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Dusky Woodswallow
Endemic to Australia...in
eastern and southern, tropical
and subtropical regions.
Artamus cyanopterus
(L 7.1")
Artamus is Greek for butcher, murder;
cyantopterus is Ancient Greek for blue
wing.
Deniliquin district
27Oct2015
A wood swallow took part of my heart
And shared it with most of his kind
Leaving me susceptible to
Cherubic wings,
Liquid feathers
Orbiting flight
And other memory scraps left behind.
(Butcherbird)
© Marc
Anderson
xeno-canto
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