CARDINALS'



Many afternoons, two or three Cardinal couples visit the courtyard birdbath.

This is one of their stories.

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Mr. C #1 alights and stakes out his territory

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He wades in . . .


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. . . but spots a rival, Mr. C #2 . . .

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. . . who takes over his spot in the bird bath . . .

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. . . while Mr. C #1 waits on the "rock" solar light to get his spot back.


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Aaaaand Mrs. C #1 wants her turn, RIGHT NOW . . .

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. . . which she gets.

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Now the males have to wait . . . but not for long . . .

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Mrs. C #? takes over again . . .

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Finally, I have the spa to myself!

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There was so much to-ing
& fro-ing, I lost track
of which Cardinal was which.

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There are usually THREE pairs involved in a Spa Day;
I don't know where the other couple was.
Perhaps in the much larger bird bath in the back yard.


ROSE



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