Blog de Puree

Protected: M, the budding artist

paul — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:32:50 +0000

Protected: M Practices Saying Up and Down

paul — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:19:53 +0000

Protected: M Prepares for Potty Training

paul — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:54:21 +0000

Birds of Britain: A video spoof

paul — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:50:07 +0000

Here’s an amusing spoof of a 1970s birds documentary, taken from the “Look Around You” series, a parody of the old British school science programs.

(Thanks to the Birdchick blog for pointing this one out.)

New Bird Sighting: Gray Catbird

paul — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:57:05 +0000

This has been a good week for new birds at our feeders. This morning, I saw another new visitor, a Gray Catbird. A year-round resident, it’s the first time this bird has been seen in our yard.

The Gray Catbird is mostly slate gray with a small black cap on its head and a black undertail. It also has rufous (reddish) undertail coverts (base of the tail). No other eastern bird has this distinctive gray color.

It’s called a catbird because of its common call sounds like cat’s meeow.

New Bird Sighting: Eastern Towhee

paul — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:39:30 +0000

Randye gets a big rousing golf clap for sighting and identifying a new bird visitor to our backyard feeders, an Eastern Towhee.

A male bird (see picture below) started visiting in the mornings about two days ago, and has been somewhat regular to our backyard since. He mostly forages on the ground for seed and bugs, and according to our handy Sibley’s guide, the Eastern Towhee is a summer visitor to these parts.

Random Friday Video: Subtle and Not Subtle Schick Women’s Razor Commercials

paul — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:15:56 +0000

Compared to Europeans and European TV, Americans always lean to the conservative side. Often, our sensibilities are downright stodgy. Check out these two fabulous Schick women’s razor commercials, first the American version, then the European version.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Protected: M Gets a New Horse

paul — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:48:47 +0000

Protected: Video Flashback: M and Dad Share a Quiet Moment Before Lighting the Menorah

paul — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:25:03 +0000

Protected: Video Flashback: M and His Cousins do Giggle Sprints

paul — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:56:38 +0000