Since time immemorial, “black ops” agents (regardless of size or species) have used two main tactical strategies to conduct missions: overt and covert. An example of an overt strategy might be adopting a cover identity and going out to conduct field surveillance by tailing the suspects all day. An example of a covert strategy mightContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Corralling the C Gang”
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Being Brave with Bruce: Box Turtle Shelters in Place
Sheltering in place looks different for everyone. But it may feel more alike than different – down deep on the inside where only we can see. In fact, some beings have to shelter in place most of every single day – and not because of something globally scary that starts with the letter “C.” TheyContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Box Turtle Shelters in Place”
Resting in Place with Malti: A Basking Redfoot Tortoise
Learning how to rest in place with ease is harder than it looks. Would you believe some beings actually get, well, restless after they’ve been sitting still for some time? When you see this, it is a dead giveaway you are looking at an amateur rester (a technical term). Serious professional resters who are inContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: A Basking Redfoot Tortoise”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Cockatiel Roosting
Roosting in place isn’t always the most fun activity. But neither is “getting back out there again” – especially when you know that, at any time and without any warning at all, you may find yourself surrounded by super-scary microscopic criminals. As in, those criminals whose collective name begins with the “C” word. These criminalsContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Cockatiel Roosting”
Being Brave with Bruce: Box Turtle Selfies
Over the last several weeks, most of us have gotten a heaping helping of our own company. Some of us may love this. Others, not so much. Those who are cooped up (er, sheltering in place) with their nearest and dearest may actually be wishing for a bit more time with ourselves….and only ourselves. But even so,ContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Box Turtle Selfies”
Resting in Place with Malti: Redfoot Tortoise Munches Clover
When you rest in place for a long enough period of time, you might notice you are feeling peckish….or even developing cravings. (Although frankly, spend long enough cooped up with only your over-solicitous large shell-less mama and your small shrieking feathery brother for company and cravings will be the least of your worries.) Even so,ContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Redfoot Tortoise Munches Clover”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Cockatiel Molting
Anyone who thinks “sheltering in place” can’t be cute clearly doesn’t have any feathers in their family tree. But for those who do, spending extended time at home in the company of a flock member lucky enough to have feathers may also give rise to, well, envy. Luckily, this issue is easily remedied. Just startContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Cockatiel Molting”
Being Brave with Bruce: the Story of How a Box Turtle Found Home
Pandemics are definitely one of those times when you realize you need each other. But they aren’t the only times. For example, let’s say you are a Texas 3-toed box turtle and you are lost. Somehow, you misplaced your home. Or maybe somebody built a shopping mall on top of it and that is whyContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: the Story of How a Box Turtle Found Home”
Resting in Place with Malti: Redfoot Tortoise Eats a Carrot
In times when big, long, hard to pronounce (not to mention hard to spell) words that start with letters like “P” and “C” are suddenly added to nearly every sentence, it can be hard to slow down. To simply stop, even. To settle in. Get comfortable. Take a load off. Take a rest. There areContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Redfoot Tortoise Eats a Carrot”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Cockatiel Napping
Masks. Gloves. Microscopic germs. Grumpy large featherless paparazzi issuing dire-sounding predictions about shortages of something deeply uninteresting called “hand sanitizer” (now if it was called “wing and talon sanitizer,” that might be something actually newsworthy). These are strange, scary times indeed that we are living through. It is hard to find comfort when life asContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Cockatiel Napping”
Love & Feathers & Shells 