Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for September 06, 2022

He’s going to have to build a bigger one soon, because Shirley is getting fed up with the time he spends on his hobbies.

Not to mention the scratching on the carpet and leaving . . Well let’s just say birds don’t have bathrooms.

If you wonder why you never see birds around Ballard Street, it’s because they’re not cuckoo enough to stick around.

One flew INTO the cuckoo’s nest

Unless he builds one Stan-sized he is never going to get the full experience.

That’s some nice work, Stan. Good for you. I wouldn’t know how to start, but I’m pretty sure it would NOT be with a bird suit.

It’s important to keep the end user in mind.

Birdbrain

He’s winging it … but he’s not just winging it.

I take it Stan’s family doesn’t have a cat.

Stan, Stan, he’s our man, if Stan can’t do it… might as well give up, no use being a darned fool about it…

Stan thinks, "Now, would I want to live here?

Too bad Stan can’t really get into his hobby.

Time for a break : a cup of coffee and some birdseed.

Meanwhile, upstairs Mildred is online, ordering an extra large bird cage.

The Audubon Society says those perches are a mistake because birds don’t need them and predators use them. I’ve searched for alternate opinions but the birds aren’t talking.

Stan, the bird man of Ballard Street.