shannon cutts – Page 96 – Love & Feathers & Shells

Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Swimming

While box turtles are definitely “land” turtles, in the sense that in many ways, their habits and environments more closely resemble that of tortoises or terrapins than of true aquatic turtles, they also love to swim. Some box turtles will swim several times a day, taking time between swims to dry off and warm upContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Swimming”

Presents from Parrots: Style Advice

Parrots are very giving and generous. Whatever they have, they want to share it. If they love you, they want to share it even more….and share even more of it. This means that once you welcome a being with feathers into your life, every day is like your birthday. You will get surprise presents justContinueContinue reading “Presents from Parrots: Style Advice”

Thursday Thriller: Pearl Cutts in “Big Bowl Breakfast”

When you are a famous and feathery actor, in order to stay at “maximum feathery fluffiness” for the fans, you need to make sure you eat a balanced breakfast every morning. This typically involves training a waitress to bring your breakfast to you. So it isn’t an activity you want to just rush into (especiallyContinueContinue reading “Thursday Thriller: Pearl Cutts in “Big Bowl Breakfast””

Pearl Explains Parrots: Flapping

Parrots are very lucky. Not only do they have soft, plush feathers covering their entire body, but they have WINGS. Wings, of course, are made for flapping. There are lots of different ways to have fun with wings. For instance, you can be sitting quietly and suddenly start flapping vigorously. You don’t have to haveContinueContinue reading “Pearl Explains Parrots: Flapping”

Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share

Gratitude is like the “Miss Manners” of feelings. It is so classy, elegant and refined that it won’t try to hog the spotlight by pandering to the lowest common denominator. In other words, gratitude doesn’t make for a very good paparazzi. But it is there, if only you take the time to look. Just byContinueContinue reading “Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share”

Monday Happys: Friends

There are so many great reasons to include a feathered being in your life….especially on a Monday. While it is true that Mondays don’t generally make any of the large featherless beings’ short list of “favorite days,” this might look quite different if you polled beings with feathers. Not only does simply having feathers makeContinueContinue reading “Monday Happys: Friends”

Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Environment

One (of many) things I didn’t know when I brought Malti home was that different shelled beings need different types of care. For example, some tortoises thrive in desert environments. They like dry air with low humidity and high heat. Other tortoises, (for instance, red footed tortoises), hail from tropical climates. Wild redfooted tortoises liveContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Environment”

Bruce Explains Box Turtles: The Shell

I’ve lost count of the number of times people have asked me if turtles (or tortoises, for that matter) outgrow their shells and need new ones. This is actually a great question, especially for anyone who has ever been lucky enough to watch hermit crabs battling it out for a bit of prime “found” realContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: The Shell”

Presents from Parrots: Fluffies

Thursday Thriller: Pearl Cutts in “Suspicious Crispy Circles”

A “day in the life” of .007 can never be predicted in advance. Sometimes it will be spent perfecting a cover identity as a famous and feathery actor. These days, .007 may be found signing beak-o-graphs, posing for photoshoots, polishing up his next part or picking out stage props. But then other days, he mightContinueContinue reading “Thursday Thriller: Pearl Cutts in “Suspicious Crispy Circles””