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It is always fun to take your breakfast with the Tall Tree. For starters, he (like all the featherless beings) is your devoted slave. He also enjoys the same types of breakfast items you enjoy. And he has a good appetite, which means there is always enough for two. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl CuttsContinueContinue reading “Day 149: Breakfast with the Tall Tree”

If your large featherless caretaker gets a traffic ticket, she usually just leaks water from her eyes to try to get it to go away. Not surprisingly, this rarely works. In this tutorial, hopefully she can learn some better ways to avoid paying out funds she could be using for treats and toys for youContinueContinue reading “Day 148: Tactics to Avoid a Traffic Ticket”

Last month I shared my experiences of reading “One Man’s Owl” by Bernd Heinrich. This month, Bernd is back – this time with “Mind of the Raven,” a tale of his many fascinating attempts to pin down the habits of the wild raven (which just happens to be a member of that smartest of avianContinueContinue reading “Mind of the Raven”

Sometimes the featherless beings like to gather in groups and assemble your toys out of colorful irregularly shaped blocks. When this happens, you want to be on hand to supervise so the toys are the most fun for you to play with later. You can supervise from anywhere, but if you can snag a preferredContinueContinue reading “Day 147: Legos”

Sometimes when you are with your large featherless flock, they gather around to enjoy something they call “hors d’oeuvres.” Here, since competition tends to be fierce for a limited number of delicacies, it is important to be proactive to get your fair share. For instance, let’s say the largest of the featherless beings – theContinueContinue reading “Day 146: Hors d’oeuvres”

When you are planning an extensive personal grooming session (which is ideal to maintain optimal prettiness), it is best to appoint another member of your flock to stand guard. This way, they can watch for predators, leaving you free to focus on critical tasks like preening your feathers. It is also good to choose aContinueContinue reading “Day 145: Watching for Predators”

There is little in life so tasty or satisfying as someone else’s lunch. Even if you are given your own specific portion of whatever is being served, the universal “law of lunching” says it will still taste better out of someone else’s bowl. However, if the bowl’s (former) owner is not amenable to this, youContinueContinue reading “Day 144: Poaching”

One of Pearl’s devoted fans recently mentioned how good he would look in a “Fade” hairstyle. Being a slavishly devoted fan myself, I couldn’t help but agree (plus of course I think Pearl looks good in every style). The Fade is a hairstyle that became very popular in the 1980’s and is still quite popularContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Fade”

It takes keen instincts to hear opportunity knocking. You also need a fair amount of courage, an adventurous spirit, and a splash of luck thrown in. This way, when opportunity shows up unexpectedly, you can capitalize on it without hesitation. For instance, you may be sitting on your perch, looking cute (as usual), when suddenlyContinueContinue reading “Day 143: Opportunity Knocks”

For a being lucky enough to be born with feathers and wings and big round black eyes and a cute curved beak, no accessorizing is necessary. But not everyone is so lucky. This means that, when you find a basically attractive being that is new to the household, you might have to help it alongContinueContinue reading “Day 142: Accessorizing”