O dia chegou ao fim sem que o João conseguisse seu intento, o que o deixou ligeiramente triste.
Neste ano, no dia 16 de junho, sabedor de que a floração tornara a acontecer, recebi novo convite do João. Seu desejo estava mais contido e, desta vez, ele fez uma foto impecável da cigarra verdadeira!!! Se isto tem um lado positivo para o João: a conquista de um troféu, pode ser que tenha um outro, negativo: a possibilidade de que aquela tenha sido a última vez que a floração das taquaras tenha tocado a sua sensibilidade...
Dois dias depois, em dezoito de junho, eu estava de volta ao parque com minha mulher e companheira Rosana. Definitivamente, não voltara ali em busca da cigarra verdadeira. Entretanto, não é improvável, nem impossível, que justamente por isto, tenha voltado a pousar tão próxima de minha lente. Click!!!
Last year was the flowering of the bamboo of the Itatiaia National Park, a phenomenon that attracts lots of birds and can take up to 100 years to make it happen. My friend John Sergio heard the news and started inviting me to go in search of true buzzer. When we arrived at the gate around eight, we find Luiz Ribenboim trying to attract Manakin. The purpose of the trip, at least for my friend John, was to photograph the real cicada, a difficult species to be found, but that appears with some frequency during flowering of bamboo. On the other hand, my goal was to provide to my friend that adventure and, of course, be immersed in all that beauty. For some things, and spotting birds is one of them, not my custom to cultivate very cravings, because I believe that they can acquire an identifiable way by birds, causing them to turn away. Well. While I was ecstatic before all that, my friend was completely immersed in his burning desire. I had never had contact with the real buzzer. Even have had the curiosity, through photos, to check what your appearance. I was away from them about a 30 meters when a little bird landed on a branch of bamboo on a 2 or 3 meters from where I was. What caught my attention was not their beauty that was little, but the fact that they put so much at ease in front of my sight, as if I did not exist. I pointed the lens and the shutter counted 50 shots. When I finally pulled away, still in the same place. I walked to my teammates and showing the image, asked Ribenboim: what is this bird? He: It is true buzzer !!!
The day came to an end without that John could his mind, leaving him slightly sad.
This year, on June 16, knowing that flowering become to happen, I received another invitation from John. His desire was more restrained, and this time he made a flawless picture of the true buzzer !!! If this has a positive side to John: winning a trophy, you may have another negative: the possibility that that was the last time the flowering of bamboo has touched its sensitivity ...
On that day, I could not catch sight of her. Two days later, on June 18, I was back to the park with my wife and companion Rosana. Definitely not back there in search of true buzzer. However, it is not improbable, not impossible, that precisely for this reason, has returned to land so close to my lens. Click !!!
- Cigarra verdadeira(Sporophila falcirostris)
Temminck's Seedeater
Local:
- Parque Nacional do Itatiaia - Itatiaia(RJ)
Data:
- 18 de junho de 2015
Equipamento:
- Canon EOS 7D
- Canon EF100x400mm f/4.5 - 5.6L IS
