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When you have soft, downy feathers and a round, fluffy body, it is easy to see why people think you wouldn’t harm a fly. Or a cracker. Or anything else that goes “crunch.” Tender, vulnerable crackers don’t stand a chance, precisely because they see the feathers and think “Oh, I’m safe with this one.” OrContinueContinue reading “Day 60: Things That Go Crunch”

Every talented predator learns early about “stealth stalking.” This, of course, is the technical term for when you take the prey by complete surprise. If you can surprise other predatory competitors AND the prey at the same time, you get bonus points. Let’s take an example. Say, perhaps, that both you and the large featherlessContinueContinue reading “Day 59: Stealth Stalking”

As every feathery gourmand knows, everything is more delicious when it is on someone else’s plate. Mashed potatoes are no exception. Let’s say one of the large featherless beings has a large plate of tasty mashed potatoes. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

If you happen to live in a household where your large featherless sidekick displays dubious cooking skills, sometimes it is best to take a “self-serve” approach. “Self-serve” is an easy technique to learn. It only has two steps – one, identify the item you wish to ingest, and two, leap on it and dig in.ContinueContinue reading “Day 57: Self-Serve”

Recently a certain photogenic and feathery someone held an impromptu photo shoot. The photo shoot was announced when the model began posing. And posing. And posing. This (of course) required the cameraperson to mobilize and grab her iPhone camera quite quickly to capture the full effect. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

When you share a household with other individuals, sometimes it becomes necessary to label your possessions so everyone knows they are yours. There are various methods of claiming ownership – all equally effective in their own way. For instance, you can poop on the item. Even if others try to clean off the poop andContinueContinue reading “Day 56: Claiming Ownership”

Some beings just have bellies made for kissing….particularly if they happen to come pre-equipped with very fluffy, soft and downy feathers. While there may be other soft, fluffy, feathery beings in this world who might not appreciate having their bellies kissed every. five. minutes, luckily for parrots this activity falls under the general heading ofContinueContinue reading “Day 55: Belly Kisses”

Living in a household where available food sources are hotly contested (i.e., inexplicably, your large featherless housemate occasionally seems to want to share the dishes she prepares for you) developing strong foraging skills is key to survival. For this reason, the most important tool an experienced forager can ever add to his toolkit is extra-quickContinueContinue reading “Day 54: Foraging”

Recently a certain feathery someone’s Grandma bought him a fresh bushel of dandelion greens. They came gift wrapped in Pearl’s favorite type of wrapping paper – an equally fresh plastic bag. He enjoyed both immensely. Author: Shannon Cutts Co-Author: Pearl Cutts

Grout is delicious. So is dust. Caulking. And anything crunchy that the large featherless being has never seen before. For instance, let’s say you are sitting in the shower on your favorite perch. Suddenly you notice some tasty wet dust. When you bend your neck to reach it, you spy scrumptious caulking….and of course groutContinueContinue reading “Day 52: Grout”