Gubberfinches in the Kitchen!

Marco from New Mexico says:  “there was a strange light in the sky the other night. I went out on my porch but I couldn’t see anything.

When I came back inside all the milk in my house was dranked! Then I saw it. A polka dotted furry orb ‘bout the size of a leprechaun was floating through my kitchen knocked over all my dishes with what had to be a twenty foot long tail. Now, do you think I saw a Gubberfinch, or am I going insane?”


Dear Marco,

Congratulations! Not many people are fortunate enough to see a real life Gubberfinch! That is truly miraculous! I wasn’t even certain that they hadn’t gone extinct! How marvelous!

Gubberfinch are elusive little creatures. Did you know that their tail can unfurl up to thirty feet (9 meters)? Generally the tail is retracted to only a foot (30cm) or so. It must have been quite spooked for the tail to be out so far!

Other than making a mess, Gubberfinch are harmless. If you leave any milk out, or god forbid the fridge door open, then they can make quite the mess! So you have nothing to fear and are not insane –at least not for this particular reason–.

-Edmond Agar