No sooner were the words spoken than one mockingbird parent swooped down into some tall grass awaiting weed whacking surrounding one of Mom's life-size ceramic rabbits out back and began feeding the fledgling hidden there. The other one dove under Neighbor Mike's orange tree where a second young mockingbird was waiting. The parents each made several passes bringing insects and whatnot to the kids. The little ones were hard to see due to still being dun colored and had neither the very long tail feathers nor their black and white coloration distinctive to the species.
Eventually, the one by the bunny statue moved up under the nest tree. Shortly thereafter, the one under the orange tree flew the thirty feet back home. So all was well and they were just out exploring the big world.
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