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Yvette was thrilled--she made the first cut in the Houston Texans cheerleader tryouts. Being the only roseate spoonbill, she had not only her natural elegance, but the minority thing going for her . . .
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Randy hated this time of the year; the ticks were everywhere. Unlike the cattle egrets who ate ticks, Randy didn't; in fact he didn't even have a good beak for getting rid of them . . .
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Randy had arrived at the rookery for his first (he hoped) breeding season a little early. No one else was here yet; his adult plumage was iffy and his voice had not finished changing. He hoped he wasn't going to have to sing those old Four Seasons/Frankie Valli falsetto songs to attract a mate . . .
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In spite of her mother's assurances that spoonbills were elegant and beautiful, little Billie still got bullied by the egret kids and the cormorants . . .
Deodorant Not Working
In spite of those TV commercials’ promises, after a quick sniff, Gi Gi was pretty sure her deodorant was not working, which probably explained her mate’s absence for the last few days . . .
