A photograph of a dark, heavily overgrown corner of green forest where a small round brown bird with long legs stands on a horizontal branch with both wings lifted in what appears to be a gesture of aggression. This is the Muisca Antpitta of El Zoque, Colombia, and this is a somewhat misleading snapshot, since the birb is actually just hopping down with open wings to approach a nearby feeder -- no genuine aggression involved since birb was alone. But the posture tickled my funnybone because it makes the bird look so assertive. Nov 2025. Photo by Peachfront.

A photograph of a dark, heavily overgrown corner of green forest where a small round brown bird with long legs stands on a horizontal branch with both wings lifted in what appears to be a gesture of aggression. This is the Muisca Antpitta of El Zoque, Colombia, and this is a somewhat misleading snapshot, since the birb is actually just hopping down with open wings to approach a nearby feeder -- no genuine aggression involved since birb was alone. But the posture tickled my funnybone because it makes the bird look so assertive. Nov 2025. Photo by Peachfront.

Stunning dark blue bird with a bright yellow cap and belly. Small and fast with a beak for eating fruit and seeds, it sits on a perch with green foliage in the background.

Stunning dark blue bird with a bright yellow cap and belly. Small and fast with a beak for eating fruit and seeds, it sits on a perch with green foliage in the background.

Stunning dark blue bird with a bright yellow cap and belly. Small and fast with a beak for eating fruit and seeds, it sits on a perch with green foliage in the background.

Stunning dark blue bird with a bright yellow cap and belly. Small and fast with a beak for eating fruit and seeds, it sits on a perch with green foliage in the background.