Nesting season is not for amateurs. And there is a reason the ladybirds today are so choosy. After all, it only takes a second to make an egg, but it takes weeks to guard all that round white cuteness. And it takes even more weeks to feed those precious soft downy mouths….teach them to preen….toContinueContinue reading “Day 340: The Best Nest Defense”
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Day 310: Cockatiel Attends Crestaholics Meeting
As a manly (single, solo, suave) manbird, there is no doubt having a full-feathered crest can make you a hit with the ladybirds. But it can also make you a frequent target of the (large, featherless, crest-less) paparazzi. It comes with the territory. What the ladybirds want, the ladybirds get. And yet, dealing with allContinueContinue reading “Day 310: Cockatiel Attends Crestaholics Meeting”
Day 292: Cockatiel Is the Original Napster
When your family includes multiple species, you are bound to run into the language barrier sooner or later. Take “Napster,” for example. Clearly, this term means “master napper.” (“Nap” + “ster” – could any translation be more obvious?) And yet somehow, your large featherless flock mates seem to think it has something to do withContinueContinue reading “Day 292: Cockatiel Is the Original Napster”
Day 289: A Snuffleupagus with Feathers
Working undercover is not for the faint of feather. You have to be comfortable with all manner of identities…and disguises. Some cover identities may take days or even weeks to put together. You may also need to rehearse switching from one identity to another quite rapidly as the case demands. (Oddly, in this way beingContinueContinue reading “Day 289: A Snuffleupagus with Feathers”
Day 283: Cockatiel Is His Mommy’s Tweetheart
Love is a big deal in every species. When you have love, you have survival of the species. When you have love, you have wings to fly and a song to sing. When you have love, you grow cuter every day. When you have love, you are able to attract a large featherless assistant whoContinueContinue reading “Day 283: Cockatiel Is His Mommy’s Tweetheart”
Day 280: Cockatiel Investigates Things That Go Crunch
As any experienced field operative recognizes, sounds can be key clues in an investigation. If something makes a sound, you nab it first and ask questions later. And if it keeps making more sounds after you have pounced, chances are good it wants to tell you everything but is just speaking a different language. ForContinueContinue reading “Day 280: Cockatiel Investigates Things That Go Crunch”
Day 277: Cockatiel Highlights the Many Faces of Wicker
Wicker is wonderful. It is crispy. It is crunchy. It has a fantastic trajectory when flung. So it is no wonder wicker is the artistic medium of choice for so many artists today. As a new up-and-coming artiste with feathers, you may initially spend time trying many media just to see which you like best.ContinueContinue reading “Day 277: Cockatiel Highlights the Many Faces of Wicker”
Day 274: Cockatiel Stages Non-Hostile Takeover
In “black ops,” a discipline known to all super-secret spies (regardless of size or species), there are two kinds of takeovers. Hostile and non-hostile. The first kind is generally only seen among the large featherless beings, on account of how they have no feathers and, well, for many other reasons besides. The second kind isContinueContinue reading “Day 274: Cockatiel Stages Non-Hostile Takeover”
Day 268: Cockatiel Commandeers Rice
One of the best reasons to choose life in an interspecies flock is to expand your palate. This requires a special skillset, however – the large featherless beings eat some pretty strange things! Eschewing fine edibles such as paper towels, wicker, grout and crown molding, they tend to go for softer, more pliable victuals….some ofContinueContinue reading “Day 268: Cockatiel Commandeers Rice”
Day 265: Pearl Cutts in “Wicker for Two”
In the avian world, no effort is to great to win the lady’s heart. For some feathered beings, the ladies are so selective it is a wonder there is anything at all to incubate once mating season concludes! Many manly manbirds have been forced to develop elaborate innovations in order to capture the attention ofContinueContinue reading “Day 265: Pearl Cutts in “Wicker for Two””
Love & Feathers & Shells 