Amazonian Discovery by CavalierLady
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UF3, Apophysis, PSP
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In the deepest jungles of the Amazonian forest lives the rare Sisyphopa Bird. A distant cousin of the Bower Bird, who builds an elaborate nest of twigs on the ground to attract his mate, this rare and beautiful bird builds its nest high in the canopy of the rain forest. The beauty of their foliage is legendary, and native tribesmen wander deep in the forest in the hopes of finding any rare and greatly admired fallen feathers for use in their ceremonial headdresses. The Sysyphopa bird is rarely, if ever seen, as it dwells mainly in the forest canopy. Once, a tribesmen who did not return home from his feather hunting excursion was feared to be lost, or killed by wild animals. When a search party was organized, he was eventually found standing transfixed, as if in a trance, staring up into the trees. The rare sight of a Sisyphopa Bird who had flown lower than normal to catch a particularly enticing bug for its dinner, left the astonished man so taken with the beauty of its foliage, that all he could do was to gaze up towards the highest branches of the trees, hypnotized and mesmerized by it's beauty and waiting for just another glance of the bird with the beautiful feathers.
Our scientific team sent an experienced climber up the nearest tree with a camera. Sadly, the noise of the nearby monkeys alerted any and all nearby animals of the intruder, and all the nesting Sisyphopa birds bolted. To date, no photographs have been taken. But our experienced climber was astonished to find high in the canopy, a dense group of nests built in their favorite latcarfemalf trees, and she was able to take some photos. Our scientific team was delighted to study these photographs and determine that the male Sisyphopa bird sacrifices his most luxuriant and brilliantly colored gold and aqua colored tail feathers to construct a nest of his own design to attract a female. All the nests have a high curving arc made of his best tail feathers and always facing east, to catch the first warming rays of the sun. Most of the nests already had eggs, except for one, who's somewhat inadequate nest must not have passed muster with his intended mate, for alas, it was still empty. We share with you here, one of the photographs taken of this group of nests of the beautiful Sisyphopa Bird.
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Thanks very much for making it past the thumbnail,
and thanks for putting up with my touch of silliness today. :)Maria
Comments (62)
loba73
Ohhh Maria I'm speechless, This is simply Gorgeous!! The colors, The Nests, the Eggs, the whole Scene and Story, Awesome Work and Detail. =0) ~Hugs~ CJ
jockc
Great idea, and the flames look fantastic! so solid, beautiful in color and intriguing in shape. The overall composition is superb!
avalonfaayre
I was so utterly taken in by the story that I found myself actually believing it~ This is a most wonderful post. Everything is perfect. You should write. I think you have a talent there as well. Ever think of childrens stories?
Asylumc3
I can't believe the details in this!!! Just stunning and the subtle colouring in the nests is just gorgeous! Lovely pearl eggs and the faded back, great depth and funny, captivating story and... and...lol. BEAUTIFUL!
spiegel428
A pleasure to view. Excellent composition.
Longrider
An awesome composition and a very well executed idea.The flames are beautiful and I also Love the details and your story is sweet. off to vote now.Later.
alightningstorm
Wow, excellent story and an even more amazing "photo" what a rare find indeed... ~V~
SophiaDeer
Very beautiful! Your work brings a touch of magic!
PaganPoet
A superb creation all the way around!
Titia
WONDERFUL!!!!!
OpenMindDesign
Just fantastic as usual!
shood
Outstanding piece of work! Besides everything else, I really love the color work in the cloudy background!
midnightblue
I have to agree with excellent story and amazing photo... the details in both are astounding... excellent composition... Just... Wow! Awesome Maria!!!!
CarolSassy
Super story for a fantastic scene! Just wonderful work! V (:
Jepessen
Absolutely fantastic! This is one of the more beatiful flame fractal that I've ever seen!
joefraq
Speechless.
locomouse
This is beautiful beyond words, Maria!! What a magical, mystical image and story! Your nests and eggs are exquisitely crafted and the entire image is so dreamy! My husband just wandered by while I was gazing at this masterpiece of yours and said, "Wow, is that ever neat!" High praise, indeed, hon! lol! I adore this!!! :)
D.C.Monteny
Without ANY doubt, one of your best, Maria. I humbly bow my head for you, dear lady... The detail of this superb composition is beyond words. What else can I say, it's just perfect !!! BIG V
bobm
Ditto, ditto, ditto, what everyone else here has written.
zoren
ALL OF THE WORKS IN YOUR GALLERY ARE JUST BRILLIANT.....!
tolstoy
Amazing!!!
Rykk
Oh wow! Maria, this one is exquisite. Just plain beautiful foliage and the eggs! I love the way you gave them spots and each has its own highlight in exactly the right place. Outstanding+! Hey - if you could get this printed, it would make an awesome wallpaper border design!
Deagol
I'm with Rick
PatGoltz
This is truly amazing!
melevos
Pure joy for the eyes!!!!Thank you!!!!!
BrasilGirl2004
I love the birds of the Amazona! This is a wonderful tribute to them!
fractalexpo
EXCELLENT !
AnneCHPostma
Nice composition :)
DennisReed
Gorgeous composition and delightful tale! Bravo!
abmlober
A simple wonder!