One day as I idly sat and watched Parker industriously chewing on the shoelace aglet of my sneaker, I thought, "You know, somebody ought to make a toy with a pant load of shoelaces on it!" And as I thought... Continue Reading →
Wouldn't this look good on my car? Ten years ago, when the Millennium rolled around, I didn't have birds. My life was entirely different really. I was still on my first of the four total vacuum cleaners I've had since... Continue Reading →
You might understand I have a lot going on. I fly about 25 hours of overtime a month. Obviously, I have parrots, (Which feels like another full time job. And if you're doing it right, it is.) and my dog... Continue Reading →
This is, to date, my all time favorite Christmas song. It brings me to my knees and makes me tear up. I remember when I was in college, I could never make it back home for Christmas because I couldn't... Continue Reading →
I lost the internet connection at the Bird House so I had to bring my laptop over to Dutch, the Internet Tech Guru at the Zoo for a little look-see. My schedule is a little cramped as I am following... Continue Reading →
Every other day, the Keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo Bird House cut up and mix 200 pounds of fruit which fits into a plastic container the size of a small trunk. I got the extreme pleasure of mixing it. When... Continue Reading →
I had to clean the indoor Kea enclosure where they stay when it's hot. In a few weeks, they will be going into Lorikeet Landing for the winter. Cleaning an enclosure with 7 Keas underfoot is a challenge! But these... Continue Reading →
Here is an interesting video of an animal you don't often see or even think about. Cody lives at the Children's Zoo and Andrea and Tanya are doing a "Meet the Keeper" for people. Cody the kinkajou got quite the... Continue Reading →
I misspoke in this video referring to the Pelicans as "Penguins." I obviously know the difference but apparently my mouth got ahead of my brain. These are Pink Backed Pelicans and Saddle Billed Storks and Steve is giving them fish... Continue Reading →
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