes sense. In the unlikely event my (foolproof) plan fails, however, I decided we could get a head start on the immortalization process here. “365 Days of Pearl” will present one special pic & story about myContinueContinue reading “Introduction: 365 Days of Pearl”

Cockatiels are fairly small parrots – sort of like parakeets on steroids. Only slightly taller, slightly more robust, often the objects they want to climb up on and the delicacies they want to sample remain just out of reach. So then it becomes necessary to get creative. For instance, first you want to survey theContinueContinue reading “The Watermelon Acrobat”