Nesting season is not for amateurs. And there is a reason the ladybirds today are so choosy. After all, itContinue 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 hitContinue 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,”Continue 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.Continue 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 youContinue 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, youContinue 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 noContinue 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 ofContinue 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 aContinue 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 ladiesContinue reading “Day 265: Pearl Cutts in “Wicker for Two””
Day 256: Cockatiel Makes a Bed Nest
If there is one task all feathered beings excel at, it is multi-tasking. After all, when you hire a largeContinue reading “Day 256: Cockatiel Makes a Bed Nest”
Day 253: Cockatiel Is Born to Boogie
Everyone knows that beings with feathers enjoy singing. It is a natural talent. You don’t even need accompaniment to soundContinue reading “Day 253: Cockatiel Is Born to Boogie”
Day 250: Cockatiel Launches a Molt-a-thon
In the world of the large featherless beings, events ending in “thon” are quite popular. Take the “mara-thon,” for instance.Continue reading “Day 250: Cockatiel Launches a Molt-a-thon”