Nature's Wonders Observer Mugs

"What a sad species humans are!"

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

'So let me see if I've got it straight. It was a very large squirrel and your husband is a nut.'

"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

'Dr Hodges, here, is from England and he's been observing us for 14 years. Mr Ferrell, an American, has been here only 3 weeks. Monique Corveu, from Paris, has practically been living with us for about nine years...'

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

How Nature Senses a Change in the Weather

"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!'

"You don't throw them back if they're too small!"

Sign in tree from bird "next appearance 3:00 pm"

Fly Fishing

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

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

Duck Hunt

Bears catching fish

"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.'

'I admire your floatibility.'

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

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

"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'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."

The prying mantis,

Vegetarian Birds

What does aloof mean?

Cat tries to reach a birdfeeder on stilts.

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

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

Monkeys/Humans in the zoo.

"One!...Two!...Now spread those tail feathers..."

"Beware of the frog"