Shadewood Smoky blues

"Edible, but not worth the effort," Apple concluded and noted to herself to seek out those little odd things, when she was back on the beach, to check the facts Phex had told her. She was not so sure about the part with playing and was about to say something on this matter, when a loud screech interrupted her line of thought and their conversation, and made her look up to see, where the feathered rascal had hidden himself. 

"You have to watch out for them, if you have little kids around. One such tried to carry away my Rudy, when he was a wee ball of fluff on four tiny feet. That bastard had spied on the whelp from the trees and swooped down to grab him. Good thing my mate was there to fend the predator away, but we moved to a different den after that," she shared her experience with these birds and her dislike for them was evident in her voice.