My Extra-Adventurous November Video Compilation

I had a really exciting November! I traveled to Ventura for a cat show, then a couple of weeks later, flew to Boulder for the BlogPaws conference! In between traveling, I saw the peach kitty several times and had some really fun modeling sessions. I even had a training session in my Boulder hotel room. […]
A question of style – 10,000 Birds

I was first introduced to what is generally called house style many years ago, when I started work as a lowly editorial assistant on a weekly country magazine. The magazine had what was called The Style Sheet, and it had to be obeyed under all circumstances, without exception. Certain words or phases had to be […]
Catster Photo Contest: Cats of the Week Winners (November 28, 2024)

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Those Entertaining Jays! – 10,000 Birds

Jays are smart, curious, and mischievous. If there is trouble happening, they are in the middle of it. They just can’t help themselves. I have been lucky to see most of the jays found in the US and Canada. I would like to share some stories of their behaviours and my experiences with them. Canada […]
Lucky to Be a Therapy Cat

It was nice to be back doing therapy cat work after a few weeks of out of town trips! My human and I have been really busy. That was a big contrast to my first visit back, which was at the assisted living facility. It’s usually a pretty low key visit. (With the exception of […]
Two Owls of North Sulawesi

Unfortunately, I only saw two owl species during my week or so on Sulawesi – for a comprehensive description of the owls on the island, see this excellent blog post by Christian Artuso. Still, owls are among my favorite birds despite their annoying habitat of being most easily seen at night, and they each have […]
The Joys of Sharing My Office With Cats: Litter in the Keyboard & More

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Digiscoping on the cheap – 10,000 Birds

People come to me in the streets regularly, telling me about the great comfort they get from my bad pictures. “Until I read your posts I thought I was the only one” is the comment most often heard. Still, whenever you look at pictures, for example from Faraaz, David, Kai or Clive, you might feel […]
Heavy Is the Kitty Crown

My human found me this kitty crown at Target. It was recommended by one of my Facebook followers. Okay, it’s not really a kitty crown. It’s a Christmas ornament (Target affiliate link), but it is cat sized, or close to it. Of course I had to dress the part first. I chose a simple royal […]
My 10 favourite bird books and why

Birding is arguably the most bookish outdoor hobby. We need field guides, ornithological papers and books, checklists, “where to finds” and stories from other birders that feed our dreams and plans. Internet has brought a new dimension (thank you 10000birds reader, for your continued attention to our ramblings) but the sturdy book in one’s hand […]