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But what did this bird think that I was not going to see it in that open field ("descampado", as we say here in Cuba too)!


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In that moment, I had to see what magic I could do to get the picture, because now I have to focus manually. And look... it's not easy. Of course, the focus is not correct, or ‘no está clavao’ <em>as we say here in Cuba</em> 😁. Not even the alignment, around 6 pm, of planets, constellations and medieval markets made it possible for myself to get it right, so don't even dare to zoom in on the photo.

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But this name ‘cagaleche’ is one of the Cuban nicknames for this bird. I just saw it here on a recognition search, I couldn't look in the back, you know.... 


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the other photo I got of the aforementioned, you know what, is this one and it was behaving well. He was tiptoeing around on his toes I think thinking I wasn't looking at it...haha... Look what a colourful outfit my model is wearing, blue, green, yellow and... 🤔 earthy colour? I think this is a trend in this year's spring summer fashion. This is the nesting season. I read in a publication of our botanical garden that it is between March and August.It doesn't matter, if we do go on the odd outing we have to be well-dressed. 😁

This bird, whose scientific name is Butorides virescens, is also known as the Green Heron.Another name it is known by here in Cuba is <strong>aguaitacaimán</strong>.

My camera was out of battery and with the little problem that I don't seem to see well, I took these photos. 


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These were not going to go anywhere... but the camera was going to shut down. So nothing... don't zoom in here either.


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They are water hyacinths, aren't they? oh, how beautiful these flowers are. A plant native to the Amazon that found no resistance to stay floating in any ‘calm’ water on this planet where the temperature ranges between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius.


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In some countries hyacinths are considered a threat because they form obstacles to water flow, affecting transport and local livelihoods, reducing water quality, creating disease-carrying vectors and killing native aquatic life. <sub><a href="https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/11/18/jacinto-de-agua-caracteristicas-de-la-planta-que-no-necesita-cuidados-especiales/"></a></sub>  
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From this point on I had only one option left, the AKASO action camera. And of course I didn't return home... suddenly I was unblocked, figure it out, I had eaten some very tasty snacks that I had in my tote bag, they were a visual temptation.


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Like this plant that in the place where I found it was... out of place and it was unique. But nature is amazing, isn't it?


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And this one is the aura tiñosa (Cathartes aura) native to southern Canada, which let me get quite close before it flew away.

I don't know if I'll be in time for our host @nelinoeva's <a href="https://peakd.com/hive-106444/@nelinoeva/feathered-friends-show-me-a-2037137298692">Show Me A Photo Contest Round 213</a>... here's my contribution and hoping you all have a great Sunday and a well feathered 😃 start to the week!



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