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This stunning little woodswallow reminded me of a flamenco dancer with the upright part of the branch as its partner.

This is a female, she is far more subtly coloured than the much darker and more dramatic looking male. She was so far from me that I initially used my camera as a pair of binoculars to identify the species but she was so gorgeous that I couldn’t resist pressing the shutter button.

And then came the ‘dance moves’ that made me smile. She stretched her wings and swivelled her tail and I loved the way the light emphasised the shape of her wings and the spread of her white-tipped tail.

Flipping back and forth between the second and third photographs looks quite hilarious. Maybe it’s more like a tango than flamenco… I don’t know much about either set of dance steps.

There is exciting news about the lirralirra calendar. After heaps of research I’ve realised that an A4 calendar (that opens to A3) is a better option and will not be so expensive. I’m in the process of finalising images and plan to have more news in time for next week’s lirralirra. Heaps of thanks for so much encouragement. I’m wondering about the following cover image – my natural habitat is in the bush with a camera, I’m not good at anything to do with sales so would appreciate suggestions if you have any.

Thank you and happy birding, Kim

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