Pulgarin holding an azara’s spinetail (synallaxis azarae) near Medellin. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
JUST after sunrise, in a cloud forest surrounded by patches of bamboo trees and coffee plants, the singing started.
Then, a flash of scarlet flew past the raised cameras and binoculars: an Andean cock-of-the-rock.
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