Birds

A selection of Various Birds

Failure to Assimilate

In spite of laws, both Federal and State, the egrets seemed unable to assimilate with the cows when shade was at a premium in South Texas. The cows didn’t seem to mind the birds’ company when they were picking ticks off their backs, but clearly didn’t want a relationship. The Attorney General’s office said they were looking into it . . .

By |September 6th, 2015|Categories: Birds, domestic animals, Landscapes, Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Failure to Assimilate

Keep Your Head Down

Herbie, the foreman (big guy, middle), was always looking to pick an argument with anyone about anything.  When he walked in, the best thing to do was just keep your head down and hope he didn’t notice you. . .

By |August 16th, 2015|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Keep Your Head Down

Just Joking

Henry (pictured, sitting) wished for once Lucille (pictured, open beak) could wait until he finished eating to tell her corny jokes; sure, sometimes she had a good one, but most of the time they were just recycled material from late night talk shows–the kind of thing where you had to have “been there” to really get it.

By |July 24th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Pop culture|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Just Joking

The Donald

The Donald, with his right leaning politics and hawkish outlook, had only one real challenge with his supporters and the media–his hair . . .

By |July 21st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Politics, Pop culture, Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on The Donald

Tango, Not Tangle

Guido, like many New Yorkers, thought communication was talking and didn’t give much thought to the listening part.  As a result, he thought his girlfriend had said “tangle,” not “Tango,” when suggesting dance lessons.  Turns out she thought real lessons, not YouTube videos, might be helpful as well . . .

By |June 28th, 2015|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Dating Scene, Pop culture|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Tango, Not Tangle

Swing Vote

With the appeals court evenly split, Rhonda was the swing vote, and she was leaning towards the right . . .

By |June 8th, 2015|Categories: Beach Scenes, Birds, Politics|Tags: , |Comments Off on Swing Vote