{"id":6589,"date":"2021-04-30T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thirdlifeindulan.com\/?p=6589"},"modified":"2021-06-06T22:54:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T14:54:20","slug":"a-stunned-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dulanretreat.com\/?p=6589","title":{"rendered":"A stunned bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We heard a big thud and this beautiful bird was on the deck, stunned and not moving at all. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5628.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6580\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5628.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5628.jpg?resize=590%2C442&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5628.jpg?resize=950%2C712&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5628.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5628.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5628.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><a class=\"wp-embedded-video\" href=\"https:\/\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5623.mov\">https:\/\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5623.mov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is gaining composure, able to stay upright, but still dazed.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5654.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6583\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5654.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5654.jpg?resize=590%2C442&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5654.jpg?resize=950%2C712&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5654.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5654.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5654.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>This is probably my only chance to be in such close proximity with this bird, which tends to hide in the trees. It is a Taiwan Barbet (\u4e94\u8272\u9ce5).<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5675.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6581\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5675.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5675.jpg?resize=590%2C443&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5675.jpg?resize=950%2C713&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5675.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5675.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5675.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When it regained strength to fly away, it dashed to the nearest low ground, camouflaged itself perfectly among the weeds. It took me a while to spot it perched on a fallen tree branch.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-embedded-video\" href=\"https:\/\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5692.mov\">https:\/\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5692.mov<\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5695.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6582\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5695.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5695.jpg?resize=590%2C442&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5695.jpg?resize=950%2C712&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5695.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5695.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5695.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5698.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6584\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5698.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5698.jpg?resize=590%2C442&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5698.jpg?resize=950%2C712&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5698.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5698.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5698.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5699.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6585\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5699.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5699.jpg?resize=590%2C442&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5699.jpg?resize=950%2C712&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5699.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5699.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5699.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When it took off again, this time head towards a tree. I felt better, knowing that it is on its way home.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5703.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6586\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5703.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5703.jpg?resize=590%2C442&amp;ssl=1 590w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5703.jpg?resize=950%2C712&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5703.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5703.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dulanretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_5703.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We heard a big thud and this beautiful bird was on the deck, stunned and not moving at all. 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