Adventures with Astrid: Feathered Friends

Today, Astrid would like to show off some more feathered friends she met on a recent walk.

If you squint your eyes toward where Astrid is looking in that photo, you'll see a heron back there. We have at least one heron who very often hangs out near the creek in our neighborhood. We see him on a regular basis, which very much so intrigues Astrid.

On that same walk, we saw some ducks in another part of the creek.

Can you see them down there? We also often see geese on our walks. Luckily, Astrid is very well-behaved and non-reactive to the birds, so we've never been flogged. We've been squawked at and hissed at plenty by the geese, but that's about it.

Happy Wednesday, friends!

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Doodle of the Day

I believe today we're sharing our last wintry doodle for the season. I think. Either way, here's another snowy doodle despite it being warm outside today.

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Tip of the Day

Next up in our National Pet Poison Awareness Month series of tips is a quick discussion on rodenticides. We rather recently mentioned these, but we'll mention them again for this month of poison prevention. These chemicals, meant to kill mice, rats, and other rodents, are dangerous all around. Depending on the type of poison, rodenticides can cause any number of potentially fatal side effects, such as internal bleeding or acute kidney failure. Ingesting the rodenticide itself is of course one way in which your furbaby can be poisoned. In addition to this, though, if a rodent ingests the rodenticide or walks through it, and then your furbaby gets a hold of that rodent, the poison can also pass into your furbaby's system this way.

To be safe, simply try to avoid the use of rodenticides completely. If rodenticides are being stored or used in your home, garage, garden, or other areas, though, absolutely ensure that your cat or dog cannot reach them. Also monitor your furbabies if you think rodents are in your house and a rodenticide is being used, to ensure your cat or dog does not catch or eat a rodent that has been poisoned. Severe side effects can result from rodenticides, for the rodents, your furbabies, and even wildlife. So, please do all that you can to avoid their use.