Playful Nature Observer Mugs

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

'Isn't that cute! They're thanking us.'

"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."

"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..."

How Nature Senses a Change in the Weather

Butterflies

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."

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.'

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

"I think the ants are mooning me again."

Vegetarian Birds

Cat tries to reach a birdfeeder on stilts.

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

What does aloof mean?

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

"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."

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

The prying mantis,

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

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

"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."

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

Beaver tower

Monkeys/Humans in the zoo.

"Beware of the frog"

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