The Birds1963

Mitch Brenner:
Doesn't this make you feel awful... having all these poor little innocent creatures caged up like this?

Melanie Daniels:
Well, we can't just let them fly around the shop, you know.

Mitch Brenner:
No, I suppose not. Is there an ornithological reason for keeping them in separate cages?

Melanie Daniels:
Well certainly, it's to protect the species.

Mitch Brenner:
Yes, I suppose that's important, especially during the moulting season.

Melanie Daniels:
That's a particularly dangerous time.

Mitch Brenner:
Are they moulting now?

Melanie Daniels:
Some of them are.

Mitch Brenner:
How can you tell?

Melanie Daniels:
Well, they get a sort of hang-dog expression.