delilahwawk

[delilahwawk]

Hmph.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

Humans made the baths for them. They didn't ask for it.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

Huh.... Guess that explains why humans don't preen.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

You need a nice, sharp beak to preen.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

You looked more like a cat just then.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

If you say so.

She went back to preening.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

Pretty? How?

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

It is. Stupid.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

But they're called. The same? That's stupid.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

She looked up at Wilbur.

You. Adult. Wilbur Cross. Do you know?

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

Is that different from: a "bath"?

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

Don't you put little things filled with water out for the songbirds?

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

Like what the humans put in the flowers for the songbirds?

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

What's that?

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

How do humans do it?

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

It's called: preening. It's how: I keep clean.

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.

[delilahwawk]

Delilah looked back at her.

What's so funny?

There was a checker-tailed nighthawk perched on the railing of the Nantucket bridge, looking out towards the mainland.