I don't know why squirrels hate each other so much. Their furious vocalizing is like the worst kind of vile, nasty profanity, and it...

Mommy was Always SO Cross - Polly, pull up your sock!   And stop bothering Aunt Sara, or I'll spank you! - Polly wasn'...

It took me a long time to figure out what that "pew-pew-pew!" noise was in the back yard. I heard it nearly every night, and i...

We saw the strangest thing in the back yard! It appeared only for a moment, then vanished into thin air.

Our Sea to Sky adventure got a bit hairy when at maximum altitude, the wind began to howl. At that point my husband helpfully said, &quo...

One of my more poetic nature videos. I shot this from very far away, through a window with a screen in it, but it lent the video a fey, ...

I found a lovely YouTube video of all the romantic music from the original  Star Trek  (as if there were any other  Star Trek !) - but i...

How do you teach a wild bird to eat from your hand? by A. Byrd X-pert Around my parts, we practice a form of conditioning; acclima...

Is it OK to pick up the violin again after more than ten years, because your doctor said you need...

Trying to find a post on this blog after five years and 3762 posts (!? - merciful GOD) is like straining birdseed through a sieve. O...

We noticed early on that Bentley had a certain quality in front of the camera. He doesn't pose, of course - no cat would. It's s...

This near-perfect advertising gem from the mid-'60s stars a shockingly young and fresh-faced Ali Macgraw, who would soon rocket to f...