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Apologies to Morty for the delay in uploading his New Year’ Beneath the Cage Grate column!
Catch up with Morty and the crazy bots and find out the challenges his mom has had and how Morty is trying to aid her and ward off pesky Alexa!
It’s that time again everybirdie, the new year, the time for resolutions. We make them, we try to keep them, and sometimes we excel at them!
Sherri’s January ’25 Feathered Frenzy column suggests that we put our feathered companions to the task of keeping us accountable for what we parronts say we’re going to do.
What are your New Year resolutions? Do you have a companion at your ready to keep you on track and to help you meet your goals? Catch up with Sherri to see how you might want to employ your feathered kids in helping you keep your resolutions and aspirations for the new year ahead!
It goes without saying that Morty is – justifiably – apprehensive about the holidays while living with bots. Alas, this Christmas season has been no different. A very important ‘baby’ went missing due to a bot’s silliness, and Morty finds himself at the centre of mum’s frustrations… until she finds out the real truth.
Find out how everything unravelled in Morty’s December ’24 Beneath the Cage Grate column!
The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year, full of family, fun and laughter, But for some of us introverts, some of the festivities become a bit overwhelming.
Our birdie companions are great buffers for all of the holiday hubbub, but they too need some sheltering from all the festivities.
Catch up with Sherri in her December ’24 Feathered Frenzy column to find out how she, Zack and Bubbles handle the Christmas season!
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.
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!
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.
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…!
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!
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!
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