Jul 312011
Masked lapwing (Vanellis Miles, or plover) nesting in my back lawn. Photo by me, CC licensed. Click to embiggen.
A masked lapwing (plover) family has taken up residence in the back garden.
These birds are insanely protective of their nests. They doze but don’t sleep, so the slightest movement — day or night — provokes an ear-splitting shriek of alarm (MP3).
It’s also a shriek of warning. Approach too close and these fearless basket-cases will swoop and attack with claws, beak and spurs.
Winter pruning and planting will have to wait a few weeks.
flipsockgrrl
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