Todos estes bichos exóticos, embora acarretem alguns malefícios, oferecem um colorido diferente à nossa fauna, pois as nossas aves autóctones são "aborrecidas" e apresentam formas e cores muito menos exuberantes.

Será?

Pois, também muito português é o terrivel hábito de desconsiderar o que é nosso, ignorando tantas vezes as maravilhas que temos em casa. Mas recentemente o paradigma mudou um pouco: somos campeões, ganhamos festivais, somos desejados pelos famosos, temos auto-estima... 

E, que raios, (porque não dizê-lo?) temos uma natureza fascinante.

Camão (Porphyrio porphyrio) Espaço Interpretativo da Lagoa Pequena - Sesimbra (29-04-2017)

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Portugal is fashionable

 

Country with soft weather and a variety of landscapes, Portugal has always been an attractive destination for visitors from other places. This is true for humans, but it also comes more and more true for other animals - including some birds.

We have long been accustomed to seeing the little waxbills as part of our fauna, but we can also observe yellow-crowned bishops, black-headed weavers, scaly-breasted munias, crested mynas. And all the green "parrots" (actually are parakeets) that dazzle passers-by in Lisbon? 

All these exotic animals, although they entail some harm, offer a different color to our fauna because our native birds are "dull" and present forms and colors much less exuberant. Really?

Very Portuguese isalso  the terrible habit of disregarding what is ours and ignoring so many times the wonders we have at home. But recently the paradigm has changed a bit: we are champions, we win festivals, we are wanted by celebrities, we have self-esteem... 

And, what the hell, (why not say it?) we have a fascinating nature.

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Sesimbra - Portugal (29-04-2017)

Espaço Interpretativo da Lagoa Pequena