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The Feather Salon had done a fine job of making KiKi attractive; she had found a fine mate who helped raise this year's brood, but where was he now with the nest empty and she with a hard to reach itch . . .
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Candace was worried, the red where her beak met the head should be orange. She made an appointment with the dermatologist and hoped it was just a rash; she worried about how this would affect her chances for a mate this season . . .
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Elizabeth hated the brushy landings at the rookery and now she had snagged something and pulled a muscle or popped some joint; would Tylenol do it? Or did she need a chiropractor . . .?
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In the main, Dougie and Darla (he called her "Darling") got along well, but sometimes they looked at things differently . . .
Past Her Prime
As Elise’s chicks grew and she lost her elegant breeding plumage, the guys didn’t seem to come around much anymore; was she, she wondered, past her prime . . . ?