My 2024 Mother’s Day Gift Picks for Cat Lovers From Etsy

Mother’s Day is coming up, and I searched through Etsy for my favorite gift picks for moms who love cats! This year, I tried to find more personalized and handcrafted gifts. There are so many AI created designs these days, and I wanted to show you some more unique gift choices. Note: We are Etsy […]

Birding Ruili, Yunnan – 10,000 Birds

Ruili is a Chinese city right on the border to Myanmar, and a major border crossing. When I last visited the town almost 10 years ago, it had a Wild West feel, and Wikipedia claims that it is “an important location for trade with Myanmar, in both legal and illegal goods and services” but it […]

Strange Places That Cats Hide: Olga’s Preferred Spots

Hi, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to learn more about me and my silly Russian Blue cat, Olga. When your cat knows a trip to the veterinarian’s office is imminent, you may have trouble locating them. I’ve placed Olga’s carrier in the living room for a few days before her vet appointments to confuse her, but it […]

Springtime in Bonn – 10,000 Birds

When waiting it felt like ages, but once I heard them it felt like they had returned way too early: Firecrests singing in our local park in Bonn. On the way to work in the mornings and on weekend walks, I was very glad to hear the songs of all the migrants arriving. In addition […]

Mostly Tongue-Out Outtakes – Summer’s Fabulous Cat Life

It just happened that my best outtakes this week involved me sticking out my tongue. So, lucky you! Look closely — maybe I was trying to imitate the card. You might say the one non-tongue out photo hints at what’s to come. …as you can see! And of course I have to end things with a […]

Enjoying the Orange Peril – 10,000 Birds

Last year I bade farewell to an old friend, or, to be more precise, my much-loved Swarovski scope. Technically, it was an ATS 80 HD spotting scope, together with three eyepieces, a 20x, 30x and a 25×50 wide-angle zoom; the latter was the lens I used most often.(The 20x wide-angle lens was great in poor […]

What’s That Sound? The Melodious Tones of the Feline Upchuck

The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinarian research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. Ask me what gets me leaping out of bed like a kid on Christmas morning: It’s not […]

Is Boswellia good for dogs? – Dr. Dobias Natural Healing

Uncovering the health benefits of Boswellia as part of holistic joint care in dogs You’ll often see Boswellia on the ingredient list of canine mobility supplements, yet its healing properties, which go beyond joint health support and natural pain relief, have been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. Boswellia serrata originates from […]

Are Kittiwakes Catholic? – 10,000 Birds

Of all the gulls that occur in Britain, there’s none that is as pelagic as the Kittiwake. It’s a bird that rarely occurs inland, and outside the breeding season it spends its time far out to sea. British-ringed Kittiwakes have been reported many times from Greenland and Newfoundland, and birds in adult plumage are regularly […]

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