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Parrots are hard workers.Very hard workers.They are working constantly.For example, say you have a handcrafted bird-themed chair. And maybe to you it looks fine the way it is.But after careful assessment by a true expert, it may just be that modifications could make it look even better.Since these assessment and modification services come free withContinueContinue reading “Day 12: Working”

There is a reason having pets makes good practice for having kids. Imagine for a moment there is no other being in your house except you. You can get up in the morning knowing exactly how much time it will take you to shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and start your day. Now let’s sayContinueContinue reading “Day 11: With Parrot”

Pearl, like all parrots, has a love affair with going up. And down. And up. And down. Since he has a permanent left wing injury from when his siblings bullied him as a chick, as an adult he has learned to rely on his Mommy for (frequent) relocation services. Luckily, Pearl’s Granddad has mad engineeringContinueContinue reading “Day 10: Ladders”

Hawks are scary. They get hungry a lot, they are great fliers, they like to swoop down from the sky and they have long sharp talons. Ouch. But what if you could make even the most ravenous hawk think you were family – or at least a good friend? It would then become totally uncoolContinueContinue reading “Wet Bird Couture: The Faux Hawk”

Everyone knows how a bird is made. First it is in an egg and then it comes out of the egg. In my extensive research on this subject I have learned that, for the new bird, the act of hacking its way out of the egg builds muscle coordination or survival skills or something likeContinueContinue reading “Day Nine: Eggs”

Technology has forever changed how the household pecking order is established. In the past, perhaps nips and shrieks were enough to assert dominance over fellow avians, furry interlopers, and of course the large featherless beings that seem so perennially confused about who is really in charge here. But with the introduction of “the laptop,” theContinueContinue reading “Day Eight: Technology”

Just because you have wings and claws and everybody assumes you are made to climb around on ladders all day doesn’t mean it is easy. In fact, there is a whole art to making climbing ladders look easy. Most of it has to do with how pretty you are, of course. If no one isContinueContinue reading “Avians on Ladders”

If you are an attractive, confident, fine and feathery fellow, it stands to reason the topic of ladybirds may from time to time cross your mind. While it is good to maintain your independence too, keeping the nest prepared should a worthy candidate happen along is only sensible when you are this good-looking.

Most every being has a favorite color. Mine happens to be blue. For my feathery sidekick, however, it is all about the green. Greens. The most delicious greens fall into two categories: unauthorized and handfed. The former are easy to identify as they are usually located in the center of an unattractive round plastic dirt-filledContinueContinue reading “Day Six: Green (Greens)”

When I was vacationing in Cape Cod, I loved to watch the seagulls bathing. They would dip their duck-like grey-and-white bodies under the surf and come up flapping and shaking, clearly delighted with themselves for finding such a great vast tub to bathe in. But while tubs are fine and all, if you want toContinueContinue reading “Day Five: Feathery and Fierce”