Potatoes are large. They are round. They favor earth tones. Suffice it to say, a potato can be a fearsome predator. That is, unless you know how to quickly dispatch one. (Here, it helps to have a large featherless chef who can, ahem, pre-cut each predator down to size. Preferably bite-size.) Even so, size isn’tContinueContinue reading “Pearl the Cockatiel: the Potato Pouncer”
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Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Nest Proofing
Into every life a little (or sometimes a lot) of rain may fall. Sometimes the rain will bring its best friend, wind. Wind may then decide to invite thunder (shudder) and lightning (no thank you). No matter how you slice it, this typically just doesn’t add up to a good time. And since the rain,ContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Nest Proofing”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Going On Line
When you come from a vocal and social flocking species, social distancing just goes against your very feathery grain. In other words, no one ever made any hay by staying six feet away. Or any cute cockatiel eggs, for that matter. Luckily, as an avian you know all about going on line to stay connected.ContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Going On Line”
Day 349: Cockatiel With a Cocktail
The large featherless beings invest a lot of energy in entertaining. There are rituals and routines, decorations and delicacies. Some days get hardly any attention at all while others are eagerly awaited all year long. It’s kinda weird. But then again, not everyone can be born with fluffy grey and white feathers all over theirContinueContinue reading “Day 349: Cockatiel With a Cocktail”
Day 346: Dining Etiquette With Feathers
Rewind a handful of years (decades, centuries) and interspecies dining was quite common. It has only been recently the large featherless beings have taken to trying to squirrel away all the victuals for themselves. They are not very good at it. Lacking the keen eyesight, hearing and, well, basically all the other senses of theirContinueContinue reading “Day 346: Dining Etiquette With Feathers”
Love & Feathers & Shells 