Went over to my brother Ozzie’s house with my mom to be there for a feeding of the kittens. Man, these little kitties are growing fast. Still amazingly cute, even if they do pee on your shirt when you hold them. I’d probably do the same.
Category: Fauna
Sep 09 2011
Finch Chick
Came across a finch chick when I was refilling the feeder this morning. All the adults flew away to a nearby bush and this little guy stayed on the ground munching away on fallen seeds. It even looked up at me a few times but never considered me a threat. Wish the adults could learn …
Sep 07 2011
Kitten Patrol: Day Two
Day two of taking care of my brother Ozzie’s newborn kittens, Ron Burgundy, Mr. Blue and Mr. Pink, while he is at work.
Sep 06 2011
Kittens: Day One
Kitten-sat three abandoned kitties that my brother found in his backyard. Fed them each twice and otherwise they just slept until Ozzie and my niece Kimi came to pick them up for the night. Tomorrow will be the same with the possibility of one extra feeding.
Sep 05 2011
Three Tiny Kittens
Went over to my brother Ozzie’s house to learn how to feed the three remaining abandoned kittens they found in their backyard. I need to know so I can feed them during the day for the next three days. Their names are Mr. Blue, Mr. Pink (both from “Reservoir Dogs”) and Ron Burgundy. Also had …
Sep 05 2011
Insect Mania!
Spent a few hours over at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park for Insect Mania Family Day. Watched a presentation (geared mainly toward little children, but I attended anyway) by Dr. Mike Wall, Curator of the Entomology Department, and chatted with both field entomologist, Jim Berrian, who specializes in spiders and who I’ve contacted …
Sep 04 2011
Special Zoo Visit With A Personal Presentation
Was at the San Diego Zoo for most of the day with Fabi, Stephanie, Alex, Cathy and Nathan. The visit was made all the more special when my friend Rick, the Zoo’s Ambassador, took us to a backstage presentation area and gave us a personal educational show with Priscilla, the fifteen-year old porcupine. We even …
Sep 02 2011
Arachnid Vs. Insect
Witnessed this amazing showdown this morning between an orb-weaving spider and a yellowjacket wasp. Didn’t take long for the spider to quickly get the upper hand, even though at one point it was actually dive bombed by another yellowjacket. My guess is the trapped yellowjacket gave off some kind of “help me” pheromone. At first …
Sep 01 2011
Noo Zew Baby!
Went to the San Diego Zoo for about an hour with my mom this morning to find a two-day old baby giraffe walking around with the other giraffes. Really disappointed that I missed yet another giraffe birth (the third one I’ve missed by at least one day) but so thrilled that I still got to …
Aug 29 2011
Final Morning With Cats
Spent my final morning with the neighbors’ cats making their total of 72 lives a little bit better. Satiating their hungers, satisfying their thirsts, pushing their butt-raising back buttons, and most importantly, no more massive clumps in the three litter boxes.
Aug 28 2011
Four-Fifths Cat-Watch Accomplished
Day/night four of five of feline feeding and friending. Only one more morning to go. I have learned a lot during my assignment, mainly the difference between satisfied meow-purring and regurgitative hair-balling. Also, as clean as cats can be, they can stink something powerful. Not the cats directly, but their little unburied treasure.
Aug 27 2011
Cats: Four Of Six
Day/night four of my ongoing account with my struggle of living in the wild. Strange how the animals grow accustomed to my presence while at the same time keeping their distance. Slowly they will accept me as one of their own, but it will take time. Sure hope it never comes to butt-smelling, though.
Aug 26 2011
Cat Watch: Day Three
Third day/night of six for watching the neighbors’ cats. They are all remarkably well behaved considering their privacy keeps getting invaded by a tall, white-ish, mostly hairless, bi-pedal creature who seemingly comes and goes at will. At least there’s new cuisine to enjoy whenever it shows up and the three bathroom tubs get refreshed every …
Aug 26 2011
Tour Guiding At SeaWorld Again
Spent the entire day out at SeaWorld San Diego as tour guide for my visiting high school classmate, Barbara. Even though it was a pretty crowded day we still managed to hit almost all the shows and exhibits. Ended our day at the new Shamu show called One Ocean and, after sitting behind Julie Scardina …
Aug 25 2011
Night Two Of Cat-Keeping
Second of six days/five nights of cat-sitting for the neighbors. Only so many ways to shoot a cat. With a camera, that is.
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