Birds In Words: Short Stories

These four short stories take their inspiration from birds. Three are quintessential Australian birds – the dainty Collared Dove, the raucous Spangled Drongo, and the extraordinary Straw Necked Ibis. The fourth story takes place in Scotland, and features the king of British birds, the Golden Eagle.
These stories are not really about birds, but the birds are essential characters in the stories. The stories are set in real places but have an element of fantasy about them. Or perhaps the supernatural. The stories look at elements of grief, identity, belonging and the sheer, unadulterated joy of just being alive.