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Quickly Oct. 15

prompt:

A bird. One PARTICULAR bird

It could be the woodpecker that works on your siding. Or Woody Woodpecker.

A Harpy?

A fictional budgie belonging to a fictional character (or real/real, real/fictional, fictional/real).

First person?

First bird?

 

Hummingbird builds her nest

in my pluot tree,

then complains I pick the fruit.

 


©2021 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved

 

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  1. purplepeninportland.comOctober 16, 2021 at 5:20 PM

    Of all the nerve!

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    1. LisaOctober 16, 2021 at 5:48 PM

      At first I didn't know why she was buzzing my head and sitting so close to me!

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  2. Ron. LavaletteOctober 17, 2021 at 4:57 AM

    Yum.

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    1. LisaOctober 17, 2021 at 6:47 PM

      Oh, these are the best tasting fruit ever! No, they taste better than chocolate! They are called Flavor Supreme.

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  3. JulesOctober 19, 2021 at 5:34 AM

    Oh... lovely. I occasionally see them in my yard. But I'm never sure because they are so quick.
    I had too look up plout tree. :)
    Nice to see you at Twiglets :)

    (Jules from WP - I have issues with leaving comments so I have an account just to leave comments at Blogspot.)

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