Palm edge, Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Drawn in the field, this mixed media drawing, also in this exhibit, served as the habitat for “I’ve Heard That Song Before”.Yellow rumped caciques are big cousins of orioles, and these were sketched in action at a science field station in the Peruvian Amazon. They hung out in palm fronds all day and made great noises (see sound clip below). The resultant painting shows the ritualistic song and dance the males perform before indifferent females. Tough life.
Sound of a male yellow rumped cacique wooing a female:
Drawing The Motmot 