A smallish bird flew behind her and put a muzzle on her. He was careful to avoid her teeth in the prossess. He firmly fastened the latch on the back.
While he was fastening the muzzle, Maria whipped her head around, dragging the smaller bird and the muzzle with her. She smacked the birds holding her wings with both the muzzle and the other bird, hard enough to distract them long enough to rip her wings free of their grasp. Once she was partly free, she let herself drop, using her greater weight to her advantage and plunging through the sky like an arrow, away from her captors.