Nesting Nerd Prints

baby birds in a nest reading Chick Lit

"What's that? I asked for a teal lichen. That's a brown thread. Are you trying to upset me?"

"Thanks! Carl put his heart and soul into it, along with, of course, lots of mud and a boatload of his own saliva."

The Age of Reptiles. . .

I no longer migrate. It's easier to just telecommute.

"Yes, go and play, but be careful, there are a few thermals around: make sure you're not lifted too high..."

'...so if we can save enough maybe, just maybe, next year we'll be migrating courtesy of British Airways.'

Save the whales. . . Save the pandas. . . Save the planet.

The real reason why flamingos are pink

Pregnant Panda at Edinburgh Zoo: 'Congratulations, Wilkinshaw...'

"I'm afraid you need knee surgery."

'If only Darwin could have seen this.'

Bird collecting furniture for it's home.

'I would love to be more energetic, but there is nothing I can do: It's a genetic condition...'

Why giraffes hate winter

"I'd love to go out with you. Do I have to have time to change."

'Yes you have to work Earth Day.'

'DNA...nature's bar code.'

"I'm guessing you're a germaphobe?"

'One of the good things about being a dung beetle is that my kids are not fussy eaters...'

'It's called fire...it recycles wood.'

"So, what are you doing after whale-watching season?"

"Congratulations! It's a pass."

'That's far enough for the first trip -- gather some soil samples and initiate re-entry procedures.'

"You're right, I can totally see my lung."

The Animal Researcher Reports...'I've been watching this herd of cattle for seven years, and to be frank, I haven't seen them do anything yet!'

Bird at desk has eggs in-tray and hatched eggs out-tray.

"That could've been ours. But noooo...You and your DIY."

Orthopedics. Pediatrics. Stuff they never taught your in nursing school.

The hummingbird's hum.

The social isolation of the entomologist: 'Most people just want to talk about killing 'em.'

'That's the last time I fluff up a nest.'