Heron Lake Plateau another five more short graybles

She did a double-take when he didn't recognize X's name. Hadn't he ever met the resident red-tailed hawk? But when Towhee thought about it, she realized that X had left right before their fight (hence the lack of warning). He'd been gone for a bit and it wasn't like Towhee spent a lot of time around her prodigal brother. It was totally possible he was unaware of the raptor, even now that he'd been back a while.

"X, the red-tailed hawk that lives here with us," Towhee said, thinking to add, "with me, specifically. He's a great hearing aid. You've really not seen him around?"