Ostentatious sulphur-crested king sporting gilded crown and mischievous smile,

Cockatoos in different hues.

Eastern spinebill curving beak, straw-necked ibis shimmering like oil on water,

An iridescent rainbow of color. Brolga tall and pale stand still like Pacific herons in wetlands and

Near damp retreats.

In scattered pockets, beach thick-knee walks and whistles, cassowaries comb the boardwalk,

Adept dancers, twelve-wire birds of paradise steal the show.