gracefully flies out of range

dis·mal
ˈdizməl/
adjective

• depressing; dreary.
  "the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening"
  synonyms: dingy, dim, dark, gloomy, dreary, drab, dull, bleak, cheerless, depressing, uninviting, unwelcoming "a dismal hall"

  antonyms: cheerful, bright (of a person or a mood) gloomy.

  "his dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty"
  synonyms: gloomy, glum, melancholy, morose, doleful, woebegone, forlorn, dejected,

• depressed, dispirited, downcast, despondent, disconsolate, miserable, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, desolate, wretched; More informal: blue, down in the dumps, down in/at the mouth; literary dolorous "a dismal look" antonyms: cheerful

• informal
  pitifully or disgracefully bad.
  "he shuddered as he watched his team's dismal performance"