Observing birds , insects and flora seems to indicate a seasonal change is underway. For example, in the midst of the many wasps busily building nests in numerous places on the house exterior , a new flying insect was noticed on the back veranda -a dragonfly .
In the Northern Territory , a dragonfly is usually regarded as a sign of the start of the dry season .
No substantial rain has fallen since, but there have been very heavy falls north and south of here .
Butterflies and moths galore seem to be caressing all the blossoms , before they wilt . The popular China Doll tree is dropping masses of aromatic blossoms . Lizards in particular are out in force .
The above mango tree , down the street , is covered in new leaves as a result of earlier rain ,which could indicate a good crop later in the year .
Close to nature , the observant Queen of the Jungle has noticed that Torres Strait Pigeons have departed . She also spotted a young Channel-billed Cuckoo who seemed to be lost because no adult birds were around .
This is because the Channel-billed Cuckoo , also known as the Storm Cuckoo, Floodbird and Rainbird, which has a loud screaming call, lays its eggs in the nests of Currawongs and Crows and vamooses about March . Crows have been noisy of late , perhaps rejoicing at the hatching of young ones , not realising an Ancestry DNA test would undoubtedly cause feathers to fly .
There was a strange experience with a large wasp which got trapped inside the laundry and kept on banging up against the flyscreen, trying to escape. When grabbed with a hanky , carried to the door, and unwrapped , it emitted a loud buzzing noise, flew away , abruptly came back and seemed to inspect the grotesque looking creature which had helped it go free.
