Even if you live in a very integrated interspecies flock, there will always be certain items that each flock member gravitates to. Some of those items are so desirable everyone in the flock wants them…although often for different reasons. Take power cords, for example. They can be twisted and turned into so many intriguing shapes!ContinueContinue reading “Pearl Explains Parrots: Power Cords”
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Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share
Feeling gratitude suddenly well up from within is like being handed a free ticket to your favorite place in the whole world. Suddenly, instead of being stuck in traffic, sitting in the dentist’s chair, rushing to pick up a sick child from school or trying not to doze off (again) during the Tuesday morning teamContinueContinue reading “Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share”
Monday Happys: Coffee
There are so many great reasons to include a feathered being in your life….especially on a Monday. Mondays don’t tend to be the most “laid back” day of the week, which is because so many beings seem quite reluctant to let go of Sundays. This can generate Monday start-time delays such as “overslept,” “nothing toContinueContinue reading “Monday Happys: Coffee”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Veterinary Care
There are pros and cons to raising a tortoise from a tiny hatchling. The main pro is that you get to learn. Unfortunately, this is also the main con. I made a lot of mistakes in raising Malti, who was only just over a month or so old when she came home with me. AsContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Veterinary Care”
Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Turtle Versus Tortoise Versus Terrapin
If there is anything more confusing than box turtle taxonomy (that is, classification)….well, let’s just say that here at Casa Feathers n Beak n Shells, we are pretty sure there isn’t. For example, why are some turtles called “turtles,” while other turtles are called “tortoises” or “terrapins?” The simplest explanation would be that “turtles” liveContinueContinue reading “Bruce Explains Box Turtles: Turtle Versus Tortoise Versus Terrapin”
Presents from Parrots: Technical Support
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: Technical Support”
Thursday Thriller: Pearl Cutts in “A Box Makeover”
Spending a career as a famous and feathery actor can definitely keep your creative juices fresh and flowing. But if “behind the scenes” you are really a black ops super-sleuth of the highest order, well, then it is like your creative juices are supercharged! The ideas just flow….whether it be for a new dramatic playContinueContinue reading “Thursday Thriller: Pearl Cutts in “A Box Makeover””
Pearl Explains Parrots: Laptops
Most large featherless beings are truly surprised to learn how comfortable parrots are with technology. For instance, just open up one of the large rectangular folding things with the crispy keys, power it on, and then sit back and wait. It won’t be long before even the most shy and retiring feathered flock members willContinueContinue reading “Pearl Explains Parrots: Laptops”
Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share
Gratitude is its own universal language. There is so much stress and struggle in the world. So many people disagree with one another. Sometimes it seems like we can barely remember we are all alive, all breathing, all in this together no matter how different we look or act or think or feel on theContinueContinue reading “Tuesday Gratefuls: Pearl & Shannon Share”
Monday Happys: How to Greet Your Day
There are so many great reasons to include a feathered being in your life….especially on a Monday. Often people start out their Mondays on “high alert,” but for some reason they don’t realize this is a good thing. Just the slightest shift in perspective, and what feels like stress can be re-framed as street smartsContinueContinue reading “Monday Happys: How to Greet Your Day”
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