Here’s my response to this week’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge #41. You’ll find this HERE at Crispina’s blog, and see what others have written as a response to the photo prompt below.
Mooching Know – How
“Your approach is all wrong, Frizzy. If you hope to get anything from these park tourists, you gotta look like you haven’t eaten for awhile. Flatten those feathers — and please suck in that paunch. An undercarriage like that makes you look positively plump. Last thing you want is to look ready for the platter if the caretaker’s wife comes around.
Ah… Here comes another bunch…bringing popcorn! We’ll eat well if we just hang around this parking lot and look needy. Honk like you barely have the strength. Limp a bit, but don’t overdo it. Lame birds tend to land up in the soup pot.
Watch your toes with those little ones tramping around or you may be limping for real. And whatever you do, don’t let them get their hands around your neck. They love doing that. They may be a miniature variety, but they can be wild.
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Love it. And poor Frizzy, to have her egg-filled belly referred to as *plump*!
The farmer (whose car it is) apologised for their aggression and explained that they get more fractious when they’re laying.
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Glad you enjoyed my little spoof on mooching. I see seagulls in parking lots all the time, hoping for dropped fries and whatnot, so decided to go with that. However, I did think of a completely different angle that I might use with a similar scene sometime.
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Interesting. I’m intrigued.
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Think “specially trained government force sent to…” Oops! Can’t give it all away.
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Okay-dokey
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Hilarious, and a good day-brightner on the grey morning. Thankful for the rain, but it also makes my bones ache!
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Glad to brighten you day. We had a windy, overcast rainy day yesterday, too. Very fall-ish feeling.
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Well done! ❤
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Thank you. 🙂
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This was wonderful, Christine!
Excellent take!
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Thank you. I see your version is up now, too! 🙂
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I’ve often wondered if birds think – now I know they do!
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When it comes to mooching, you’d be surprised how much they can think. 😉
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This is adorable! I loved every thing about it.
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Thanks for your encouraging comment!
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