Floating Nests and Flying Peril The Fierce Life of Wet Season Birds
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In the flooded forests of the Janos Plains, beauty and danger intertwine as birds nest in peril and predators lie in forests thrive on the nutrient-rich banks of rising the flood season at its peak, over 2,000 mm of rain transforms the grasslands into aquatic survival is far from , ibis, anhingas, and spoonbills gather in massive colonies to in full mating plumage, they feed ravenous chicks but not all nestlings survive the sibling , jacanas dance across floating vegetation, the females laying eggs for multiple males, who raise the chicks father faces a frantic search after losing his brood in the long , once buried in the dry-season mud, now cruise the waters hunting chick's desperate escape becomes a breathtaking fight for life against jaws made for is the Janos at its most vibrant and most season of birth, bounty, and inevitable loss.