Blacktail Deer Plateau In the Morning

Whee!

Earlier, Peregrine had tried to rouse all of the pups for a stroll. Usually, Osprey Jr. was at the front of the line when such activities took place. For whatever reason, she really wanted to sleep in today. Stubbornly refusing to be influenced by her father's coaxing, she curled into a tight ball next to Hawkeye and refused to move. After a while, Peregrine gave up and the hiking party departed.

She fell back to sleep and, by the time her mother woke and nudged her, Junior was finally ready to face the day. Grinning up at her mother, she stretched out her stumpy legs with their over-sized paws and yawped, "Muh!" Her thin tail wagged and she rubbed against one of Hawkeye's forelegs much like a kitten.