I was staking out the flutterbies in the lavender bush this morning - always careful now not to disturb the bees when this shrill voice disturbed my hunt.
"What are you doing here? and where's Sebastian got to?"
I looked round and there was this rather upright brown bird addressing me.
"I'm Casper and Seb is indoors asleep. More to the point - who are you?" I demanded in my fiercest voice.
"Don't be rude. I'm Betty the blackbird"
"How can you be a blackbird when you're brown?" I had heard the two legs always question everything they are told so I knew I was on the right track here.
"Ignorant little thing - female blackbirds are brown. Only the males are black. My husband will be along shortly and he is very black and very short tempered with silly things that ask nonsense questions."
True to her word there was a flutter on the fence. The bees stirred for a moment., looked up and seeing it was someone they knew carried on about their business in the lavender flowers.
"Sebastian's asleep Bertie and this thing thinks it's Casper. Not got much of a brain though. Can you call Sebastian - I think this might be an interloper">
The male bird gave a high pitched shrieking sound and in a flash Sebastian was out, shaking and stretching in one go.
"Hello Bertie, Betty how's things? Did you have a good time away? Any kids with you?"
Sebastian knows everyone and knows all their family business - I think he's a bit of a smoocher really but they all seem to like him.
"Very good thanks old man. How's sleepy head? And what's this doing here?" Bertie asked
"Max is in his usual place under the duvet fast asleep. This? Well they got this a few months back. He's a slow learner but we're getting there. Max and I put the hours in with him. Percy has had a couple of sessions with him too!"
With that they all laughed and Seb went back to his bed while the married couple picked up a couple of worms and flew off without a by your leave.
Odd folks come in this garden you know.
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