The Don Juans and Lady Banks
Oil on Canvas, 78 x 78cm
The Red-backed fairy wrens were smitten. Never before had they seen such an exquisite creature.
From the top of her glossy black head, speckled with gold, right down to the cadmium and crimson reds of her tail feathers, she dazzled them with her exotic beauty.
They had a romantic setting prepared for her, hoping it would improve their chances to win her affections. On the table lay scattered fragrant gum blossoms around a lapis lazuli bowl, filled with her favourite seeds. Inside the olive vase stood a regally red waratah flower - a fiery explosion of their romantic intent.
The two King parrots eyed the spectacle warily. The Red-backed fairy wrens were renowned players, always looking for new love interests, but surely they could see the folly in this fanciful escapade?
One of the King parrots could hold his peace no longer and piped up: “Think again chaps! This is no casual affair - the Lady Banks is a monogamous beauty, not suitable for Don Juans like yourselves!”