Thousands of Jubilating Wings

In waves and bursts of exhilarating jubilation, as among long-lost friends meeting in a chance reunion, tens of thousands of tiny fluttering wings swoop and flit in feathery frolic, echoing every chirp, every twit. In swarms they swirl across the darkening island skyline, spiralling round the towering tree like a giant vine. Then, snuggling close and tight for the night at the canopy, the Lansijang swallows of Bohol doze off serenely...