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Tropical mockingbird, Inírida, Colombia Our jeep got stuck in this swamp in the Colombian Amazon, after which we waded through knee level water for two hours. The nice thing about this slow progression is that we could take our time to watch the surroundings. The many red dots you see in the photo are the locally endemic flower of In&iacute;rida:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50146/flower_of_inirida_inrida_colombia.html" title="Flower of Inirida, In&iacute;rida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/50146_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YUtGcBbOY%2BrMX89oe%2BBRWNvW%2BIQ%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Flower of Inirida, In&iacute;rida, Colombia On our 2nd day in the Colombian Amazon, we were supposed to cross a stream by jeep to access a remote birding spot. The jeep immediately got stuck in the water, and we had to continue on a 2 hour walk muddying through water at knee level. As we did so, we saw hundreds of these flowers. The locals cannot stop talking about it. It is locally endemic, quite beautiful and you&#039;ll see it in vases in everybody&#039;s house. Even when it is completely dried out, it is a nice piece of decoration. Colombia,Fall,Geotagged,Guacamaya superba,Guain&iacute;a,In&iacute;rida,South America,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,Mimus gilvus,South America,Tropical Mock,World Click/tap to enlarge

Tropical mockingbird, Inírida, Colombia

Our jeep got stuck in this swamp in the Colombian Amazon, after which we waded through knee level water for two hours. The nice thing about this slow progression is that we could take our time to watch the surroundings. The many red dots you see in the photo are the locally endemic flower of Inírida:

Flower of Inirida, Inírida, Colombia On our 2nd day in the Colombian Amazon, we were supposed to cross a stream by jeep to access a remote birding spot. The jeep immediately got stuck in the water, and we had to continue on a 2 hour walk muddying through water at knee level. As we did so, we saw hundreds of these flowers. The locals cannot stop talking about it. It is locally endemic, quite beautiful and you'll see it in vases in everybody's house. Even when it is completely dried out, it is a nice piece of decoration. Colombia,Fall,Geotagged,Guacamaya superba,Guainía,Inírida,South America,World

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The Tropical Mockingbird

The tropical mockingbird is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil, and in the Lesser Antilles and other Caribbean islands. The birds in Panama and Trinidad may have been introduced.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 2, 2017. Captured Oct 21, 2016 07:31 in Unnamed Road, Inírida, Guainía, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO1600
  • 400mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.