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We are at lookout hoping to see whales on their way back to Antarctica, but the sky has collapsed, pale fur drifts onto grey felt. Instead, we are astonished by a staccato call drawing to piping and whistling. The word joy often accompanies birdsong. An unknown bird, a novelty, a mystery. I whistle encouragement, sounds a little like a Satin Bowerbird without its rough, metallic Tourette’s – Pallid Cuckoo? Little Shrike-thrush? Furtive, movement chanced, dark if not black. I duck from a pair of Little Wattlebirds’ frantic spring chase; a wing grazes my ear.

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from Thirteen Ways of Considering Black Birds, released June 5, 2023

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John Bennett and John Laidler Sydney, Australia

John Bennett is primarily a curious poetic life-form.

John Laidler loves making sounds, and walks at approximately 4 km per hour.

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