Now that I've had a few minutes to sit and reminisce about my first few days here, I thought I'd share an encounter with a very special bird.

Like all birds, this is no ordinary bird. I was minding my business, admiring all the wonderful colors of Brazil, when BAM! A flash of the rainbow stopped right in front of my camera.

Me: Hello 👋

Tanager: Olá. That is how we say hello here in Brasil. 🇧🇷

Me: Oh, yes, Portuguese is the language of Brasil. Olá!

Tanager: Where did you migrate from? ✈️

Me: I came all the way from Virginia, USA 🇺🇸, to see the endemic animals of Brasil, just like you.

Tanager: Yes, you will only see us here in Brasil. Would you like to take a picture? 📸

Me: Please, if you don't mind.

Tanager: One sec, let me fluff my feathers...

Me: Say "crayola" 🖍️

Tanager: No, just take the picture. 😐

Me: Thank you! 😬

7.10.25

Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Sony A1 w/ 600f4

ISO2500 F5 1/125

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