Makar Sankranti
PIED: This episode was brought to you by realising the date. I had a short chat with the sunbirds, and this is an excerpt from it. P: Happy Makar Sankranti! MR BLOOMSIP: 'Happy'? I was scared that a kite string would BISECT me all day! P: Sorry. Also, did anyone get hurt today? HIBISCUS: No. You warned us all last year, so we stuck to the trees today! P: Didn't you get hungry? B: Yes. And when Newmoon and Myra came back alive to tell us that the strings weren't a threat any longer, we flocked to the trees beyond! H: I never thought nectar could be that tasty! P: *chuckle* Anyways, did the tree grow back? B: Yes, now that you've armed Newmoon. He got the house crows on board, who told the pigeons to help us, and now nobody can even get a ladder close to the tree! P: *laughter* H: A parakeet flew down here to join our club. We were all concerned. At least, the other keets were. P: Their name? H: Banyan. Also, sp...