Dead Still

"I was passing by on the road and saw them there by the rock. I watched a few seconds, but they were dead still.
"Well, I saw there was a Squirrel Cuckoo in that bush, so figured they were watching it. They spook easy.
"The cuckoo flew off, so I came down here after I called and they didn't answer.
"There they were  Like that "
"Like that " was a bullet in the head.