FRIENDS IN FEATHERS 



TYPICAL CUCKOO NEST 



"A mere handful of twigs, loosely laid flat on seemingly the slightest foundation, 

 with maple blossoms for lining" 



predictions of rain, which for this reason sound so startling. I 

 think of him as very near to the heart of nature, slipping grace- 

 fully through his green haunts, coloured like the young tree- and 

 hush-stems, and the half-faded and withered leaves around him. 

 Never a feather out of place, and what delicate shades of colour 

 make up his suit! 



There is a hint of leaves in the greenish satiny reflections on 

 his gray back. There is a touch of cinnamon brown on his wings. 

 His tail is a work of art, the two gray middle feathers being twice 

 the length of the outer ones, which are black, tipped with white, 



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