Big Salmon Lake Fish on!

The bird watched the strange creature from her perch in the trees surrounding the lake, blending effortlessly into the dappled shadows — stealth mode. She was no owl, but she felt she had hidden her presence as well as she could, for the small water-dwelling animal hadn't noticed her. Instead, it seemed to be distracted by some rocks. Before it had been frogs. Odd.

It was no wolf pup, or fox or any other creature Shiv was familiar with. She murmured incoherently under her breath for a few moments as she determined whether or not it was safe to approach, before suddenly diving from the branch she was on. It was only small, and didn't seem to have fearsome teeth or claws. Shiv would peck it's eyes out if it tried anything.

Fluttering onto a nearby boulder, the magpie tilted her head curiously at the brown, shiny critter. She was half-tempted to steal the rock from it, wondering why it was so fascinating. Instead, she released a loud chirp in an attempt to get it's attention.