Urban Nature Observer Gifts

"They adapted remarkably well to an urban environment."

"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

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

"The woman on the fire escape who acted like it was a balcony"

"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..."

'This country is on the road to ruin.' - 'Well, it'll never get there in this traffic.'

How Nature Senses a Change in the Weather

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

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

Duck Hunt

"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.'

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

What does aloof mean?

"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."

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!"

The prying mantis,

"I sure hope there's something good in here. I worked up quite an appetite getting past that raccoon-proof lid."

Monkeys/Humans in the zoo.

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

"Legs together, David -- You're hamspreading again."

"Yuppies! There goes the hood!"

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."

"The end of my favorite series is near."

Farmer and FIsherman

"I don't think I can fit that into my schedule, Irv. I've got a fishing boat to attack this morning, a beach to terrorize this afternoon and a feeding frenzy this evening!"