Dawnchorus

"As much as I love my home, I cannot help but wonder... what *other* birds might reside in the great yawns, beyond...?"
He's musing aloud to himself just as much as he is to you.
"My father's reign is young. I'm afraid that if I myself wait around here long enough to become King someday, I may miss out on the rest of what the land's beautiful life has to offer.... Besides. I simply can't seem to wrap my head around the idea of keeping strangers out of your territory. Why not invite them in, and share the birds with them? Or, perhaps, ask them to share tales of the birds they've seen, themselves... do you understand my train of thought, here? I don't think I was meant to be King. I think I was meant to be a traveler. I want to travel with the birds. I want to fly... but, then again-... I suppose I am in no current rush to leave home. I am simply thinking out loud. Perhaps, when the time is right, and one of my younger siblings show interest in taking my seat beside our father, then-... yes. That is when I shall leave. But for now-... ah. Did I tell you about the breathtaking harrier I heard this morning...?"


[BYGONE-- Adolescent]
Dawnchorus seems to be quite the musical fellow; often watching the birds at both ends of the day for *hours* on end.
When asked as to why he has such a fascination with those flying, singing things, he can offer naught but a shrug and a hearty chortle.
"My father has always looked into the sky, finding interest with... nearly everything taller than himself. I, however, have found... something of a middling interest, something more specific-- with something so similar to ourselves, and yet so vastly alien... oh, it seems everyone has the same question. But I don't mind answering it again. Wait-... hush, now! Did you hear that? That was a Karoo lark!"

It must be noted that, whilst Dawnchorus is *quite* observant when it comes to tagging along on the occasional patrol, he finds more interest in informing intruders of the birds they had just startled, rather than scolding them for straying into the territory....
Ah, but he has much to learn, and plenty of time to do so.


[BYGONE-- Cub]
This young fellow seems to be constantly watching you! Not in a hostile way, mind-... he seems to enjoy listening to your footsteps, and asking you if you have any feathers-... yes, he does know he just asked you the same question three minute ago, but perhaps you found one somewhere that he missed-...!