Pinion shook with rage and in that moment, lost its temper. It stretched its neck out and screamed its frustration at the humans for their utter stupidity, then it raised one of its feet and kicked at the fence.

It didn't rattle as much as it did whenever the bald-headed storks kicked their own fence. Flamingos just didn't have that kind of strength. Having webbed feet probably didn't help either.

The only reaction Pinion got for its trouble was a bemused look from the humans... and from the rest of the flock, it noticed when it turned around to storm back to the huddle at the edge of the pond. Beak, Covert, and Claw all took extra effort to hurry out of Pinion's way. Everywhere it looked, its flock-mates watched it uncomfortably or turned away to avoid its gaze as if they had no desire to be involved.

Well, that went about as well as could be expected. What would you like Pinion to do next?