Nature's Twist Observer Mugs

These bugs are eating me alive.

"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

"Honey, you're spoiling that child."

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

"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..."

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

How Nature Senses a Change in the Weather

Duck Hunt

They try, but those crows can't make noises they used to. The lost caws!

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

"Walk, hell- I gotta dance."

'I know that bird feeder is guaranteed to be squirrel-proof, but I still think they are getting in there.'

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.'

The prying mantis,

What does aloof mean?

"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."

Vegetarian Birds

Cat tries to reach a birdfeeder on stilts.

'Now Featuring Gas-Fired Microwave Campfires!'

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

'If I told you what I wished for, you'd probably slap me.'

"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."

"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?"

Monkeys/Humans in the zoo.

Fishing line going in to water and then dropping down from sky at top of panel.

"If you can’t beat ’em, roll around in their decaying carcass."

Exciting potato bugs.

"Beware of the frog"

"The only problem with living at the top of a mountain is the constant stream of people coming to ask stupid questions."

Farmer and FIsherman