PHOTO PROMPT © Jean L. Hays
“It isn’t armor that makes one a good kitchen-window sentry,” he instructed the younglings during a quick peck break.
“Is it the blade?” piped Pepper and stretched a leg to critically eye a very immature spur.
The bird clucked fondly at the chick. Always the feisty one, Pepper was. Last to emerge from the egg but first in every yard-race since.
“No, Son,” the quail stretched tall. “It is all in the plume. Once it grows, hold it high, bob it well.”
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Na'ama Yehuda 
Dear Na’ama,
Amusing little story…dare I say it was for the birds? I particularly liked ‘piped Pepper.’ Great job of winging it. Love it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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LOL! This comment is hilarious! Trivial story indeed (though hopefully not totally worthless!!)
Photo sure made this as easy as duck soup … 😉
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A very dear father-son moment. Instruction in the art of bobbing. Nice bird’s eye view, so to speak.
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🙂 Thanks! It was fun to take a bird’s eye view … 🙂
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Having a yard that is full of quail I can appreciate this one.🌺🌹
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Bobbing them heads, do they? 😉
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Simply delightful – literally!
Click to read my FriFic tale
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Thanks, Keith! 🙂 I’ll read yours now. 🙂
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Lovely idea, I do hope this is how birds actually think 🙂
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Wouldn’t that be fun!? 🙂 Thank you for the comment!
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A wonderful story, with the literary use of personification. Loved it.
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Thank you! 🙂 I had fun winging it … 😉
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Lovely engaging writing. I enjoyed your story hugely.
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Thank you so much Jilly! 🙂 Do come visit again. 🙂
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This was indeed a lovely story, Na’ama! Loved it.
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Thank you, Dale. It made me chuckle. We didn’t have quails when I was growing up, but we did have turkeys and roosters strutting about … So … 😉
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… so…. Indeed!! !😉
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Lovely light-hearted tale. It’s amazing how animals succeed in conveying emotion, isn’t it?
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🙂 When we manage to listen … 😉 Yes!
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