Here is my entry for the 2024 #springflingkidlit contest. I created a gif using a photo I took this week of some baby bluebirds in our yard. The contest rules require you to write a story with 150 words or less using a gif that represents spring! Go to Ciara's blog to find out more and read all of the amazing entries!
The Bluebird Buddies
By Macy Lane
There’s a birdhouse in our backyard.
I built it with Papa last summer before he died.
He cut the wood and let me hammer in the nails.
“Made by Papa and Kai. the bluebird buddies”
If I stand on my tippy toes I can see right through our birdhouse door.
Yesterday, I peeked and saw three baby bluebirds huddled in a nest!
Their beaks were pointed towards the sky as they cried for food.
Above me, Mama Bluebird sat on a wire watching my every move.
Daddy Bluebird swooped in and landed next to Mama.
“Don’t worry!” I whispered. “I’m a friend.”
I stepped back.
Standing still and quiet, I watched as Mama flew, worm wiggling in her beak, right into our birdhouse!
Well, I suppose it’s their house now.
Oh, how I wish my bluebird buddy was still here.
He’d love the story of our birds.
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