Blogs

Speed Bump:  I'm not sure what's more surreal ... the adaptation of a nest to a baby carrier or the idea that a chicken has a full day's schedule.

The Far Side:  An old military cliché turned on its side.

Free Range:  Boy, I guess penguins DO look too much alike.

Birdbrains:  Who needs a restraining order?  With the exception of "The Wizard Of Oz" I never heard of a scarecrow that could leave the field.

Break Of Day:  On the other hand. having the toupéed eagle as our national bird makes so little sense...

Dogs Of C-Kennel:  Now that is a forced moult.

Rhymes With Orange: Pre-cell phones, there were birds.

The Other Coast:  Which means that's not an iced coffee.

I have recently discovered a daily one-panel toon, Cornered, by Mike Baldwin and am going through the "pets and animals" section in search of avian-related entries.  In the meantime, enjoy this one which trades on an old cliché:

Show Me The Funny:  Back on February 19, we featured the first of what we hope will be many avian-related cartoons from Leo Cullum's long run in The New Yorker. These, along with other toons from that magazine and Esquire, are presented by Bob Mankoff, who was the cartoon editor at the former for twenty years (1997 to 2017) and then for the latter for two years.