I’ve been thinking about the culture of aviculture. Not just about what it is that we do to keep birds in our homes and our lives, but how it affects us as a community. It is a specialized world, probably... Continue Reading →
Yes, this is a blog primarily about birds. And I write about birds here a lot. But fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly and every once in a while, I need to eat crab. Lots of crab! That's why this... Continue Reading →
I’m pretty good about cleaning up after my Greys. I have a slate stone floor so it sweeps and vacuums up fairly easily. Once I get after it with a mop and some really hot water, it looks as good... Continue Reading →
VIDEO PREMIERE FUNDRAISER FOR “SAVE OUR SEABIRDS” How the producer of the world’s first social media collaborative video plans to help save seabirds from the oil spill. MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA USA JUNE 27, 2010 The massive oil spill in the... Continue Reading →
As you might have learned from my last post, I was working a flight from Haiti to Fort Lauderdale when a 22 year-old woman decided to give birth to a baby on board the aircraft. Well! While we are trained... Continue Reading →
I'm sorry about the lag time between posts but I've been a little busy: Last Friday, a woman decided to go into labor and have her baby on the flight I was working. Naturally this set me back a bit.... Continue Reading →
I wrote this piece last year as an entry into a writing contest that posed the question, "When did you first realize that you had become a grown-up?" Obviously it didn't win because if it had, you'd have known about... Continue Reading →
(I wrote this essay for Deb White, Creator of the fabulous website: "Avian Enrichment." You can find this very large and really wonderful site here: Avian Enrichment. It's an absolutely wonderful website with lots to read and lots to... Continue Reading →
Maisy had settled into a routine and just to mix it up a little, I gave her a bath. She needed one with all of our ramming around outside and I had the time, so I went ahead and gave... Continue Reading →
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