Rooftop eyrie

15 June 2015

The descriptive term of “ground dweller”, as applied to the Masked Lapwing, is a concept that seems entirely lost on the plovers of Joyfallee. They are less than impressed with the current communal arrangements instigated by Milky Way, being more of the “What’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is mine” persuasion. So in an effort to get as far away from their chicken comrades as possible, they have taken to roof dwelling. From their lofty heights they hurl insults (mostly gleaned from watching Monty Python reruns - like “Your mother was a hamster!”) at anyone who will listen….or anyone really passing within about a 3 kilometre radius of their roof. The other residents are watching with interest, and a little trepidation, the outcome when plover eggs are laid on the slippery slope of the stable roof. They also hope any successful hatchings result in baby plovers that are adept at flying from a very young age.