Cirrus@Austlit

'I was slicing through the papaya at breakfast when there was a flutter at the porch railing. An urraca had dropped by to say hello, its ornamental crest feathers quivering as it bobbed its head this way and that in curiosity. It was so close that I barely had to set any digital zoom on the mobile camera to capture the velveteen lustre of its twilight-coloured feathers contrasting with the foliage lit up by the morning sun behind it.' (Toh Hsien Min : Editorial introduction)