Redhawk Caldera swamp-moss

"birbies are not ugly!" chickadee shouted in answer, though a good deal of her fear had cleared. she simply did not want the thing close to her. was it a bird?
the cicada landed in the circle between them, buzzing pretty lace wings over a blue carapace. chickadee huffed. "maybe it not very ugly." but it was certainly loud. and big!
"does it have a beek?" chickadee stage-whispered.