two fat speckled stones on a mountain
two fat speckled stones on a hill
if one says, let's fly away
the other won't stay
now there's no fat speckled stones on the hill
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"the surgeon general strongly recommends against exercise for my species, and me being cute & round in the rain is NO EXCUSE for these raindrops to collect sarcastically on my face" -- common potoo
(photo note-- despite the gray drizzle, I could slow the shutter speed way down to get this shot since potoos are not famous for moving around while you struggle to nab the shot)
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she's gathering worms because her nest under the tree roots is super close by but we could not see into it since it was pretty much underground and completely dark... as opposed to the mostly dark ISO 12,000 of this area when she (briefly) emerged into what we may laughingly refer to as light
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while mama's away, the nestlings will PLAY!!!
chestnut-fronted macaw babies emerging to explore the trunk of their nest tree, too cute for my β€οΈ to handle
(while parrots are a vulnerable family, this nest is on a road to a reserve where it is kept an eye on = not attractive to poachers)
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/31892
the horrific song of the Andean Cock of the Rock, all i can say is... it's a good thing the boy is pretty!!! π€£
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the notorious "hips don't lie" bird!!!! can u name this species! (answer is in the AltTxt)
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i wouldn't advise u to stand between me and the nectar -- geoffrey's daggerbill
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color blocking, not just for the 80s anymore
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this guy just don't blend in, our little group spotted this birb from a mile away (i had only a 400mm so i had to wait a while for birb to approach our valley to grab this photo)
may i introduce u to the little known Ivory-billed Aracari!
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