Owl

Remember that old nonsense rhyme about The Owl and the Pussy Cat? The pair started out by going to sea together and ended with dancing by the light of the moon. In a case of life imitating art, Fum the cat and Gebra the barn owl are best friends and enjoy playing with one another as much as they can. There are times when it seems that they might be ready to attack one another, but it is all in fun.

Just in case you haven’t tried it out yet, Bing is Microsoft’s search engine, and it presents a stunning photo on its homepage each and every day. I’ve collected ten of my favorite birdy backdrops for you to use as desktop wallpaper. Enjoy!

Snowy Owls are commonly found throughout the northern nations of Canada and Russia, but this year these large beautiful predatory birds have been found as far south as Florida. Why are these Arctic animals moving so far from the frozen tundra?

Northerners have developed a now-familiar migratory pattern of leaving their empty nests in the North to head South during their retirement years -- or seasonally (December through the March) -- if they can't afford relocation. In the past, they used to be easily identifiable by their white hair color (or sometimes light blue or orange from a dye job gone bad) and were often witnessed driving gas-guzzling Cadillacs or Lincolns down Highway 1.

I don't know about you, but I find my morning shower to be the best part of my day.  It all goes down hill from there.  I suspect this little owl feels the same--though hopefully his day goes much better than many of mine.  I dunno... maybe he gets to eat a mouse or something.  Not that I particularly want to eat a mouse...

If you’ve taken a fancy to our fine feathered friends to the point that you’d like some extra ducks, eagles, jays, cranes, cardinals, kiwis, crows and more birds in your mailbox each month, take a lark- I mean look at the top three bird magazines:

Those who love Japan's plethora of animal-themed cafes can add a new creature eatery to their list: Owl Store (Fukurou-no-Mise) in Osaka.