Assorted field mice and birds? I'm assuming there's a room with a "No Cats Allowed" sign on the door, LOL. I think you may qualify for the title of "Zoo Keeper". There's a television show that airs here on Saturday mornings (I forget the name) where the host is a real-life pet shop owner. He dispenses advice on pet care while surrounded by what looks like 50-100 different species and breeds of mammals, reptiles, birds, etc., all milling about freely on a table in front of him. Very interesting show (my dog Cleo's favorite, BTW) and part of my facination with the show, I suppose, is the suspense of seeing whether one of the animals might suddenly become prey (although they probably wouldn't air that segment if it did happen). :^)

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy