Brasilian Great Kiskadee

[dotinthesky]

I woke up an hour ago with a great kiskadee trying to get into my bedroom. It would hit the balcony's window, fall on the floor and sing. It kept repeating this for 5 minutes. I had no idea why it just wouldn't fly the opposite way, to the trees that surround my room.

Finally, I went to the door and pulled the curtains open. The kiskadee saw me and flew away



The Great Kiskadee is called a Bem-te-vi in Portuguese. Phonetically, the sound that it makes sounds like Bem-te-vi!, which means something like "Well well, I saw you!"

Comments

[moonlightjoy.livejournal.com]

heehee! Can you actually see the bird in the second photo? I was staring at it, then got scared that the pic would turn into a scary face with an accompanying loud noise!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I didn't really think there was a bird in that second photo, but I'm now staring at the tree and I seem to be noticing something amongst the leaves...

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

He's pulled that one on us before, too, I wouldn't put it past him to do it again!

[hunterjr.livejournal.com]

sua língua original é português ou inglês?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Os dois. Embora nasci na Africa do Sul, e meu jardim de infancia era em ingles, a gente falava em portugues em casa... e depois vim para o Brasil com seis anos e estudei em escola brasileira ate os 16 anos (e fazia Cultura Inglesa as tardes.)

[13thofnever.livejournal.com]

I love that view and yard. It makes me want to sip mamosas and sunbathe....birds et al.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I almost bought one of those sunbathing chairs to lie out too, but then I got lazy. :)

[roguejournal.livejournal.com]

eu juro que também tou vendo o bem-te-vi naquela árvore!!!!
na mangueira...........mas eu acho que é soó o brilho dos olhinhos dele!!!!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Se nao for o bem-te-vi, entao eh um periquito.