Tree Observer Gifts

He's a terrible climber, but he's pretty good with tools.

"T-That's not a palm tree"

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

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

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

"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

"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

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

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

Duck Hunt

'It says I missed freshmen Orientation and I have to take it in summer school in order to graduate.'

"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!'

'Oh, so now the ocean isn't GOOD enough for you?'

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

Cat tries to reach a birdfeeder on stilts.

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

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

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

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

What does aloof mean?

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

The prying mantis,

'Can you see what's causing the hold up?'

"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."

Monkeys/Humans in the zoo.

"Beware of the frog"

Exciting potato bugs.

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

"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

I think it's so cute when the kids camp out in the backyard.