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Bird Toon of the Day - December 31, 2024

AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE BLOG

Regular readers of the blog have likely noticed that for much of the year, I have not posted on a daily basis but instead have had to post several days in a row to "catch up" and then have another posting gap.  This is partially due to personal matters taking up my time, partially due to projects I have taken on professionally, and (worst of all) the fact that, having been doing this blog for several years now I have saved a lot of 'toons that haven't been used ... in fact, not counting those that I have added to my "collection" in 2024, I have a backlog of close to 500 in that folder.  And quite honestly, that has made it more difficult to make a daily selection and think of a witty comment to accompany each.

So, something has to change.  Starting tomorrow, I will be posting multiple 'toons by the same artist (usually in groups of three to five, maybe six if it means running an entire story arc), beginning with the oldest in my collection. I will be posting them without commentary -- if you liked my quips, sorry; if you groaned at them, you no longer have to -- and except for 'toons that match up to holidays I won't be following the calendar.  (I may, however, do postings for holidays with multiple artists' work.)

There is a beneficial side effect, and that is better compliance of "fair use" for educational purposes.  I will continue to link to the original websites for those who want to see more current material, but the older the content, the stronger the fair use provision's application.

In the meantime, I want to direct you to one of my personal favorite blogs, "I love my birds" which is named after the artist's cockatiel. She has been on hiatus for a while but I have linked to her archive of bird 'toons.  And here is her New Year's entry from two years ago:

See you all tomorrow. Happy New Year!

-- Kymberleigh Richards, Mickaboo budgie parront and volunteer

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