Nature’s Bordello

Inspecting the new home

Lewins Honey eaters dash passionately

Between Callistemon, Lilly-pilly and Brush-box.

Wings lightly touch, as branches are cleverly avoided.

Excitedly tumbling among the leave in rapturous capture –

An extended chorus signals success.

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Rainbow Lorekeets argue amongst

The Dawson River blooms,

And then make peace, silently and gently,

Almost hidden in the shady corner

Of a Eucalyptus Grandis.

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The Spangled Drongo tests his metallic voice,

High in the branches of the Grevillea Robusta.

Cleverly displaying his midnight black plumage

Against the golden flashes of silky flowers –

Until he woos the young lady and takes her quickly.

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Tiny stingless bees, hungry for love,

Tease the pollen from ripe flowers.

Gently probing the soft folds

Of innocent blooms –

Then withdrawing to carrying away their prize.

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A Common Koel screams from the treetop –

Desperately seeking a suitor.

While Noisey Miners hold deep discussions in frenzied groups,

Deciding who will be the new queen.

Raucous Kookaburras, in the late afternoon,

Under a breathless sunset –

Announce the close of business,

In Natures springtime bordello.

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