Monsoon Beauty 2026- Teak tree watch
30th July 2026 No change in the teak trees over the last ten days. I went up to the terrace this morning to take a look. Very little insect activity around the tree. Today morning, the lapwings from the empty plot near the beach seemed very agitated, they were circling overhead and calling in alarm it seemed. "Didyoudoit" they seemed to keep asking me, and I protested my innocence to them. The other familiar neighbours were busy doing their own thing - Parakeets checked the mango tree The sunbirds examined the Cassia flowers The Treepie carried out is inspection of all the neighbourhood trees. The crows - cawed and cawed, and then to my horror - a human neighbour came with a casserole of rice and just dumped it on the parapet before I could blink. The crows were pleased, I was not. The bulbuls streaked by not wanting to interfere with the Crow feeding frenzy and even the mynas kept their distance. 20th July 2026 These are the two teak tr...
