Tag Archives: creatures great and small

Kaiya has Come Home to Roost

Posted on October 18, 2021 by cdsmiller17

After 5 Weeks, this Monk Parrot is Back with Us for Good Sitting with Susan in the sewing room.

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“How Come I Always Get the Tail End?”

Posted on October 6, 2021 by cdsmiller17
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Preening for the Ladies…

Posted on September 5, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Juvenile Male Red-Winged Blackbird

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Motley Crew?

Posted on September 4, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Juvenile Male Northern Cardinal in Full Moult

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Sometimes…

Posted on September 3, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Even Hummingbirds have to Rest

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Birds of a Feather…

Posted on September 2, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Our Guest Budgie likes Hanging with Her Own Kind

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I’ve Come Home to Roost

Posted on July 5, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Budgerigar We’ve never had birds in our house before (at least, in my memory). Now we have three. This one is the quieter one, the other two, of a different breed, make a lot of noise. (I may not be … Continue reading →

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We are One with All Creation

Posted on June 15, 2021 by cdsmiller17

My Octopus Teacher (2020) As a documentary, this little film is perfect. From our usual limited perspective (meaning, on dry land), we presume to be the Masters of the Universe. But, underwater, we are just observers, normally. Welcome to a … Continue reading →

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Is the Social Experiment of Planet Earth Coming to an End?

Posted on May 27, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1971) This post has been prompted by an article about the real life experiment that inspired this story. The parallels between rats and human society is uncanny. But it also hints at what … Continue reading →

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We Set a Trap for a Rat and Caught…

Posted on May 17, 2021 by cdsmiller17

A Field Mouse But he wasn’t dead when I went to inspect the rat trap, this morning. His back half was under the snap bar, and he was struggling to get loose. I felt awful for him. To put him … Continue reading →

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