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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Friday’s Favorite Feathers

June 19, 2009 – 4:05 am

Maybe I’m a little sick…but this just cracked me up!

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Paleolithic Parrots

June 16, 2009 – 11:05 pm

Okay, actually it’s a cretaceous parrot, but paleolithic parrot has a better ring to it. Word on the street is that a parrot-like dinosaur has been discovered in Mongolia, at least, according to the UK Telegraph. “Features of the dinosaur included a near perfect skull, strong jaw muscles and a powerful biting and crushing bill [...]

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Bring Your Parrot to Work Day

June 15, 2009 – 1:29 pm

Bruce the terrier tried to bite off more than he could chew, racing up a tree after a squirrel and finding himself 50 feet up with no easy way down according to the Daily Mail in the UK. The poor pooch was so precariously perched that the only solution was call a tree surgeon with [...]

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Friday’s Favorite Feathers

June 12, 2009 – 4:24 am

YouTube –  

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Friday’s Favorite Feathers

June 5, 2009 – 4:46 am

moar funny pictures Hat tip to my good friend PV for sending this to me!

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Singing in the Rain

June 4, 2009 – 12:43 pm

Several days of thunderstorms have caused my bird’s waterbowls to be suspiciously empty the last few days. I suspect there’s been massive bathing parties while I’m at work, so I’ve left bathpans at the bottoms of their cages…not that they’re being used…  Apparently, there’s something irresistable about bathing in the drinking water. Even the grey, [...]

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