by divacrows | Feb 14, 2019 | Health, Holiday, Snafu
How did it get to be mid-February? I blame Snafu. We brought him inside due to the very cold weather and he has taken up is position in the center of the house with great gusto. He shows his “appreciation” for being rescued from the Polar Vortex by bobbing...
by divacrows | Jan 14, 2019 | Gwen & Stephen, Snafu, Zen
After a few false alarms, snow has finally come to Northern Virginia. So far the perfect amount has fallen. Enough to make everything pretty and to provide an excellent excuse to stay home and nest but not so much that we risk a power outage or being marooned for...
by divacrows | Jan 1, 2019 | Chicks, Gwen & Stephen, Holiday, Snafu, Zen
2018 is in the books and our corvid crew is pretty chill with the end of another year. Zen survived his diet of pumpkin and Metamucil to get rid of the metal in his gut. We never figured out where it came from but, as long as it’s gone, I’ll score it as a...
by divacrows | Dec 24, 2018 | Blue Jay, Holiday, Rehab Birds
I thought the rehab season was over. Then ten days ago I got a call about a beautiful adult blue jay. He had taken it upon himself to fly into a window and given himself an impressive whack on the head. He was turned into VCA animal hospital, and the report I received...
by divacrows | Dec 13, 2018 | Blue Jay, Health, Snafu, Training
I was looking through my massive archive of photos of our corvid overlords and noted a dearth of pictures of Snafu. Our favorite blue jay is camera shy. Anytime I show up with a camera (phone or regular), he goes into turbo-flit mode. The result is a series of...
