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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.

I would like to see that once time
the second video is "private"

Toko and Kate are doing very well

Lovely!

an interesting and well documented encounter..



thanks for sharing...

and please keep us posted...

the second video is still "private"

Thank you nan, Flutts, Toko, leachy

nan wrote:the second video is still "private"

No longer . . . .

mposthumus wrote:
Like a good husband Toko provided Kate with enough food on a daily basis.

You see that, Toko!?


Brilliant stuff, 'possie! A gymnogene there too!

It sounds like you live in a paradise of birds...

Thanks for sharing.

RP and Amoli