Like a good husband Toko provided Kate with enough food on a daily basis.
“The female leaves when the oldest chick is 19 – 34 days old, after which the chicks reseal the entrance.”
Soon after I noticed that both parents were now feeding the chicks. I could clearly hear the chicks in the nest as soon as one of the parents appeared in front of the slit to feed them.
I reckognised Toko by his uneven tail feathers
and Kate's, like a real lady, always neatly intact
After feeding time the nest was cleaned and I could not help but laugh when time and again the waste was unceremoniously dropped through the opening.
One morning on hearing Toko and Kate’s persistent calls I instinctively knew something was wrong
I ran outside and as I looked up at the Palm tree my heart missed a few beats. 
My desperate attempts to scare off the intruder by throwing stones at him was to no avail, the tree was simply too high.
After what felt like a lifetime, the intruder fled. Toko and Kate remained in the vicinity of the nest for a while, and then as if nothing happened, continued with their parental duties.
