A mountain sparrow sat quietly on a buckthorn branch, eyeing the thicket of hazel trees a few meters away.
It wasn't interested in the thorny nuts of the hazel — although the flesh of these nuts was indeed decent food, at present, the sparrow had a more appealing choice.
Its target was an Elephant Nose Beetle resting on the circular-shaped green leaf of the hazel.
This beetle, with a hard shell and a long-snouted head resembling an elephant's trunk, was a sworn enemy of many plants, but at the same time, was considered premium feed for many birds. Its calcium-rich shell and juicy, fleshy bodied provided the sparrow with nutrition exceeding that of a hundred grain seeds.
With this in mind, the sparrow's throat involuntarily throbbed, inching one of its claws forward.
It just needed to wait a little longer, for the 'Bipedal Beast' standing nearby the beetle to leave, and then it could pounce over and feast.
