Amur Paradise-flycatcher

Passeriformes - Monarchidae - Terpsiphone incei (Sambar Ekor Panjang Amur/Murai-Gading Utara)

Adult male comes in two morphs, rufous and white; both have a black hood, white underparts, black head, short crest, and bright blue eyerings, but they differ in the color of the upperparts. Breeding males have a long tail twice the length of the body. Female and immature male similar but tail much shorter, and plumage duller overall. Female and young male similar to Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher but brighter rufous above, with a sharper demarcation between the black chest and white belly. Also compare with Blyth’s Paradise-Flycatcher where their ranges overlap. Breeds in broadleaf lowland and hill forests; also in more open habitats in migration and in winter. Song a series of descending fluty whistles; call a staccato, nasal chatter.

(eBird)

Always a welcome sight, near or distant.

* The secret's explanation - how opposing forces work but do not show off

- have victory but do not claim -

Amur Paradise-Flycatcher

Passeriformes - Monarchidae - Terpsiphone incei (Sambar Ekor Panjang Amur/Murai-Gading Utara)

Adult male comes in two morphs, rufous and white; both have a black hood, white underparts, black head, short crest, and bright blue eyerings, but they differ in the color of the upperparts. Breeding males have a long tail twice the length of the body. Female and immature male similar but tail much shorter, and plumage duller overall. Female and young male similar to Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher but brighter rufous above, with a sharper demarcation between the black chest and white belly. Also compare with Blyth’s Paradise-Flycatcher where their ranges overlap. Breeds in broadleaf lowland and hill forests; also in more open habitats in migration and in winter. Song a series of descending fluty whistles; call a staccato, nasal chatter.

(eBird)

No other purpose than to survive.

 

* What can be done - Right conduct

- Right intent and action -

Relatedness

Sustenance

Not for game, but to win - it's survival.

In the same wave.

 

Be stingy with wars

 

[Who] with reason assists  the people's master, 

the one not with arms strengthens the empire.

His business methods render good [make welcome] repayment [requital].

An army's place [which] it occupies, 

briars and thorns grow there.

A great war's sequence [after] surely are bad harvests.

The good one [is] resolute and that is all [then he stops].

Not dares he thereby to take by force.

One should be resolute, and not boasting;

resolute, and not haughty [bragging]

resolute, but not arrogant;

resolute, but [only when] not he can avoid [it];

resolute, but not violent.

Things flourish then they decay.

This is called unreason.

Unreason soon ends.

Different from the vulgar

 

Abandon learnedness you have no anxiety.

The yes in its addition to [contrast to] the yea mutually differ how little?

The good in its addition to [contrast to] the bad mutually differ how much?

By the people that which is feared not can not be feared.

Desolation! Oh!

It has not yet reached the limit, indeed!

All people [are] joyful, joyful.

They are like celebrating a great feast.

They are like in springtime ascending a tower.

I alone am calm, 

Oh! as he [who has] not yet an omen.

I am like an infant child who does not yet smile.

Forlorn [so] forlorn

Oh! like not having any place whereto to return.

The multitude of people all have plenty.

But I alone [am] like wanting.

I [am] a foolish man in the heart, indeed!

Ignorant, [so] ignorant,

Oh! Common people [are] bright, so bright.

I alone resemble the dull.

Common people [are] smart [so] smart.

I [am] alone confused,

[so] confused.

Desolate! Oh! like the ocean.

Adrift! Oh! like not having any place for anchorage

The multitude of people all have usefulness.

But I alone am awkward and also rustic.

 I alone differ from the people, but prize the seeking food from mother [viz. the Tao].

Keeping up

Feel my heart-waves, enjoy my energy

Seeing me is loving me

Know enough, what's enough.

When beauty emerges

When beauty emerges
in glimpses,
Accept, it endures.

Void to appearance

Void to appearance
Not the answer sought,
Feather to feather
by feather's worth.

Here and there

Bird tale:
Here and there,
it's everywhere,
Listen, it's the heart's song
to the rhythm of the heart's truth.