By Lavender
In the December issue of It’s A Birb Thing, we are treated to some important lessons on cooking from our resident Cockatiel Cheeks!
Offshore Wind May Help The Planet — But Will It Hurt Whales? — News : NPR
New York has awarded two contracts for large offshore wind farms, with more anticipated. Researchers are surveying whales in the area to craft strategies to mitigate dangers to them and their habitat.(Image credit: David ‘Dee’ Delgado/WCS/Ocean Giants/Image taken under NMFS MMPA/ESA Permit no. 18786-04)
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Climate Breakdown in California and the Ethical Value of Complexity — coyote and thunder
by Obi Kaufmann We should call it Climate breakdown[1]. Climate change is so disingenuous a term. The myopic argument that the world’s climate has always been changing[2] is abhorrently lazy. It isn’t that the climate is changing that is the novelty of today, it is the alarming and obvious rate[3] that, warmed by the atmospheric […]
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Nature’s ‘Brita Filter’ Is Dying and Nobody Knows Why — Science : NPR
A mysterious die-off of freshwater mussels has scientists scrambling to find a cause. Freshwater mussels clean water and provide habitat to countless other species. (Image credit: Nathan Rott/NPR)
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Pals of a Feather # 20 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Pals of a Feather # 20 Stilt Sandpipers © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
Dear Santa…: Beneath the Cage Grate
Dear Santa Claws… Claus…
Poor Santa, he has his hands full this year with the Christmas wishes from Alexa, Morty and Roomba as there appears to be some ‘issues’ ruffling a few wires and feathers between them!
The December edition of Beneath the Cage Grate finds Alexa, Morty and Roomba once again at odds, with their respective Letters to Santa reflecting quite the tryst – and the lengths each will go to spoil each other’s Christmas celebrations.
It’s also fair to say that Morty’s mom may want to read what her housemates have requested from Santa, before Christmas day arrives, to perhaps avoid the beginnings of a new, chaotic tradition!
Unconventional Traditions
Whether it be decorations, lights, food, television shows or music, we all have Christmas traditions that are near and dear to us. Some of these traditions change, fade with time, or get updated as years go by. Our feathered companions are an important part of Christmas festivities and time-honored traditions and are often keen to participate in traditions. 
Sherri’s December Feathered Frenzy article will surely make every reader reminisce about Christmas’ past, and how their birdies respond to those treasured traditions.
A little early, but please join Sherri and family in wishing Zack a very Happy 20th birthday on December 31st!
The Octopus’ Branding Makeover: From Devil-Fish to Brilliant Invertebrate — Longreads
“Each arm, with its own brain inside, moves completely independent of the others. So much so that arms have been known to steal food from each other.”
via The Octopus’ Branding Makeover: From Devil-Fish to Brilliant Invertebrate — Longreads
It’s A Birb Thing: Bell Fun
By Lavender
Cheeks is getting her jingle bells skills honed for the Christmas holiday in this month’s edition of It’s A Birb Thing.
Safety Tips for the Holidays (and Every Day)
In this month’s edition of Feathered Frenzy, Sherri shares some tips and reminders on things to watch out for that may pose dangers and risks to our feathered friends over the upcoming Thanksgiving season (actually they are year-round dangers all birdies need to be protected from, but especially during the holidays).
So head on over to the Feathered Frenzy page and make sure your holiday season (and every day) is birdie safe and approved!
The Roost 