Nature Observant Gifts

Man Urinating in the Rain

"Thor! I am Thor! Ha. Just kidding. I'm Tom the Seagull."

"Finches, don't look now, but there's a creepy guy staring at our beaks."

Bird feeding chick that is nesting in a knight's helmet

"God, I hope no one asks me to sing."

"You do realize you can't take that one home."

"Go away, he's not done playing Cowboys and Indians yet."

Painting clouds

'Dogs are so silly: Just throw a ball or a stick and they'll chase it and bring it back!'

"Okay, you both know the rules: no trash talk, no batting the other guy all over the house if he’s unconscious, watch the claws and nails..."

How Nature Senses a Change in the Weather

"We've discovered they mate for life, as long as they don't discuss politics."

Butterflies

He is familiar with the silent swoop of the evening bat.

Duck Hunt

"Walk, hell- I gotta dance."

Annie, the Reptile version: 'The sun will come out tomorrow! Tomorrow! You will sun yourself tomorrow!'

Cat says of armadillo, 'It's one of those big armored rats.'

"I think the ants are mooning me again."

'Darling - I think it's time to stop feeding the birds.'

What does aloof mean?

The prying mantis,

"I could catch a bicyclist, well maybe not a bicyclist, but I could catch a jogger, definitely."

"You're right—there's no such thing as personal space in a hibernaculum."

'I don't know which was prettier - the meteor shower or the cascade of flaming space junk.'

'I am so proud: My kids are finally fighting all the time!'

"I've got you in my sights now, Mister Squirrel, with your fluffy tail and those tiny hands clutching that itty-bitty nut. Aww, you must be hungry...poor little fella... I love you, Mister Squirrel."

"Geez, from way up here it almost looks like there’s hope for humanity."

"Hey! If you're here to marvel at the smallness of your existence within a glorious, vast and unknowable universe, there's a line!"

Cat tries to reach a birdfeeder on stilts.

Vegetarian Birds

". . . So that's 4 birdies, 1 eagle, 2 ferrets and a rabbit!"

"It can't be much of a life working all day, but at least he gets to wear a stripey jersey."

"Want me to talk to the squirrel's mother, or would you prefer to handle it on your own?"

"Your assumption that a one in a million chance event MUST be a miracle shows you drastically underestimate the total number of regularly occurring events."