fledglings

Ok, no one got munched in this story.

We were out for our morning walkies. We didn't see the birds until they flew up in front of the dogs. They were very close, maybe a foot in front of the two noses.
It wasn't a big flurry so it wasn't startling. It seemed odd.
I watched the two fly over to the nearby rock garden and land under and possibly into a small cactus. I noticed they were pretty small, flitting around almost like a small songbird you might see in a cage. All they could manage were peeps, but very melodious peeps. It looked like they weren't entirely sure of the flying thing. They actually looked strikingly similar to some of our Arizona song birds. They looked familiar, but smaller. I guess they were actually fledglings. I hope they get better at flitting away when, in the future, danger isn't on a leash.
*peep*