This is cute: the folks that run the United Exterminating Company (UNEXCO) have a pretty decent website, full of tips and advice on how to rid your property of various critters. Their picture gallery is full of…well, interesting photos. But the cute part is that they have a cat, George, who recently paired up with a stray peacock, Pete. Apparently the two of them were able to set aside interspecies differences (especially during mealtime), resulting in this cute pic that is just begging for a caption.

Kim pointed out to me that there is an IMPOSTER to the throne! That’s right, a faux Cow Cat has been spotted! Regular readers know that there is only one true Cow Cat, and that all others but Cow Cat are mere shadows of her stunning feline beauty! Here is a photo of the imposter: (more…)

Until last weekend, I had never seen a picture of a cat carrying a dead snake around. Now I have, courtesy of Sarpy Sam, whose cat named “Biscuit” apparently got the better of a slithering snake. And Sam has a few other fluffy critters, too, that enjoy helping out on his cattle ranch. And if you’re hankering for a tour of the beautiful country that Sam calls home, check out the rest of his albums.

Steve Irwin, aka The Crocodile Hunter, has died as a result of a stingray barb piercing his heart. The amount of emotion that his death has generated is remarkable. Me, I thought he was cool: he had absolute passion for his work and the animals, and his enthusiasm was infectious. His TV shows introduced an entire generation of youngsters to the animal kingdom, and he integrated education, excitement, and adventure into one heavily-accented joyride. ALSO: ever see a man cry over the death of a crocodile?

To be done in by a freaking stingray - that just sucks. I suspect that most of us figured that when Steve died, it would either be via a crocodile, a shark, or possibly a venomous snake. But a stingray? Geez. And while it’s true that most people immediately take some comfort believing that Irwin died doing precisely what he loved, there is always someone who will put a mordant twist on it: “He died doing what he loved: being skewered through the chest with a venomous stinger.”

And then there’s this: there have been only three true Australian “pop culture” icons in the last 20 or so years: Mick “Crocodile’ Dundee; Yahoo Serious; and Steve ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin. If any of those three had to suffer an early demise, I’d wager that most people would rather have selected the one that didn’t have the word “crocodile” affixed to his name.

One more thing: Laurence, of course, has asked the cats what they think of Irwin’s passing. And when the hell is the Animal Planet team going to realize what’s going on? As of 8:05 am, they have no indication on the Croc Hunter page about Steve’s passing, and there’s a video of Steve talking directly to the viewer that auto-loads.

Viking Zen is enjoying being a (fairly) new mommy, and her latest entry finds her viewing all animals - through Snickerdoodle’s eyes - solely in terms of kitty, puppy, and ducky. I love it.

The CowCat relaxes after a hard day of eating, sleeping, stalking, and cleaning.

You already know that the words “fluffy” and “pigeon” can make me smile, and when they’re put together, well…laughter ensues. And you know that I adore Canada geese. So it was really, really cool to see that ZenPanda was thinking of me when she snapped these two pictures - thanks ZenPanda!

My very own Cow Cat has an opinion about the election turmoil in Mexico; you can see what she thinks over at Laurence’s “Ask The Cats” segment. My absolute favoritest category at Laurence’s site, bar none.

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The peacock picture in the previous entry was from my visit to a small “ranchette” a few miles south of town, courtesy of my friend Savana and her family. Cows, chickens, and peacocks, oh my! I pet (petted?) a large cow and a baby cow, and held some chickens, and saw that way-cool peacock. And I also got to hold a baby peacock (aka a ‘peachick!’)! Savana’s dad showed me how to put a chicken to sleep, too. And the peacocks sure are loud! And some of the roosters really did do the “cock-a-doodle-doo” cry — just like on TV! It was sooooooo fun — here’s some more pictures!

Take a look at what I saw yesterday - absolutely stunning!

Help the Canada Goose find his pond!
I wish that I could come up with things like this.
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“To take someone under your wing” — sure, I’ve heard this expression before, and I suppose that I knew that it came from the bird world, but to actually see it on display was pretty cool. The babies were hiding from the bad man with the bread (me).