Blacktail Deer Plateau Watch you take the fall

Osprey laughed at the girl's attempt to mimic the sound of sneezing - probably the most difficult one to make on purpose. Yet the girl tried and she got bonus points for determination. Who knew - maybe in a week or two - she would succeed and surprise them all.

"So, eager to learn to talk, aren't you?" she looked down at the cub and offered her a sincere and loving smile. Somehow it was easy to feel affection for the little one, even if she had done nothing extraordinary apart from existing. Why was it so hard to be affectionate to people, when they were grown up?

"A-ooo - to you too," she finished with a sentence that hopefully would be easier for the girl to understand and repeat.