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Thank God for the Babysitter

Need I say more?

A Good Reason Not to Talk to Animals

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/7UHKB6nQrzM" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]  Mind ya own bizness– CHUMP! heehee

Why I Needed a "Crack"Berry.

I needed a Blackberry because I’m honest to God just THAT busy. I can’t keep my calendars straight. I need email immediately. Must… communicate…NOW. On the other hand, I’m not so very sure it has done anything to assist in my productivity. It’s doing things like this instead…   [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/A0TBGb70xSw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]    Ah hell, who [...]

Screwing the Pooch

Anakin is flying a mile high. It’s amazing what a few grams can do. Who knew that 550g would be a reasonable weight this season. He’s fat, God knows, but he likes being fat and he isn’t going anywhere–mostly. It makes it easy to forget that fat birds make bad decisions, much like starving birds. [...]

Literary Glee

My piece, “I’m not a Hunter” which just came out in the Iron Horse Review, out of Texas Tech has been nominated by the editors for the Pushcart Prize. I will never in a million years win, but “nominee” has such a lovely ring to it!

A Thousand Words

It was 35 degrees and I couldn’t make out the species of duck through the mist on the pond, but I knew there were ducks. The last two times I’ve been out, I’ve bumped the ducks like an amateur. So my heart was pounding while I hooked on the telemetry. So many things can go [...]

Animals Misbehaving

Christmas coming, books being sold and lectures mean I need photos. My advice…don’t bring the animals to the studio…           When all else fails — use a choke hold I could show you the good ones, but what fun would that be?? Well, I guess I can give you one. Priscilla, [...]

The Favorite Sons

Today was my first day off in a very long week. I didn’t want to get up, but I didn’t want to disappoint the animals. I knew their enthusiasm would be contagious. I didn’t want to miss it. So I missed out on a the time change– a day to sleep in. Falconers bow to the [...]

The Operation Desert Dove Survival Kit

Perfect for the Newbie Longwinger (or not so newbie…)   Official Operation Desert Dove Mug (with logo)– because the morning always starts with hope  Crazy glue– because the tube you have is glued to the bottom of  your hawkbox Slingshot –because the ducks aren’t going to come off the pond Slingshot ammo — because there [...]

The Bufflehead Wins (again)

What I learned today- There is a pond that every year holds one interesting duck for one day at the beginning of November. This season was no different. The gentleman who works in the strawberry fields around this pond has been working there for eight years and doesn’t speak English How to say swim in Spanish. “Nadar” No [...]