What - really? Well, it takes all kinds, I suppose.

"That's nice, but would there be any point?" Pinion asked. "Those are good tricks for living with humans but what use are they to me?"

The crow looked taken aback but recovered quickly. "It was only an offer, flamingo." It drank some more of the liquid and paid Pinion no further attention.

It looks like Pinion's on its own again. There's just one option from here.