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Through the ages, monarchs have inspired fealty, fear, even worship in their loyal subjects. Part of this likely comes from them having more money than everybody else. Plus, it is hard to argue with someone who insists on wearing a spiky white neck guard everywhere they go. But let’s say you are a modern-minded, fashion-forwardContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Modern Monarch”

If you are a large featherless being, you probably think plastic is a great invention to carry food and drinks around from place to place. But if you are a small feathery being, you know what the featherless beings don’t – plastic has plenty of other charms. For instance, it is transparent and crinkly. ItContinueContinue reading “Day 36: Plastic for Everyone”

When you are small and svelte and feathery, you probably enjoy going IN and OUT of things. Frequently. For instance, say there is a plastic bag and it appears to contain your favorite breakfast cereal. But the large featherless being is busy and isn’t picking up on your (un)subtle hints that you would like herContinueContinue reading “Day 35: IN and OUT”

When you are lucky enough to be born with talons and a sharp beak, there is no sense in not enjoying the heck out of how useful they are. For instance, let’s say you are ingesting yet another gourmet breakfast. But then after you’ve fortified yourself on the “easy morsels” it is time to breakContinueContinue reading “Steps to Subduing Prey”

When it comes to breakfast and a certain formerly finicky feathery diner, it would appear we have finally turned a courageous corner. Oh yes. Because this morning, someone with feathers tried ORANGE. Or more accurately, he investigated the many merits of this Vitamin C-rich citrus fruit with the thoroughness of a culinary scientist. Which, ofContinueContinue reading “Day 34: Orange!”

We parronts quickly get used to the unsubtle nuances of our parrot’s preferences. Demands. Permanent standing orders. For instance, there is such a thing as “handfed breakfast.” This is when the breakfasting parrot consumes that morning’s gourmet selection (comprised solely of “I eat better than you do” items) while you are holding them in frontContinueContinue reading “Day 33: The “Double Handfed””

The “strawberry” – or, more specifically, the strawberry’s adversarial green leafy top – has long been a certain feathery someone’s nemesis. Placing a strawberry in front of the one with the feathers is like throwing down the gauntlet, no questions asked. He wastes no time. He gets right down to the business of showing theContinueContinue reading “Day 32: Strawberry”

Wicker is delicious.It is also surprisingly pliable if you are a visionary who enjoys reworking classic designs.Wicker can also make for comfortable yet stylish seating (nesting).Not to mention great photo ops.

Dragonflies are beautiful, ethereal creatures. In a happy coincidence, this is not the only quality they share with their equally beautiful counterpart, the cockatiel. For instance, did you know dragonflies are considered (by Wikipedia at least) to be “important predators” that eat mosquitos, wasps, ants and other items humans don’t particularly enjoy? Cockatiels just soContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Dragonfly”

When you are a parrot mommy, you quickly learn that wonders never cease. Ever. Never ever ever. For instance, let’s say your feathery angel has spent the first 11 years of his life as a bona fide seed-aholic (this is sort of like when a large featherless being is a Cheeto-aholic or a chocolate cake-aholic).ContinueContinue reading “Day 30: Apple!”