Three loros reales in the oak tree by aviario 4

Omar Enrique Berdugo wasn't expecting much when he made his way toward the small woodland near aviario 4. But there they were — three loros reales perched in an oak tree that was in the midst of shedding its old leaves to make way for new ones, very much alive with activity. The birds, dressed in that vivid green that looks freshly painted, seemed entirely unbothered by his presence. They moved unhurried through the branches, and on several occasions Omar watched them mate — unmistakable proof that the breeding season had arrived in this corner of the reserve. What made the discovery so striking was the alignment of two quiet rhythms: the oak exchanging its old foliage for new just as the loros chose that very canopy for their courtship. The moment was captured in two videos that Omar had the presence of mind to record before all three birds melted back into the green of the forest. An ordinary morning at Fundación Loros — until, quite suddenly, it wasn't.