Hamlet Crow, a bird somehow named after a fictional Danish prince, spends every day on the same tree, watching the world go by, often with Bill the lizard, and sometimes with his more night-owlish friend, Nosfra (a bat, not an actual owl, as that would be silly).
But, as time goes on, Hamlet'll inevitably stray from the tree, and explore new places and meet new people... Or maybe the dumb bird'll just start talking to leaves floating in the wind.