On second thought…

I just looked at the strip again and saw a much darker panel two than even the first post would have suggested. Sure, read one way, it’s the Avians continuing on with their nefarious plot to take over the world, but read another way, it’s Mark Trail using some of his woodland friends to get rid of an annoyance. If you read it as the one bird saying the "You’ve got to give me a little credit, Mark…" and the Bird doing the chin-ups as saying "I can take care of Kelly." It looks like the animals are going to take the matter into their own hands (or paws, wings, whatever) and rid Mark of the Kelly menace once and for all. That one’s a little scary. I think I’ll stick with the original interpretation. I’ll be able to sleep better that way. (But if all clues point the other way, I'll have no choice.)