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The Truth About Starlings
Not long ago, I was watching an episode of a DVR-recorded television show in the den. The television is near our large aviary. Stars likes to sit on a high rope perch, where she can look down at the screen. An email came through on my cell phone, so I paused the playback for a few minutes to tend to it.
Stars, began to chatter. She started with, “Hi, Hi, Hello, Hi.” After each greeting, I absentmindedly responded in kind. Finally, sounding quite insistent and even frustrated, she blurted out, “I see to Mommy’s TV!”
Apparently she was growing impatient that I had paused her show. I pressed Play, and she happily returned to watching the program.
Creature Thoughts, April 2015
Do animals have feelings? Do they experience joy, love, grief, fear?
Those of us who have shared our lives with animals, if our eyes are open and our hearts honest, will say, “Yes”.
Creature Thoughts, March 2015
What can you do to help your wild neighbors get through these last few weeks of winter? I’m sure many of you already have been doing much of this all winter long, but right now, after having suffered for so long, it’s important to continue to provide. I know that getting out to change water and fill bird feeders when the temps drop below zero can be a pain (in more ways than one), but the birds (and their occasional dinner guests) will truly appreciate it.
Creature Thoughts, February 2015
One of the great joys we receive when we adopt a pet is the incredible privilege of learning all about another species. By educating ourselves as to their needs and behavior, we learn to see the world, just a little bit, though eyes that are not restricted to a human point of view. It is both our job, and our blessing, to learn as much as we can about the animals who share our world.
Creature Thoughts, January 2015
Out With The Old We’ve all done it many times (some of us more than others). We watch the clock tick down the hours, minutes, seconds on the night of December 31st. The ball drops, we count backward from ten to zero, and then the bells ring, the confetti flies, the horns blow, and Auld…
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