WHO was their real estate / rental agent!?? (Burd Tail)

[Cinder & Smoke]

ALL week long, as the FurKids and I pulled out of the garage for work,
and upon our return at night - we've been *Attacked* with increasing dive-bombing ferocity and
more dramatic broken-wing / broken-leg / crash-landing displays!

Friday was Lawn Maintenance / Weed Abatement Day, again.

The Kar was "met" at the foot of the driveway by MAD Momma Burd!
Wings outstretched, *shrieking* KEE! - KEE! - KEE! -
with FIRE in her eyes, she CHARGED at the car!

We stopped...
the two furry Co-Pilots went berserk!
YIPP! YAPP! *WATCH* da Burd, Dad!
I *SEE* the darn Burd! She's blockin my Driveway!
We backed up... *HONK* *HONK*
Another attempt to drive on...
Another *CHARGE* KEE! - KEE! - KEE!
YIPP! YAPP! *YeeeOwwwwllll* ~ Ya *squisshed* her, Dad!!
I did NOT (I hope)! (We backed up, again.)

OMG! She was acting like we HAD hit her ...
spinning in circles,
*shrieking*, dragging a wing,
hopping on one leg... GUD GRIEF!

We drove on the grass...
Maw Burd "recovered" well enough to chase us into the garage.

Cinder & Smokey trotted down the drive to "check da Burdz out"...
All I heard was SmokeMutt *shriek*...
and they Both dashed back UP the drive, tails tucked,
and desperately wanted INto the Howze!

Tyme to *try* to mow grass/weeds...
Odd Job *barked* to life; Woody began Hummmmin his blades...
we ventured down the yard beside the drive...

Under aerial *ATTACK* by da MADD Burd Squadron of Two!

Then suddenly there was only WUN!
Paw Burd was doing crash-landings and frantic broken-wing
displays in the middle of the front yard...
WHERE was Momma Burd!???
No feathers behind Woody - THAT's a gud sign!...
We went down to 2nd gear...
Grass was growing faster than Woody was chewin it up!

Half way down the driveway, Paw Burd *Attacked* from the left - I ducked right...
and OMG! - THERE She IS!

Momma Burd was huddled - wings fully outstreached -
motionless - in the CENTER of the gravel driveway!

We inched down to the road and paused...
Momma Burd was frozen in place;
Paw Burd alternated his crash-landing displays on
both sides of the drive...

Is THAT where they built their Burd Howze!???
Smack-dab-Center on my gravel DRIVEway!???
GUD GRIEF! WHAT were they Thinking!???

We made another pass back up toward the Big Howze -
Momma frozen in place in the drive;
Daddy Burd *crashing* & *spinning* & *shrieking* KEE! - KEE! - KEE! in the yard.

By the 4th pass away from the drive, Both of em were airborn again -
*attacking* from both sides...
We finished mowing the front yard; and moved over to the pond side...

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still more to come...