Why Does My Cat’s Tail Twitch? 6 Vet-Reviewed Reasons

The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinarian research. Learn more » Cat ownership would be a lot easier if our pets could tell us their thoughts. However, until someone develops a cat-to-human translator, we have to use context clues and our pet’s body language to decipher their moods. A cat’s […]

Bird Guides of the World: Rene Rossouw, South Africa

What is your favorite bird species? Gorgeous Bushshrike What is your name, and where do you live? René Rossouw, I live in Nelspruit, South Africa. What are the main regions or locations you cover as a bird guide? North-eastern South Africa including the Kruger National Park and the Western Cape How long have you been […]

Are Cats Spirit Guides? Video Reveals All!

I don’t remember which video, but someone on one of my social media platforms had a comment about cats being spirit guides. So I thought that might make a good topic for a video. My human already knew a little about cats and the spirit world, after all, so we figured it would be easy […]

Not your standard bird: Standardwing on Halmahera

Yes, I know. It would have been quite hard to come up with a lamer headline than the one above. And the “standard” in the Standardwing is derived from the weird feathers of the species that apparently resemble flags, for which standards is another name – rather than indicating any degree of normality. And yet, […]

350,000 New Toxins vs. Your Dog’s Liver – Dr. Dobias Natural Healing

Your dog’s liver is busy This vital organ impacts more than 500 metabolic functions in your dog’s body including detox, energy and hormone management, protein and fat management, blood clotting, vitamin production and much more. Simply put, your dog can’t be healthy without a healthy liver, which is becoming increasingly rare. The incidence of liver […]

Vineyards near Koblenz – 10,000 Birds

After having explored some vineyards above the village of Rüdesheim am Rhein recently, I decided to go birding in a similar area closer to Bonn. I read that the area around Leutesdorf, just north of the city of Koblenz, is a good spot for Rock Bunting, still my main quarry in the area. Although the […]

My Santa Barbara Stay, on Video

Even though our stay in Santa Barbara was really short, my human still managed to shoot a lot of video. And she put it together into a really charming short. So she was kind of bummed it didn’t get very much traction anywhere. It did poorly on YouTube and TikTok (where she didn’t use the […]

10 Fascinating Hybrid Reptiles You Need To See

Hybrid reptiles can be both purposefully bred by humans, as well as found naturally in the wild. Interspecific hybridization occurs naturally, as a result of things such as introduction between the species, habitat changes and destruction of habitat, fragmentation of habitat, as well as population declines in the two animals. It may also happen in […]

Growing up and Leaving the Nest

Standing on the edge of the catwalk, the young hawk lifted its wings and leaned into the wind. Then, it turned around and ran back to the nest. The youngster was finding it hard to leave home.   My last article was about the early days of the Red-tailed Hawk nest, which I was watching […]

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