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All over certain parts of the world, there are landbound structures called “lighthouses.” These structures emit periodic bright beams of light that contain messages. Typically, these messages are meant to alert other, still-floating structures (which, oddly, come equipped with a set of wings even though they never seem to use them) about hidden dangers like rocks or roughContinueContinue reading “Day 322: A Beacon of Cuteness”

When you are feathery and famous, there are no days of rest. Technically. Unless, of course, resting is part of your official celebrity job description. And you are very good at it. And you enjoy it a lot. And your fans think you look very cute when you are resting. And you have wisely hired aContinueContinue reading “Day 321: A Very Happy Labor Day (with feathers)!”

Some beings – typically species without feathers, fins, fur, or shells – enjoy activities that involve “watching.” For instance, there are outings featuring “whale watching,” “dolphin watching,” “moose watching,” and (always a favorite) “bird watching.” Of course, when you have feathers, you already know you are the most interesting species of being to watch. But this doesn’t mean thereContinueContinue reading “Day 320: Waffle Watching”

Master nesters know that, no matter how competitive nesting season may get, they always have more tricks up their sleeve to lure ladybirds. Long experience (combined with suave solo good looks and a superior nesting site) wins the day every time. For instance, not many manly manbirds have perfected the art of “circle nesting” -ContinueContinue reading “Day 319: Circle Nesting”

In the world of featherless beings, those who aspire to become architects have to jump through all kinds of restrictive educational hoops before they can get to work. No wonder so many of their structures are staid and un-inspiring! Luckily, when you have both feathers and architectural aspirations, professional entrance requirements are less rigid…so as to encourage maximumContinueContinue reading “Day 318: Improvisational Remodeling”

When you have feathers and are naturally gifted at everything you do, sometimes you might get bored with your everyday routine. For instance, perhaps you have reached that time in the day when you always perform your “maximum prettiness” preening session. Here, just to mix things up a bit, rather than preening on your large featherless assistant’sContinueContinue reading “Day 317: Ledge Preening”

There is nothing like being born with feathers to ensure you excel at all kinds of athletic activities. For instance, “flinging.” In the Olympics, they have a more convoluted name for this sport  – “discus throwing.” But basically, all you have to do is pick something up and fling it as far as you can.ContinueContinue reading “Day 316: Flinging Championships”

At times – inexplicably – your large featherless assistant may bring home a particular “takeout” dish she doesn’t seem to want to share with you. The technical term for this situation is “hostile takeout.” Luckily, as a highly trained hostile takeout operator (with feathers), you know just what to do to resolve the standoff. IfContinueContinue reading “Day 315: Resolving “Hostile Takeout””

On the surface, being a celebrity (with feathers) looks like a life of comfort and ease. But behind the scenes, it is hard work. You must be sure you are well rested. Well nourished. And always….in good voice. Perhaps most pertinently, you must maintain maximum prettiness at all times. You just never know when the paparazziContinueContinue reading “Day 314: Pretty When Wet”

On the whole, featherless beings tend to enjoy spending a lot of their free time watching other featherless beings. They call this activity “people watching.” Of course, their interest in people watching quickly fades once they are introduced to a much more enjoyable alternative, “parrot watching.” “Parrot watching” has twice the prettiness and none of the irritation. Reason being:ContinueContinue reading “Day 313: Parrot Watching”