Passerine — [upd]

The Hawk extended its talons, aiming for the easy meal. But Kibble knew something the Hawk did not. The Hawk was built for the open sky; it was built for the stoop. In the tangled, chaotic lattice of the thicket, the Hawk was blind and clumsy.

: Domestic cats and non-native predators are particularly devastating to ground-nesting songbirds. passerine

: Deforestation and urban sprawl are the leading causes of population decline. The Hawk extended its talons, aiming for the easy meal

Kibble shook the water from his wings. He was small. He had no talons. He had no hooked beak. But he had the grip of the world, and the song to fill it. The Hawk extended its talons