Sentry Duty

How lucky I am to have Bezukhov in the flock.  His level-headedness & responsible manner are a great boon, especially considering the other flock members are the flirty Cagney & the incorrigible Phineas.

What recent event has reminded me of Bezukhov’s value?  The roof latch of the Manor had been opened.

Again.

I have posted previously about this problem: A Bid For Freedom & Brainstorming Session.  This time though, Bezukhov saw the potential for mutiny & clearly wanted to keep the status quo.  He resolved this by standing guard over the opened latch.

Bezukhov sleepily guarding the open latch

Bezukhov guarding the open latch

 

It is possible he had been there awhile by the time I discovered this anomaly as he looked quite sleepy.  He certainly was behaving above & beyond the call of duty.

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Brainstorming session

Further to my previous post on the toyboys bid for freedom, I report that they have not given up on staging a daring escape bid.

The toyboys thought they were having a secret meeting but I overheard a heated discussion & had to investigate.  I found both Cagney & Bezukhov studying the roof latch on the Manor.

It seems that Cagney thought the best solution to unlock it would be to give the latch a good eyeballing.  Bezukhov was most unimpressed with this idea & thought a more practical approach of sliding it across would be more effective.  Fortunately, they did not manage to come to an agreement so the escape plan was called off…

Temporarily, I have to assume….

A bid for freedom

The toyboys’ bid for freedom has been thwarted!

I was a little suspicious that they had been spending a lot of time on the roof of the manor.  Whenever I approached they immediately looked guilty & shuffled their feet.  When I asked them what they were up to I never got a coherent reply, although this was fairly normal…

Anyway, unfortunately for the boys, I discovered what they were up to.  They had managed to unlock the roof latch!  This was no mean feat, as you have to pull it out & then swing it sideways.  Clearly it was a two-budgie job.

Naturally, I locked it again & now I check it frequently.  The boys will have to find something else naughty to do!

Opened!

Shh…. she’s coming!