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
© eBird