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Hi – the large featherless being here…..to share a rare glimpse “behind the scenes” into my life as Pearl’s full-time personal assistant. The truth is, a career as a “personal assistant” is in itself demanding. If the being you are assisting happens to have feathers, it is likely to be even more demanding. You canContinueContinue reading “Day 244: How to Stop the Shrieking”

Being a father….heck, a grandfather….has its privileges. Those privileges, of course, are second only to the privileges that come when you are small, cute, and very feathery. This makes Father’s Day a perfect day for (grand)fathers and grandbirds to celebrate together. By pooling all their special privileges, the day becomes extra-enjoyable for both! Happy (Grandbird) Father’sContinueContinue reading “Day 243: (Grandbird) Father’s Day”

In British English, the term “afters” refers to, well, dessert. Or whatever the diner might like to have next after dining on dinner. In avian English, “afters” carries the same basic meaning. Only the specifics of what the diner prefers for his afters may be somewhat, um, different. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

Hiring a large featherless being can have its perks, for sure. However, there are some tasks only the ones with the feathers can handle. Take “shredding,” for instance. When you come naturally equipped with a set of razor sharp claws and a powerful curved beak, it is clear Mother Nature intended you to handle this jobContinueContinue reading “Day 241: Shredding Services”

Living with a large featherless being is full of surprises. For instance, sometimes a delicious dinner will just appear….but then the featherless being wanders off. In these cases, the obvious explanation is that she fixed it just for you. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

Pearl’s Grandma, the Small Tree, has recently begun teaching yoga classes. So when she needed to compile a relaxing music mix for her yoga students, she knew at once there was only one being right for the job. The most musical family member, of course! Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

In our “Fun Games to Play – for Parrots and Parronts” series, we’ve been exploring activities especially created for interspecies play. This game is called “Who is the Prettiest?” Game setup is simple: just gather two participants, a mirror, and one of those small rectangular flashing things (if desired). A judge is not required, since theContinueContinue reading “Day 238: Who is the Prettiest?”

“Curry” makes for particularly wiley prey. For starters, it can be spicy in self-defense. Also, curry is often not green, which can make it difficult to spot. And the tastiest bits – the white, round, soft particles – are embedded in a bunch of other things that are (to put it mildly) less tasty. A predator canContinueContinue reading “Day 237: Stalking Curry”

Everyone knows American Indians are both excellent trackers and also quite fond of accessorizing with feathers. So it just makes sense to assume that beings who come with feathers already pre-installed would have even better tracking instincts than these featherless fashion pretenders. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

When you have feathers and happen upon an unknown (but delicious-looking) delicacy, there are two ways to proceed. First, you could camouflage yourself to spend a long time studying the delicacy, with the goal of learning its habits and determining the best way to strike (this, obviously, is not the preferred method if you are veryContinueContinue reading “Day 235: Parsley!”