
A day out on the water, in a boat, with Squirt and the bots… what could possibly go wrong?
Catch up with Morty and the gang in this month’s edition of Beneath the Cage Grate and find out!

A day out on the water, in a boat, with Squirt and the bots… what could possibly go wrong?
Catch up with Morty and the gang in this month’s edition of Beneath the Cage Grate and find out!

All eggies are not created equal – especially Easter eggs!
Catch up with Morty, Squirt and the gang in the April ’24 edition of Beneath the Cage Grate to read all about this year’s Easter escapades!

Is the Easter Bunny a bunny or a bird? Ahh yes, the age-old question, at least according to Squirt and the gang!
Catch up with Morty in his March ’24 Beneath the Cage Grate column to find out whether Squirt solves this mystery!

He may be small, but Morty’s little buddy Squirt gets into some big mischief!
Catch up with Morty in his February ’24 Beneath the Cage Grate column and read about Squirt’s latest saga of chaos and mayhem – birdie style!

Wondering what happened with Squirt and the ensuing Christmas chaos of last month?
Catch up with Morty and find out in his January ’24 Beneath the Cage Grate column!
Happy New Year Everybirdie! Wishing everybirdie all the very best for 2024!

Twas days before Christmas, when all through the village, all people were resting from their work, except little Squirt, so frantic was he, Alexa told him, No Christmas there’d be, because he had no Christmas tree.
Uh oh, poor Squirt, he had to act quick to avert a Christmas catastrophe… But how? Read Morty’s December ’23 Beneath the Cage Grate column to find out what transpired!

Morty’s attempt to take his little buddy Squirt turkey hunting turned out to be more than he bargained for.
Morty’s November ’24 Beneath the Cage Grate column will have you crouching in the proverbial bushes, watching Squirt watching for something that he has no idea what he’s even looking for! Gobble Gobble Everybirdie!

Trick or Treat!
What can go wrong you ask when Alexa orders Halloween costumes? Well actually, a few things!
Catch up with Morty on his misadventures during his Halloween outing with Squirt in his October ’23 Beneath the Cage Grate column!

In his August 2023 Beneath the Cage Grate column, Morty explains how, despite Alexa being off at a conference, he still manages to get into some interesting pickles!

Morty isn’t easily fooled, so this time he really thought that Alexa was trying to make amends for all the crazy bot antics she’s pulled on him recently.
But alas, this month’s edition of Beneath the Cage Grate finds Morty – and mum, miffed at Alexa’s latest stunt.
Never trust a bot bearing gifts!
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