A flash of brown, a flow of adrenaline, the season suggests a Paradise-Flycatcher, evoking a familiar emotion year after year when this species is spotted.
Indeed, a short-tailed or female Blyth's Paradis-Flycatcher upon close examination, speeding in, typically in a birdwave comprising a flycatcher-shrike, a warbler, a sunbird, among others.
As usual the frenzy was infectious for the watcher/photographer trapped delirious trying to capture the best moments.
Ahhh, but, for now, perhaps the best is yet to come.
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A bird that inspires cultural myths and symbolic folklore across Asia due to its ethereal, flowing tail streamers and fairy-like appearance in flight.
For example, in Chinese folklore, long-tailed paradise-flycatchers represent longevity because their long tails mirror the concept of length and enduring time.
In parts of South Asia, closely related paradise-flycatchers are called Swargiya Pakshi (heavenly birds) because their drifting, ribbon-like tails resemble celestial threads connecting earth to the sky.
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