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November 6, 2024

Emergency Prep: Feathered Frenzy

Recent extreme weather events prompted Sherri to reassess her family’s readiness to prepare for and, if necessary, evacuate her home with Zack and Bubbles.

What do you do? What do you need to gather for yourself and for your feathered companions? Are you prepared for a severe weather event like a hurricane and are your feathered companions going to be safe?

Catch up with Sherri to find out how she and Rick prepared Zack and Bubbles for Hurricane Helene and learn some important tips for being prepared for an emergency with you feathered companions. Read our November ’23 edition of Feathered Frenzy here.

November 6, 2024

Morty, a Turkey & Alexa’s Thanksgiving Cooking: Beneath the Cage Grate

Poor Morty, even Thanksgiving is not safe from the bots.

Head on over to Morty’s November ’23 Beneath the Cage Grate column to find out how he ended up in Birdie Jail and whether he did get a taste of Thanksgiving dinner!

October 1, 2024

Joyful Noises: Feathered Frenzy

While they can be ‘noisy’ at times, one of the true joys of living with parrots and other companion birds is the beautiful and varied sounds they make, some just for their pleasure and some undoubtedly to get our attention.

Sherri’s October ’24 Feathered Frenzy column celebrates all of the joyous noises that emanate from Bubbles and Zack and explores the potential meaning and birdie mischief behind them.

October 1, 2024

Beyond Fried Green Tomatoes: Beneath the Cage Grate

Sometimes, bots can take a fun little prank and blow it up to hilarious proportions.

Morty knows better than to hop on Alexa et al’s coat tails of ‘fun’, but he just can’t help himself.

Our October issue of Beneath the Cage Grate will definitely have gardeners out there looking twice at their late season green tomatoes…!

September 13, 2024

Surprises: Feathered Frenzy

Never underestimate a parrot!

Sherri’s latest edition of Feathered Frenzy addresses how clever, cute and mischievous our feathered companions can be. Bubbles and Zack keep Sherri and Rick on their toes and no doubt our readers’ fids do the same!

Catch up with Sherri and don’t be surprised if you see a lot of similarities between the behavior and antics of Bubbles and Zack and your little feathered mischief-makers too!

September 13, 2024

Bots & Bugs Don’t Mix: Beneath the Cage Grate

Sometimes Morty wonders just what’s happening between the bot ears of Alexa.

This month’s edition of Beneath the Cage Grate finds Alexa researching and then attempting to challenge a local insect horde… it doesn’t go as planned…

Catch up with Morty to find out why!

October 1, 2023

Hello Babies!

Baby Green-Wing Macaws (Norfolk UK) have finally taken their rightful place in the aviary after a few months of hiding in the nest box!

April 30, 2023

Curve-billed Thrasher, Spring Morning in the Desert — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I was hiking in the desert a few days ago, searching for lizards to photograph, when I came across a Curve-billed Thrasher, apparently enjoying the spring sunshine. I had the “wrong” lens for bird photography, with a […]
Curve-billed Thrasher, Spring Morning in the Desert — Sonoran Images

April 30, 2023

Challenge Complete — Backyard Bird Nerd

I feel like I should start this post with a drumroll….and then say…Ladies and Gentlemen, the final bird of the April Thirty-Bird Challenge is…the Eastern Bluebird! Oh, I could have said the American Robin, or the Northern Mockingbird, or the Red-shouldered Hawk, or the Red-winged Blackbird, or the Brown-headed Nuthatch – as they all made […]
Challenge Complete — Backyard Bird Nerd

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023

Another of the Road Runner — RV John

Pictures : This shot is the same as yesterday’s, except it had turned a little bit. Hope everyone’s weekend is going well.
Another of the Road Runner — RV John