Category: nature
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Bling
No one could have been more surprised than Beatrice when her last offspring emerged from its shell covered in silver sequins. Neither she nor the little one’s father, Norbert, came from a family of glittery birds, yet there amongst her downy brood was a tiny, squawking sparkler. Norbert tried not…
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Courtship
I caught you grooming earlier,nose fixed to your fur,engrossed in washing cheeksand nether regions,intent on looking clean,and sharp, and ablefor a doebehind a rose bush,shyly peering out. When both of you had gone,I spread a lovers’ feastof leafy greens and ripened berriesthrough the clover,knowing you’d returnwhen no one would be…
