The web can be a crazy place, filled with weird and wacky things. A lot of them are interesting, a lot of them are forgettable, but none tickle me so as
Carla Rhodes' secret email list, Bird of the Day. It makes me so happy every time one of her emails filled with feathery delights pops into my inbox, which is, aptly, once a day. Therefore, after some cajoling on my part, during which I told Carla she could have a hit like "Flavorpill meets Cute Overload," she has opened her mailing list up to the general public. All you have to do is
visit here to sign up, and you too can receive such brilliant missives as this one:
Thank you for subscribing to "Bird Of The Day."
Here is your requested "Bird Of The Day."
A very fancy dancin' Cockatoo. (Photo by Len Charnoff.)
BONUS LINK: JESSE'S FAMILY (One of the best bird videos, ever).##
No, you cannot unsubscribe from "Bird Of The Day." *
* Unless you can prove that you're allergic to feathers.
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Past birds of the day include:
Some pigeons enjoying a nice Italian breakfast (watch out for Sneaky Starling).
A Yummy Polka Dotted Guinea HenBaby parrotlets in an Easter Basket!
Baby cockatiels in an Easter Basket!
Baby Muscovy ducklings with their Marshmallow Mama.
A blue budgie makin' out with a green budgie.
Bird Of Paradise.
Colonel Mustard Dental Centres.
Red-winged Blackbird vs. the Great Blue Heron.
The Mad Bluebird.
Bearded and non-bearded buff silkies.
A.J. The Indian Ringneck Parakeet.
Peppy The Pelican Snacking on Penelope Pigeon.
Sunshine the Smokin' Indian Ringneck Parakeet.
CoCo the Cockatoo.
Lineated Barbet approaching nest hole.
Double-crested Cormorant enjoying a Saturday brunch.
Tufted Titmouse enjoying a pile of peanuts.
Lickin' Lorikeet.
A.J. The Indian Ringneck Parakeet.
Sammy The African Grey.
Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus).
Male Superb Bird of Paradise.
Colonel Mustard in a scarf.
Broken Invisible Bird.
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Carla has a long history with feathered friends. Here's a note she sent detailing her story:
I love birds. They are prehistoric, loving lizard flying machines that can talk. And they are very fluffy. I started 'Bird Of The Day' because I absolutely adore birds and find them to be amazing creatures. I generally find photos by searching the internets. I think up a species of Bird that I would like to feature and try to find the most intriguing photo. Viola! Bird Of The Day.
I've been a bird lover since I was a child. I fell in love when I was 6 with a green Parakeet named Emily that later turned out to be a he, but I still called him Emily. Emily soon had a blue Parakeet companion named Rew. Apparently, two birds weren't enough, and a canary named Uno joined the flock. All three of these birds lived in my bedroom until I was a teenager. I followed with further bird-capades. When I was 15, a hoot owl fell out of a tree. A neighbor brought it over and let me wean it back to health. But, the Owl consumed too much hamburger meat, so my Dad made me take it to a local bird rescue group. I cried. For as long as I can remember, I've always had bird companions. In college, I had a pet Cinnamon Cockatiel named Aunt Agnes. She became infamous around campus for eating spaghetti off of folk's plates. When I moved away from college, a friend adopted Aunt Agnes.
When I first moved to NYC, I was penniless and birdless. But not for long. I was walking down 2nd Avenue during the winter and passed a peeping fluff ball. Turns out the peeping fluff ball was a baby pigeon. I rescued the pigeon and kept him through the winter. His name was Bob and he was very tame. He once escaped out of his coop during the night and climbed in bed with me. Most of my friends, upon visiting my previous apartment, were horrified to see I had a pet pigeon. After I rehabilitated him, he was re-released by a local birding group.
Currently, I have two pet birds: Colonel Mustard (Yellow Ringneck Parakeet) and Hoopty (Green and Yellow Parakeet).
That's it! Now go forth and enjoy the unique brand of life that is Carla Rhodes as much as I do!
