Winged Intruder

Stood guard on the railing when a flutter of feathers dropped out of nowhere! A fat pigeon landed right on the metal bar, two hops away! Huge eyes staring. It dared to peck near my claws! I didn't flinch. I crouched low, flared my neck, and let out my fiercest rattle-growl while snapping my jaws shut—CLACK! The gray monster panicked, flapped its massive wings with a loud whistle of wind, and scrambled into the sky! Left behind a single gray down feather drifting on the rail. I stomped my foot down and pinned the prize flat. Airspace defended!