This amazing looker was on the branch because the kitchen gave him the papaya over his head. He made a big hole in it. This is a "backyard bird" for the folks of the Pantanal. He just stayed right where he was and worked on that papaya.
This bird builds a an extraordinary nest, domed and made of mud and straw. The bird pairs do not re-use the nest and it becomes available for other creatures. It is a large ovenbird and lives in second growth scrub and pastureland eating insects it finds on the ground.
The kitchen threw out day old bread crumbs for the birds. They ate every last one. These charming small cardinals ate in a large group and were joined by chopis (blackbirds). They vanished when the crumbs were gone and descended when the crumbs reappeared.
